Society of Classical Ballet (Vaganova Method) Awards
The Society of Classical Ballet (Vaganova Method) presents awards to students who display outstanding technical merit and exceptional artistic development in the Vaganova style. Following the annual examination season, members of the Society’s Examining Committee put the names of potential recipients forward for consideration for each of our three awards:
- The Marijan Bayer Award – for students in Levels Intermediate through Pre-Professional
- The Nesta Toumine Memorial Award – for students in Levels Eight through Elementary
- The Dorothy Carter Memorial Award – for students in Levels Five through Seven
- The Ann Vanderheyden Memorial Award – for students in Levels Primary through Four
- The Victoria Carter Service Award – for members in recognition long-standing membership & service
The Marijan Bayer Award
Information coming soon.
The Nesta Toumine Memorial Award
Nesta Toumine was a charter member and examiner for the Society of Classical Ballet. She was a Canadian-born dancer, who performed with the prestigious Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. In the early 1960’s Madame Toumine started the first professional Canadian ballet company in Ottawa called the Classical Ballet Concert Group of Ottawa. Numerous former students have continued on to highly visible positions in the Canadian and international dance community. This memorial award was created after Madame Toumine passed in 1996.
For further information about the life of Nesta Toumine may be found in Canadian Dance: Visions and Stories edited by Selma Landen Odom and Mary Jane Warner
The Dorothy Carter Memorial Award
Information coming soon.
The Ann Vanderheyden Memorial Award
Information coming soon.
The Victoria Carter Service Award
Information coming soon.
SCBVM Award Winners
Year |
Name | Award | Teacher |
2021 |
Zoë Mitchell | Marijan Bayer | Victoria Carter |
2021 |
Tatyana Meijor | Marijan Bayer | Victoria Carter |
2021 |
Bryce Cooper | Marijan Bayer | Irina Egorova |
2020 |
Asia Aiken | Nesta Toumine | Loni Kenny |
2020 |
Ken Greenough | Ann Vanderheyden | Janie Lacelle |
2019 |
Ashlyn Walton | Marijan Bayer | Victoria Carter |
2019 |
Emily Berlinghoff | Marijan Bayer | Irina Egorova |
2019 |
Sydney Demmings | Ann Vanderheyden | Courtney Earle |
2019 |
Presley Little | Marijan Bayer | Natalie Sebastian |
2018 |
Lily Burdett | Ann Vanderheyden | Katherine Clarke |
2018 |
Maggie Oates-Johnson | Nesta Toumine | Leica Hardy |
2018 |
Mollie Oates-Johnson | Marijan Bayer | Leica Hardy |
2018 |
Paige Britton | Nesta Toumine | Laura Dacyshyn |
2017 |
Matthew Skradski | Ann Vanderheyden | Audra Grierson |
2016 |
Ava Rizcallah | Nesta Toumine | Loni Kenny |
2016 |
Keegan McIntosh | Marijan Bayer | Carol Jedidi |
2016 |
Keenan Oliver | Ann Vanderheyden | Alicia Clavette |
2015 |
Ellen Peng | Nesta Toumine | Nancy Greyeyes |
2015 |
Emma Ouellet | Marijan Bayer | Victoria Carter |
2013 |
Sarah Snider | Nesta Toumine | Jane Pound |
2012 |
Hayley Wilton | Marijan Bayer | Victoria Carter |
2011 |
Aidan Grierson | Nesta Toumine | Audra Grierson |
2010 |
Julia Kinahan | Nesta Toumine | Merle Adam |
2010 |
Lauren MacEachern | Nesta Toumine | Mariella Belleza |
2010 |
Sara Campitelli | Nesta Toumine | Sharon Ralston |
2010 |
Veronica Chiarelli | Nesta Toumine | Ewa Zielinski |
2008 |
Victoria Ward | Nesta Toumine | Ewa Zielinski |
2006 |
Valerie Saija | Nesta Toumine | Irina Egorova |
2004 |
Hannah Mae Cruddas | Nesta Toumine | Leica Hardy |
2003 |
Fiona Morrison | Nesta Toumine | Denise Vitali |
2003 |
Ivana Casic | Nesta Toumine | Rajka Kupesic |
2003 |
Laura Suppa | Nesta Toumine | Sharon Ralston |
2001 |
Angel Jutzi | Nesta Toumine | Donna Bender |
2000 |
Amanda Murphy | Nesta Toumine | Merle Adam |
1999 |
Chalice Valeriano | Nesta Toumine | Vitek Wincza |
1998 |
Courtney Nelson | Nesta Toumine | Irina Egorova |
1998 |
Tiffany Mosher | Nesta Toumine | Leica Hardy |
