Congratulations to all participants of recent competitions, you all did the academy proud.

Freestyle - Wythenshawe Forum 21st September 2008

"Liberty" 2nd U16 Beginner Team
Arianne Lindup & Andrew Highton 2nd U12 Beginner Pairs*
Ellie & Louis Wynne 3rd U12 Beginner Pairs
Jade Pennington & Lauren Pendlebury 6th Adult Inter Pairs
Jensen Kegan 2nd U8 Beginner Solo*
Arianne Lindup 3rd U10 Beginner Solo*
Andrew Highton 5th U12 Beginner Solo
Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U10 Starter Solo, 2nd U10 Beginner/Starter Slow
Sophie Ridings 6th U12 Starter Solo
Lauren Pendelbury 5th U16 Starter Solo
Jade Pennington 1st Adult Starter Solo*

Freestyle - Stockport Town Hall 7th September 2008

"Liberty" 1st U16 Beginner Team
Annabelle & Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 4th U8 Rock 'n' Roll, 7th U8 Beginner Pairs
Arianne Lindup & Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 6th U10 Rock 'n' Roll
Kayli McIntosh & Ciaran Lindup 5th U10 Beginner Pairs
Arianne Lindup & Andrew Highton 3rd U12 Beginner Pairs
Hayley Simmons & Sophie Ridings 7th U12 Inter Pairs
Caitlin Nicholson 1st U6 Beginner Solo*, 1st U6 Mixed Slow
Andrew Highton 4th U12 Beginner Solo
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 6th U8 Starters Solo, 5th U8 Mixed Slow
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 7th U8 Starters Solo
Sophie Ridings 5th U12 Starters Solo
Lauren Pendlebury 4th U16 Starters Solo
Jade Pennington 3rd Adult Starters Solo
Ciaran Lindup 3rd U10 Hip Hop
Louis Wynne 5th U10 Hip Hop

Freestyle - Hyndburn Sports Centre, Accrington 17th August 2008

Arianne Lindup & Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 7th U10 Rock 'n' Roll
Annabelle & Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 7th U8 Beginner Pairs
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U8 Starters Solo, 4th U8 Beginner/Starter Slow
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 7th U8 Starters Solo, 5th U8 Beginner/Starter Slow
Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 4th U10 Starters Solo, 1st U10 Beginner/Starter Slow
Laura Catherall 7th U16 Inters Solo, 3rd U16 Inter/Champ Slow
Sophie Ridings 2nd U12 Beginner/Starter Slow
Ciaran Lindup 1st U10 Hip Hop

Freestyle - Stockport Town Hall 27th July 2008

Lauren Pendlebury & Jade Pennington 5th U16 Rock 'n' Roll, 4th U16 Inter Pairs
Alliyah Dwyer & Erin McBride 5th U8 Beginner Pairs
Arianne Lindup & Louis Wynne 3rd U10 Beginner Pairs
Hayley Simmons & Sophie Ridings 7th U12 Inter Pairs
Arianne Lindup 4th U10 Beginner Solo
Hayley Simmons 1st U12 Beginner Solo*
Sophie Ridings 2nd U12 Beginner Solo*, 5th U12 Streetdance
Andrew Highton 3rd U12 Beginner Solo*
Charlotte Brookes 4th U14 Beginner Solo
Lauren Pendlebury 1st U16 Beginner Solo*
Jade Pendleton 7th U16 Starter Solo
Ciaran Lindup 4th U10 Streetdance
Louis Wynne 5th U10 Streetdance

Talent Contest - Bolton Talent Search 2008

Congratulations go to the following students for qualifying for the final of the Bolton Talent Search: AJ & Jacobi Bagley, Jack Buchannon, Helena Vanderzwan, Aaron Jordan, Megan Rowe, Dannielle Pollitt-Walmsley and Jacobi Bagley (solo performance).

Further congratulations go to AJ & Jacobi for their winning act in the Grand Final and also to Jack for his admirable second place.

