21/05/2026
✨ INVERELL EISTEDDFOD 2026 ✨
What a week! My heart is so incredibly full. 🤍
To say I am proud of our girls would be an understatement.
Eisteddfods bring excitement, nerves, highs, lows, lessons and memories that stay with us forever. This week our dancers showed courage, resilience, sportsmanship and determination every single time they stepped onto that stage.
Placings are wonderful, but they never tell the whole story. Growth, bravery, persistence and showing up when you’re nervous matters just as much, and this week our dancers gave us countless moments to celebrate.
✨ Grace – first ever solos 💛
Lyrical – Highly Commended
Jazz – performed beautifully in a very strong section
✨ Kingstyn 💛
Lyrical – 🥇 1st Place
Jazz – 🥇 1st Place
Tap – gave it your absolute all in a competitive section
✨ Thea – first ever solos 💛
Jazz – represented yourself beautifully
Tap – tackled a tough section with confidence
Lyrical – stepped onto the stage and gave it everything
✨ Hayley 💛
Lyrical – 🥈 2nd Place
Jazz – performed confidently in a challenging section
✨ Aliah 💛
Lyrical – embraced the challenge and performed with heart
Jazz – showed resilience in a competitive field
Contemporary – took on a tough section with courage
✨ Lara 💛
Jazz – gave a beautiful performance in a strong section
Lyrical – performed with grace and determination
Contemporary – represented yourself proudly on stage
✨ Annabelle 💛
Tap – 🥉 3rd Place
Jazz – showcased your hard work beautifully
Lyrical – performed strongly in a difficult section
Contemporary – stepped out there and gave it your all
✨ Xanthe 💛
Contemporary – Highly Commended in a huge section
Jazz – took on the challenge with confidence
Lyrical – performed beautifully in a competitive field
✨ Duos ✨
🥈 Hayley & Kingstyn – Lyrical Duo
🥈 Thea & Aliah – Tap Duo
✨ Groups ✨
Group day was incredible. The standard was exceptionally high and our dancers stepped up beautifully.
🥉 Contemporary Group – 3rd Place
Jazz Group – represented us proudly in a strong field
Lyrical Group – showcased beautiful teamwork and performance quality
To every dancer — thank you for trusting me, working hard, lifting each other up and continuing to show courage every single time you walk onto that stage. Watching you celebrate wins, push through disappointment and support one another makes me prouder than any trophy ever could.
To our families, thank you. ❤️ Thank you for the early mornings, costume changes, hair changes travel, accommodation, coffees, endless organisation and for trusting me with your children. The support you give these dancers allows moments like this to happen, and I never take that trust for granted.
And a huge thank you to the Inverell Eisteddfod committee and volunteers for another wonderful event. These weeks take an incredible amount of work behind the scenes, and we are so grateful for the opportunities you create for young performers.
Now we reset. We learn. We grow.
And we keep dancing. ✨🖤💛🤍