Trophies and Awards 2025
Aggregates – 4 dance total
| Pre-Junior | Naledi Percival |
| A | Ophelia Haswell |
| B | Willow Crabtree |
| C | Jessica Rodrillo |
| D | Abbie Styles |
| E/F | Ava Belcher |
Adjudicator’s Choice
| Pre-Junior | Emily Clarke |
| A | Clemmie Oliver-Nutter |
| B | Blousi Bennetts |
| C | Elly Quinn |
| D | Syd Rackard |
| E/F | Orlaith Costello |
| Bursary Runner Up | Syd Rackard |
| Bursary Winner | Emily Meats |
| UK Young Dancer Classical | Astrid Merritt |
| UK Young Dancer Theatre | Ava Belcher |
Highest Mark
| Junior Duet | Blousi Bennetts, Fallon Doyle |
| Inter Duet | Charlotte Schouten, Bella Vaccaro |
| Senior Duet | Gracie Grainger, Audrey Williams |
| Junior Trio/Quartet | Imogen Seymour, Annalise Cooper, Clemmie Oliver-Nutter, Aitana Lapeña Cañas |
| Inter Trio/Quartet | Eilidh Matthews, Evelyn Hathaway, Olivia Stephenson, Pippa Lake |
| Senior Trio/Quartet | Lara Clayton, Anna Clayton, Sophie Ward |
| Junior Group | The Rhodes Academy of Dance – Small Ballet |
| Inter Group | Assoluta Dance – Large Modern |
| Senior Group | Terri Jayne Theatre Arts – Small Tap |
Bursary
We were able once again to hold our fantastic bursary class for our senior competitors.
Awards of £300 to the winner and £200 to the runner up of our bursary class go towards further dance training.
1st place winners from classes C, D and E/F are invited to compete again on the final day of the festival for the bursary. As we had single age groups this year, the adjudicator selected the winner in each genre. If a dancer wins more than one class, they will choose which one of their dances they would like to perform.
Emily Meats
The bursary I recieved from Slough festival helped me to buy new tap shoes, which were very much needed as my previous pair had been well loved. I used the remaining money to fund my ticket to Move It 2026, as well as some additional classes, which I will be attending with my dance school this year to talk to colleges and conservatoires about further education. Thank you so much to the team at Slough for providing me with this opportunity, and continuing to do so for others every year, I am immensely grateful!
Syd Rackard
I was thrilled to win a bursary from Slough Arts Festival. It came at a great time as I qualified with two solo dances for Dance World Cup 2025 in Spain, one of them being the dance that won the bursary! The money enabled me to compete in the World Cup, a dream come true, by paying for costumes and going towards travel expenses. I had an amazing experience and am so lucky to have qualified again for Dance World Cup 2026 in Dublin!
Since then, I have continued to take exams in Ballet and Modern and to compete in festivals, which I love doing. I also gained a place at Rambert PreVoc, so my weekends are busy, but I love it.
I am so grateful to have received the bursary and would like to thank all the amazing organisers and helpers at Slough Festival for making it possible.
This year, Slough Arts Festival is offering two sponsored places, one classical, one jazz, for the UKYD 2025 event.
The nominees will be selected by the adjudicator.
If you are selected and have already applied we will cover your costs.
If you have not yet applied but want to be considered for nomination, please visit the UKYD website for information straightaway because the closing date is the end of April so you will have to get your skates (not to mention your dance shoes) on!