Sarah Lomas 1st U16 Follower Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U16 Follower Latin Two Dance
Morghan Carr 1st U14 Follower Ballroom One Dance, 1st U14 Follower Latin Two Dance
Arianne Lindup 1st U10 Follower Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U10 Follower Latin One Dance
Ciaran Lindup 1st U10 Leader Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U10 Leader Latin One Dance
Leah Ryan Knight 2nd U14 Follower Ballroom Three Dance, 1st U14 Follower Latin Three Dance,
Jan Pietrzak 1st U12 Leader Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U12 Leader Latin Two Dance
Aaliyah Dwyer 1st U8 Follower Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U8 Follower Latin Two Dance
Ella Blanchard 2nd U8 Follower Ballroom Two Dance, 1st U8 Follower Latin One Dance
Chris Houghton 1st Over 35 Leader Ballroom Three Dance, 1st Over 35 Leader Latin Three Dance
AJ 1st U35 Leader Ballroom One Dance, 1st U35 Leader Latin One Dance
Hannah Morris 1st U21 Follower Ballroom Three Dance, 2nd U21 Follower Latin Three Dance
Ciaran Lindup Winner Latin Leader One Dance Top of the Tops
Leah Ryan Knight Winner Latin Follower Three Dance Top of the Tops
Jan Pietrzak Winner Ballroom Leader Two Dance Top of the Tops
Aaliyah Dwyer Winner Ballroom Follower Two Dance Top of the Tops
Ella Blanchard Winner Latin Follower One Dance Top of the Tops
Chris Houghton Winner Ballroom Leader Three Dance Top of the Tops, Winner Latin Leader Three Dance Top of the Tops
Arianne Lindup & Raven (Dawn Chapmans) 1st Big & Little Fun Ballroom Competition, 1st Big & Little Fun Latin Competition
Ciaran Lindup & Tiegan Kempson (Spirals) 7th Big & Little Fun Ballroom Competition

Ballroom - IDTA Sequence Qualifiers, Wythenshawe Forum, 18th May 2008

Geogia Markland 4th 3-5 yrs Girl's Rosettes
Layton Sleigh 6-8 yrs Boy's Rosettes & Meaghan Sweeting 6-8 yrs Girl's Rosettes both achieved semi-finals and therefore qualified for the national finals later in the year. Also qualifying for the National Finals are Aaliyah Dwyer & Ella Blanchard.

Freestyle - Longfield Suite, Prestwich 11th May 2008

"Lipstick" Joint 2nd U12 Beginners Team
Annabelle Pollit-Walmsley & Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 5th U8 Rock'n'Roll, 6th U6 Beginners Pairs
Annabelle Pollit-Walmsley 1st U6 Beginners Solo*, 2nd U6 Slow
Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 3rd U6 Starters Solo, 4th U6 Slow
Arianne Lindup & Danielle Pollit-Walmsley 3rd U10 Rock'n'Roll
Arianne Lindup 6th U10 Beginners Solo
Ciaran Lindup 5th U10 Beginners Solo
Amelia Bailey 7th U12 Beginners Solo, 6th U12 Street
Hayley Simmons 4th U12 Beginners Solo
Sophie Ridings 6th U12 Beginners Solo
Katie Smith & Hannah Warwick 4th U12 Beginners Pairs
Katie Smith 8th U12 Beginners Solo
Laura Catherall 5th U16 Slow
Leah Ryan Knight 2nd U14 Street
AJ 1st Adult Street

Freestyle - British Championships, Prestatyn 11-14th April 2008

"Infamous" 3rd Adult Inters Team
AJ & Jacobi Bagley 2nd Adult Street Pairs
AJ 2nd Adult Street (Solo)
Jacobi Bagley 5th Adult Street (Solo)
Leah Ryan Knight 7th U16 Street (Solo)
Halle Rene Hizer 2nd U6 Beginners Solo (Saturday Heat)
Ciaran Lindup 4th U10 Beginners Solo (Saturday Heat)
Arianne Lindup & Louis Wynne 4th U10 Beginners Pairs
Arianne Lindup & Danielle Pollit-Walmsley 6th U10 Rock'n'Roll
Arianne Lindup 2nd U10 Beginners Solo (Saturday Heat), Joint 4th U10 Beginners Solo Grand Final (Sunday)
Caitlin Davies 4th U10 Starters Solo (Saturday Heat)
Danielle Pollit-Walmsley 2nd U10 Starters Solo (saturday Heat)
Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 2nd U6 Beginners Solo (Friday Heat), 1st U6 Beginners Solo Grand Final* (Sunday), 2nd U6 Beginner/Starter Slow, 3rd U12 Parent & Child (with her Daddy)
Annabelle Pollit-Walmsley 3rd U6 Beginners Solo (Friday Heat), 4th U6 Beginners solo Grand Final (Sunday), Made U6 Slow Final but didn't dance due to injury
Annabelle Pollit-Walmsley & Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 7th U8 Rock'n'Roll
Louis Wynne 6th U10 Beginners Solo (Saturday Heat)
Ellie Wynne 5th U12 Starters Solo (Sunday Heat)
Jamie McIntosh
Kayli McIntosh
Bianca Wilson U16 Street (Solo)

