Record Audience At Competitions

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31986, 13 May 1969, Page 18

Record Audience At Competitions

Attendance increased again on the second day of the Christchurch competitions. A record of 1461 attended, and 787 people paid to see the dancing section alone. This number was greatly increased by competitors and non-paying members.

On Saturday 673 of a total attendance of 1150 paid to see the dancing. Takings, at $234, were up $29 on last year. The judges for the five main soections are:—Mr R. Murray, Dunedin (speech and drama), Miss Molly Atkinson, Palmerston North (vocal), Miss Bessie Pollard, Christchurch (instrumental), Geraldine Inder, Masterton (dancing), and Mrs Betty Campbell, Blenheim (national dancing). Results of yesterday’s competitions were:—

Dancing Classical Ballet Dance.—lo and under 14 (37): Mara Ailments 1, Mark Armstrong 2, Adrienne Purver 3. Under 7 (25): Wendy Phelan 1, Hillary Norrlsh 2, Nicola Stevenson 3. National Dance.—Under 10 (27): Tomasclta Edgerton 1, Dianne Honeybone and Joanne Wright 3. Tap Dance 5010.—12 and under 14 (7): Voyna Crofts 1, Paulette Reid 2, Penelope Thomson and Karen Renwick 3. Eight and under 10 (22): Wendy Boardman 1, Joanne-Leigh Hood 2, Warren Rasmussen 3. Character, Demi-character, or Character Story.—lo and under 12 (23): Anita Wong 1, Raymond Smith 2, Robyn Bowie 3. Tap Duo.—Under 12 (10): Lynda Tucker and Kim McGavock 1, Janet Garland and Julie-Anne Dillard 2, Jackie Pratley and Donna Pratley, and Joanne-Lee Hood and G|na-Lee Cox 3.

Tap Dance Solo.—Boys 13 and over (5): Kim Thompson 1, Kim Whltta 2. Kevin Bowie 3. poetic or Classical Barefoot Dance.—l 4 and over (5): Glenda Fairweather 1.

Song and Dance.—l2 and over (0): Karen Renwick 1, Katrina van den Boeke 2, Penelope Thomson 3.

Song and Tap Dance Solo.— 14 and under 18 (16): Beverley Clark 1, Evonamary Finn 2, Edith Brussovs 3.

Instrumental Music Plano Solo,—Test (20): David

Butler I, Judith Williams and Nicola McPhail 2. National Anthem (19): Carolyn Overton 1, Elizabeth Peach 2, Erin Callsnan, Ann Hopkins and Philippa Healy 3. Own Selection, under 10 (8): Timothy Hogan 1, Gerard Pritchett 2, Paula McTaggart 3. Scholarship: Mark Seeker 1, Katrina van den Broeke 2, Wendy Tilley 3. Violin Solo.—Own selection, 12 and under 14 (7): Mark Seeker 1, Margaret Wlllmott 2, Peter Cox 3.

Piano Duet.—Own selection, under 11 (6): Joanne Drain and Nathan Seeker 1, Susan Mohammed and Vickt PhiUpson 2, Lynley Exton and Sharyn Murray 3. Plano Duo.—Own selection, under 16 (5): Heather Jensen and Sandra Neale 1, Wendy Williams and Anne Phipps 2, Helen Lawrence and Rosemary O'Meeghan 3. Piano Accordion Solo.—Own selection, under 10 (6): Christtne Kellaway 1, Marty Brandt

2, Jennifer Howell 3. Ten and under 12 (10): lan Arbuckle 1, Gail Beswlck 2. Lynda Wood 3. Twelve and under 14 (1): Robert Grant 1, Lesley Thomas 2. Susan Beck 3. Test (2): Lesley Thomas 1, Robert Grant 2. Fourteen and under 16 (6): Marccza Shearman 1, Lynley Brown 2. Heather Blackie 3. Sixteen and under 18 (5): Trevor Moore 1. Peter Joyce 2, Barry Howell 3. Eighteen and over: Gail Killick 1, Judith Topp 2. Amateur and professional (6): Peter Joyce 1, Richard Raizls 2, Marecza Shearman and Judith Top 3.

Plano Accordion Duet.—Under 12 (3): Maree Cassidy and Lynda Wood 1, Lynda Wood and Lois Murdock 2, Lois Murdock and Janice Murdock 3. Amateur and professional (2): Trevor Moore and Judith Topp. Speech and Drama Humorous Recitation.—Twelve and under 14 (20): Gregory Tucker 1, Charmayne Forster 2, Brent Ashley and Daniel O’Neill 3.

Test.—Girls, 12 and under 14 (23): Robin Davies 1, Amanda Coddington 2, Susan Hilton 3. Under eight (12): Angela Read 1, Charles Powell 2, Vicki O'Connor 3. Boys. 12 and under 14: (7): Brent Ashley 1, Anthony Rodger 2, John Bullock 3. Dialogue.—Twelve and under 16 (1): Kay Butterick and Janet Crossley 1. Mime.—Under 12 (10): Karen Jamieson 1, Belinda Johnson and Shelley Pannel 2. Character Recital. Twelve and under 14 (9): Gregory Tucker 1, Leigh Henderson 2, Jeanette Smith 3.

Dominion Test Recital.—Sixteen and over (3): Mary Moran 1, Stephen Ballinger 2, Julteyana Markotich 3.

Recitation.—Fourteen and under 16 (7): John Caldwell 1, Margaret Howard 2, Philippa Dirreen and Gerard Shaw 3. Prepared Psalm Reading.— Twelve and over (17): Gerard Shaw 1, Donna Bartlett 2. Margaret Butler 3. Vocal Muxlc Solo Test.—Girls, under 12 (12): Nicola McPhail 1. Christine Mullins 2, Linda Meyer 3. Own selection, under 10 (8): Kathleen de Gold! 1. Christine Mullins 2. Linda Wheeler 3. Own selection, 12 and under 14 (8): Roger Sheard 1, Janette van den Bosch 2, Robin Densem and Jonathan Boston 3.

Sacred Song. —Under 12 (12): Nicola McPhail 1, Therese Mangan 2. Lynette Mason and Murray Beaumont 3. Vocal Solo.—Girls, 14 and under 16 (10): Julie Lindsay 1, Brenda Price and Mary Reid 3. Own selection, 10 and under 12 (17): Nicola McPhail t, Murray Beaumont 2, Susan Kellaway and Christopher Myles 3. Scholarship. secondary school girl: Brenda Price 1. Bernadette Doolan 2, Deborah McCulloch and Faye Eaglestone 3. Song in Character.—Twelve and under 16 (5): Gerard Shaw 1, Peter Murray 2. Bernadette Manson 3.

Sacred Song.—Under 10 (8): Kathleen de Goldl 1. Sally Muicaly 2, Christine Mullins 3. Own Selection.—Sixteen and under 18 (6): Christine Richardson 1, Beverley Dacombe 2. Deborah McCulloch 3. Civic Music Council Scholarship.—Sixteen and over (3): Bryan Vlnnell 1, John Harker 2. Oratorio Solo.—Men, own selection (4): Bryan Vinnell 1, John Harker 2. Ivan Wilson 3.