Choreography Competiton 2026
What an incredible day we had at our 2026 Choreography Competition. We were delighted to host the competition in a new venue, Leonardo Hotel Murrayfield, and to welcome 72 dancers of all ages to take part!
The dancers, aged 3-17 (and 2 adults!), took to the stage to perform 140 unique routines they had created themselves in a wide range of dance styles including ballet, acrobatics, musical theatre, jazz, lyrical, commercial and tap, with an audience of family and friends and a small panel of guest judges. We even had 33 dancers participating for the first time!
LITTLE STARS SECTION
As well as the competitive sections, we loved seeing the “Little Stars” section where we had 7 little dancers aged 3-6 performing, as well as two mums dancing with their daughters! Each dancer received a certificate and small trophy. Very well done them for their really joyful performances!
PRIZES and AWARDS
There were 139 routines performed throughout the day and every dancer was presented with a certificate for each routine they performed. The 195 certificates were presented by CSBS Director/Principal, Mrs Jacqueline Clark. At the end of the day, everyone gathered together for the prize giving ceremony with 186 medals presented as well as additional trophies for highest points in each section!
IMPROVISATION TROPHY
We also held an elimination style improvisation section where dancers of all ages took to the floor to dance without having prepared a routine. It was wonderful to watch them interpret the music! Every competitor received a pin badge. The judges whittled it down to 8 finalists with one overall winner being presented an annual trophy.
FAN IMPROVISATION AWARD - Murray Leitch (15)
FINALISTS - Amy Taylor (14), Freya Jones (16), Hannah Bain (11), Amy Yates (13), Rose Bertile (12), Evie Kinghorn (10), Peggy Dawson (11)
HIGHEST POINTS AWARDS
Trophies were presented to the dancers who gained the highest points across each category.
BALLET - Jill Russell (17) and Georgia Rosenfeld (16)
ACROBATICS - Jill Russell (17)
TAP - Charlie Fleming (14)
JAZZ - Jill Russell (17)
LYRICAL - Jill and Heidi Russell (16)
Well done to Jill for achieving four perfect 30/30 scores from the judges across some of her routines!
SPECIAL TROPHIES
Additional trophies were presented by the judges for ‘Best Newcomer’, “Spirit of Dance”, and the “Millennium Trophy” for best overall. Extra congratulations to those winners!
BEST NEWCOMER - Hannah Bain (11)
SPIRIT OF DANCE AWARD - G Cameron (13)
MILLENNIUM TROPHY for best overall - Charlie Fleming (14)
Huge thanks to everyone who helped run the day so successfully, most especially our guest judges Emma McTeague, Stephen Gaughan, and Ashleigh McGeorge, and CSBS teacher Diane for acro; Tracey Wilson from Leonardo Hotel Murrayfield for support organising the new venue; CSBS teachers Sammy and Hayley for running the day; CSBS Principal Mrs Clark for presenting all the certificates; and CSBS teacher Amanda for organising the event, taking photos, and designing our certificates and medals!
We hope that everyone of our competitors enjoyed the day and that even more of our dancers will take part in the fun next year!