2026 Overview
Festival du Ballet
Festival du Ballet 2026 was held February 9-14th, 2026 at the Surrey Art Centre. It was an outstanding success, bringing together dancers, teachers, and studios from across British Columbia and beyond for a week of exceptional performances, learning opportunities, and celebration of dance.
Festival Statistics
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732 routines
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34 studios in attendance
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1,041 dancers competing
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194 dancers participated in masterclasses
This year's adjudicators were:
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Alejandra Dore (Dominican Republic)
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Chantelle Bjornstad (Edmonton, Alberta)
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Linda Garneau (Toronto, Ontario)
The festival featured masterclasses throughout Saturday and concluded with a spectacular Gala performance showcasing some of the festival's most outstanding dancers.
Awards and Scholarships
Festival du Ballet was proud to award:
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$12,400 in cash awards
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$12,600 in scholarships toward workshops, intensives, and summer dance programs
Gala Award Winners
Novice / Intermediate Division
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1st Overall – $300 – Stampede - Spiral Dance Co
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2nd Overall – $200 - Break the Mold - Spiral Dance Co
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3rd Overall – $100 - Emily Jamais (Entry 428.1) - Tri-City Dance Centre
Advanced Division
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1st Overall – $500 - For Selah (Raine) - Tri-City Dance Centre
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2nd Overall – $400 - Time After Time (Raine & Sofia) - Tri-City Dance Centre
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3rd Overall – $300 - Always and Forever (Raine S.) - Tri-City Dance Centre
Accelerated / Intensive Division
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1st Overall – $500 - Paquita Etoile (Bomie Park) - Grand Ballet Vancouver
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2nd Overall – $400 - Chopin's Adagio - Vanleena Dance Academy
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3rd Overall – $300 - No Worse for the Wear (Mikayla) - Vanleena Dance Academy
2026 Provincial Festival Representatives
Congratulations to the dancers selected to represent Festival du Ballet at the Performing Arts BC Provincial Festivalheld in Prince George, BC.
Modern / Contemporary
Level 1
Representatives
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Amelia Jorgensen
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Nathan Li
Alternate
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Avery Sutherland
Level 2
Representatives
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Kira Brewer Clowes
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Izzy-Rae Smith
Alternates
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Inez Severyn
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Pressly Marsh
Level 3
Representatives
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Mya Sivertson
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Nieve McKelvie
Alternates
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Sydney Scorda
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Eliana Lim
Ballet
Level 1
Representatives
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Emily Jamais
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Viviana Xin
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Isabelle Luk
Alternate
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Charlotte Li
Level 2
Representatives
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Hailey Cheung
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Rachel Lu
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Versailles Comeau
Alternates
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Adrianna Sankovic
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Olivia Butler
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Romy Kashyap
Level 3
Representatives
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Alyssa Borthwick
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Hannah Li
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Isabella Haxton
Alternates
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Amanda Yao
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Gabriella Rubin
Provincial Festival Results
Festival du Ballet representatives achieved outstanding success at the 2026 Performing Arts BC Provincial Festival.
Ballet I
Runner-Up
Emily Jamais
Ballet II
Winner
Versailles Comeau
Runner-Up
Rachel Yu
Ballet III
Runner-Up
Hannah Li
Modern II
Winner
Izzy-Rae Smith
Modern III
Runner-Up
Mya Sivertson
Virtual Group Dance Results
Class 200 Grace
Winner
Shapes Between Seconds
Class 300 Essence
Honourable Mention
Ready, Set, Parola
Looking Ahead to Festival du Ballet 2027
We are excited to announce the dates for Festival du Ballet 2027:
Masterclasses
Sunday, February 7, 2027
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Burnaby
Festival
February 8–13, 2027
Surrey Arts Centre
We look forward to welcoming dancers, teachers, and studios for another inspiring week of dance, education, and performance excellence.
Coming New!
With the closing of the Surrey Festival, we are excited to offer dancers a new opportunity to qualify for Performing Arts BC Provincial Representative status through Beyond the Barre (BTB).
For 2027 Beyond the Barre is a solo-only competition specifically for dancers wishing to compete for Performing Arts BC Provincial Representative status.
BTB will be held Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby, BC, March 12–14, 2027