Over the last two years, under the direction of Diane Laidler and her two daughters, Jennifer Parsons and Danielle Laidler, our students have been extremely successful taking over 270 top awards and scholarships in dance festivals and competitions. These awards were won in solos, duets and groups in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Highland, Modern and Hip Hop. The students have competed in regional, provincial and just recently successfully competed in an international dance competition held in Hawaii, 2006. Many of our highland students have competed in various Inter-Provincial Canadian Championships, taking home several medals from the primary to premier levels, including gold at the premier level.

The following is a list of accomplishments that have been met by dancers at Studio Encore:

• Twenty-seven students auditioned and were accepted into the Provincial showcase “Dare to Dance" show and two of our dancers were accepted into the company.
  
• One of our dancers auditioned for, and was chosen for a Disney® production.
  
• Ten dancers auditioned and were accepted into Saskatchewan's Telemiracle as entertainment.
  
• Five of our Ballet dancers auditioned for and were accepted to perform in Alberta Ballet's Nutcracker Production held in Saskatoon.
  
• Eleven of our ballet dancers auditioned and were successful for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Summer School Professional program.
  
• Four of our ballet dancers auditioned for, and were accepted into, the full time professional program at Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
  
• One of our dancers was accepted for the National Ballet Summer School held in Toronto.
  
• One dancer auditioned with dancers, from all across Canada, for the Canadian College of Performing Arts and was accepted full time. Since then, he has performed for the queen, auditioned for a movie and was accepted for a roll as a dancer. He is now dancing professionally as a dancer on cruise ships.
  
• One of our dancers is presently working in Paris dancing professionally at the Moulin Rouge Production.
  
• Our dancers have traveled world wide to perform, compete and to study dance. They have been to Russia, Europe, all over the USA, England, Scotland, Hawaii and South America. In 2006, our dancers traveled to Hawaii to compete in the International Dance Festival.
  
• Fifteen of our past dancers have now successful teaching jobs and are teaching for their career. A few of them have taken jobs dancing on cruise lines.

Individual Congratulations





Congratulations to Samantha Underhill on her acceptance in the full time professional program at Royal Winnipeg Ballet for the second year! We hope you have a wonderful year. We'll miss you. Keep in touch. Photo (left) by Artistic Creations Ltd.

Congratulations to Danielle Laidler in winning the grand champion hip hop solo at the Dance Championships 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Danielle auditioned for ''Rising Moments'' and was accepted into their program, which gives her the opportunity to train with the best of the best chorographers in the Hip Hop industry and also gives her opportunities to try out for professional auditions.

Congratulations to Jessica Sutherland, Hannah Smith and Mikayla Sears winning a 3rd place in their character ballet small group at the Dance Championships 2004 in Edmonton, Alberta.

Charity Bachman auditioned and was chosen for “Rising Moments” for Hip Hop. She also won the highest Solo Mark in the International Dance Competition held in Hawaii 2006 for her lyrical solo as well as the top award for the most emotional performance.

In 2009, Charity also won the $600.00 scholarship for most outstanding soloist in the Evergreen Dance Festival.

Congratulations to “Let’s Dance” Jazz group avg. 6yrs old for placing 3rd in the Grand Championships dance-off competition held in the Dance Invasion Festival.

Miranda Bachman won over $1300.00 dollars in scholarships during the 2008 festival season. Congratulations Miranda!!!