Early in Term 2, Hamilton Girls' High School attended Dance NZ Made, an interschool dance competition where students compete against other schools at a regional level and have the chance to qualify for nationals.

HGHS dancers represented the school with pride and came away with some excellent results!

Year 9 Solo - Waikato Regionals
Champion and National Solo Nomination - Jamie-Lee Paikea

Year 13 Solo - Tauranga Regionals
Champion and National Solo Nomination - Oliviarose Kaua

Year 9 / 10 Duo - Waikato Regionals
Champion - Kelsey Brough and Olivia Cooley
First Runner Up - Vanessa Sangkhamyong and Holly Hayward
Second Runner Up - Jamie-Lee Paikea and Kyla Robertson

Year 9 / 10 Duo - Tauranga Regionals
Champion - Bella Edge and Danica Raethel

Year 9 / 10 Team
Champion - Junior Troupe
Choreographed by Lucy Golebiowski
Dancers: Abbey Leatherland, Bella Edge, Danica Raethel, Eloise Church, Holly Hayward, Jamie-Lee Paikea, Kelsey Brough, Kyla Robertson, Lauren Hartstone, Leah Tunnicliffe, Lucy Coombes, Olivia Cooley, Vanessa Sangkhamyong.

Golden Tickets

• Abbie Pell

• Jamie-Lee Paikea

• Lily Burgess-Munro

These students were selected during the workshops by the tutors and were awarded a Golden Ticket to attend the Gold Awards. They will battle their way through elimination rounds, dancing eight pieces of choreography they have previously learned. The final dancers remaining will have the chance to win $1000 towards their dance training.

Open Team
Champion - Rivalry Hip Hop
Choreographed by Lily Burgess-Munro and Zoie Bacal
Dancers: Abbie Pell, Alexis Richards, Bailey Smith, Bella Edge, Danica Raethel, Giorgia Hope, Lily Burgess-Munro, Kaylin Soriano, Kelsey Brough, Mercy La’a, Oliviarose Kaua, Putri Keiza, Shae Kepa, Zaria Uluakiola, Zoie Bacal.

Excellence in Choreography Award
Lily Burgess-Munro and Zoie Bacal for Rivalry

Hamilton Regional Champions
Rivalry!

Each and every dancer left everything on the stage and performed like true professionals. Next stop: NATIONALS! Both our Junior Troupe and Rivalry will head to Palmerston North in October to represent HGHS on the national stage!