Freestyle - Middleton Civic Centre 30th March 2008

"Lipstick" 3rd U12 Beginners Team
Hannah Warwick 4th U12 Beginners Solo
Sophie Ridings 5th U12 Beginners Solo
Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 1st U10 Starter Solo
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 3rd U6 Beginner Solo, 1st U6 Fun Competition
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U6 Beginner, 3rd U6 Fun Competition
Annabelle Pollit-Walsley & Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 5th U8 Beginner Doubles

Freestyle - Monaco Ballroom, Wigan 2nd March 2008

"Lipstick" 2nd U12 Beginners Team
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley & Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 3rd U8 Rock'n'Roll, 2nd U8 Beginners Doubles
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 2nd U6 Beginner Solo, 2nd U6 Fun, U8 2nd Hip Hop
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 3rd U6 Beginner Solo, 1st U6 Fun, 3rd U8 Mixed Slow
Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 2nd U10 Starter Solo, 4th U12 Starter Of The Year, 2nd U10 Mixed Slow
Hayley Simmons & Sophie Ridings 6th U12 Rock'n'Roll, 6th U12 Starter Doubles
Hayley Simmons 6th U12 Beginner Solo, 7th U12 Mixed Slow
Sophie Ridings 4th U12 Beginner Solo, 5th U12 Mixed Slow
Arianne Lindup & Louis Wynne 2nd U10 Beginner Doubles
Arianne Lindup 2nd U10 Beginner Solo*, 1st U10 Mixed Slow
Louis Wynne 3rd U10 Beginner Solo, 2nd Pre Champ Boys, 2nd U10 Hip Hop
Ellie Wynne 5th U12 Starter Solo, 3rd U12 Mixed Slow
Jamie McIntosh 3rd Pre Champ Boys, 3rd U10 Hip Hop
Kayli McIntosh 6th U8 Beginner Solo, 2nd U8 Mixed Slow
Hannah Warwick & Katie Smith 2nd U12 Beginner Doubles
Hannah Wooley & Katie Connor 3rd U12 Beginner Doubles
Tia Foster 6th U10 Beginner Solo
Ciaran Lindup 3rd U8 Beginner Solo, 1st Pre Champ Boys, 3rd U8 Hip Hop
Amelia Bailey 4th U10 Solo
Laura Catherall 2nd U16 Inter Solo, 1st U16 Mixed Slow

Freestyle - Stockport Town Hall 10th February 2008

"Lipstick" 1st U12 Beginner Team
Annabelle & Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U6 Rock n Roll, 4th U6 Beginner Doubles, Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U6 Beginner Solo, 4th U6 Slow
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 4th U6 Beginner Solo
Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 3rd U10 Starters Solo
AJ Ist Adult Hip Hop
Louis Wynne 6th U10 Beginner Solo
Kayli McIntosh 5th U8 Hip Hop
Sophie Ridings 5th U12 Beginner Solo

Freestyle - Middleton Civic Centre 27th January 2008

Hayley Simmons and Sophie Ridings 3rd U12 Rock'n'Roll, 3rd U12's Inters Pairs
Sophie Ridings 3rd U12 Beginner Solo
Ciaran Lindup U8 Beginner Solo 4th
Arianne Lindup and Louis Wynne 3rd U10 Beginners Pairs
Arianne Lindup 2nd U10 Beginner Solo*, 4th U10 Mixed Slow
Annabelle and Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 3rd U8's Beginners Pairs
Annabelle Pollit-Walmsley 8th U6 Fun Dance
Sophia Pollit-Walmsley 7th U6 Fun Dance
Danielle Pollit-Walmsley 1st U10 Starters Solo, 5th U10's Mixed Slow
Ellie Wynne 2nd U12 Starters Solo
Laura Catherall 2nd U16 Inters Solo, 2nd Under 16's Mixed Slow

Ballroom & Latin - IDTA Medallist of the Year, Wythenshawe Forum 25th November 2007

Ciaran Lindup - 3rd Boys 6-8 years Rosettes
Layton Sleigh - 5th Boys 6-8 years Rosettes

Freestyle - Stockport Town Hall 18th November 2007

"Lipstick" 5th U12s Beginners Team
Chloe Poole 1st U16 Mixed Slow
Annabelle Pollitt-Walmsley 3rd U6 Beginners, 4th U6 Mixed Slow
Sophia Pollitt-Walmsley 5th U6 Beginners Solo Danielle Pollitt-Walmsley 4th U10 Starters Solo

Ballroom & Latin - IDTA Medallist of the Year, Wythenshawe Forum 4th November 2007

Zoe Foster 4th Stardance