Posted on 2nd Mar
The 45th annual Mansfield Rotary Junior Showtime final took place in front of a capacity audience at Mansfield Palace Theatre.
The overall winner was Liam Jackson, 16, from Directions Theatre Arts, Chesterfield, who performed a very dramatic, skilled dance routine to also win the dance section.
Second was the dance troupe (13-18 years) from Dancemania, Sutton, who performed a rock ‘n’ roll number that won the dance troupe category, and 16-year-old Nicola Lawson, from the Christine March Dance School Kirkby, was third after winning the variety section with an aerial silks performance.
The final followed three evenings of heats at Mansfield Library Theatre earlier in February.
It was jointly presented by Jo Davies, of BBC Radio Nottingham, and show organiser Paul Bacon, who said it had been another exceptional year of outstanding local talent.
“The judges had an extremely difficult job choosing the winners of Mansfield Rotary Junior Showtime 2020. The event is always a great opportunity for young people to showcase their talent,” he added.
Winners were:
Overall winner — Liam Jackson.
Runner-up — Dancemania Dance Troupe.
Third — Nicola Lawson.
Section winners were:
Vocalist — Olivia Weaver, 16, from Excelsior School of Dance.
Dance — Liam Jackson.
Duet — joint winners: Emmy Morgan, 11, and Jessica Wilson, 12, from Dancemania, Sutton; and Tiffany Stephen, 16, and Olivia Blagoev, 17, from Star and Stage Musical Theatre Group, Huthwaite.
Best Group — Ashfield School Boys (15-18), Kirkby.
Variety — Nicola Lawson.
Dance Troupe — Dancemania.
Most Promising Newcomer — AJ Dance (7-17), Ravenshead.
Youngsters’ Night Winner — Imogen Lowe, 8, Julie Turner Stage Academy, Thurcroft.
The president of Mansfield Rotary Club, John Bilzon, presented winners with their certificates and shields.
Among the other guests were Miss Mansfield and Sherwood Forest, Amy Sunderland, and Miss Mansfield Outstanding Teen, Emily Plant.
Photos by Anne Shelley
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- Dancers from the AJ Dance School pictured backstage before their performance of New York, New York.
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- Ashfield School’s West Side Boys.
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- Ashley Westlake, 15, from the Empire and Step Up school.
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- Best Newcomer award AJ Dance School Best Newcomer award went to AJ Dance School’s dance troupe who performed ‘Street’.
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- Charlotte Bowler, 12, from Dancemania who did a vocal performance.
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- Dancers from the Christine March Dance School, opened proceedings with their Mary Poppins routine.
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- Duet award winners were Emmy Morgan and Jessica Wilson from Dancemania and Tiffany Stephen and Olivia Blagoev from Star and Stage.
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- Dance category winner Liam Jackson.
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- Dancers from Dancemania took best Dance Troupe award for their Rock and Roll piece.
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- Emily Blythe, 14, from Dancemania who performed a slow dance.
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- Excelsior Dancers from the Excelsior school who performed as a dance troupe.
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- Hayden Peat, 16, from the Star and Stage school who gave a vocal performance.
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- Dancers from KJ’s Dance School who performed a Hip Hop routine.
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- Imogen Lowe, 8, from the Julie Turner Academy who performed in the song and dance catorgory.
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- Imogen Verity, left and Libby Armitage, both 15, from Dancemania, pictured before their dance duet performance.
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- Isabelle Gruzka, 11 and 12 year old Morgan Snow from the Julie Turner Academy who performed a modern dance duet.
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- Jessica Wilson, left, and Emmy Morgan, both 14, from Dancemania who did a dance duet.
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- Ten year old Joy Clayton who gave a vocal performance.
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- Karen Edge Dancers.
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- Kazz Mulllinge, 16, from DTA and DuSol who gave a variety performance.
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- Last year’s winners Millie Hardy, left and Demi Mitchell who sang during the judging process.
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- Liam Jackson is applauded by fellow participants after being awarded top prize for his dance routine.
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- Liam Jackson takes top prize from John Bilzon and Amy Sunderland.
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- Liam Jackson.
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- Liam Jackson.
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- Liam Jackson and John Bilzon.
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- Liam Jackson, 16, from DTA, pictured before giving his winning dance performance.
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- Mia Hanbury, 15, from Excelsior Dance school.
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- Nicola Lawson, 16 from the Christine March Dance School who showed off her aerial skills.
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- Olivia Weaver, 16, from Excelsior who gave a vocal performance.
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- Dancemania dancers who performed their Rock and Roll piece.
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- Rowan Harrison, 15, from Star and Stage who sang.
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- Ruth Lamb, 14, from the Christine March Dance School who gave a lyrical pointe performance.
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- 2nd place winners, the dance troupe from Dancemania, who took the prize from Rotary President, John Bilzon and Miss Mansfield Amy Sunderland, following their Rock and Roll piece.
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- Niicola Lawson took 3rd place in the overall winners’ catorgory and is pictured with Rotary President, John Bilzon and Miss Mansfield Amy Sunderland.
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- Participation certificates are handed out to all the performers.
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- Sidd’s Dancers from Sidd’s Studio who performed in the dance troupe catorgory.
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- Dancers from Christine March who performed ‘Six’.
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- Song and Dance catergory winner, Imogen Lowe, is presented with her award from Miss Mansfield Amy Sunderland.
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- AJ Dance School group who performed ‘Street’.
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- Performers from the Julie Turner Academy who performed The Wiz.
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- The Theatre Group from Star and Stage who performed as a variety/vocal group.
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- Tiffany Stephen, left, 16, and Olivia Blagoev, 17, representing the Star and Stage school with their vocal duet.
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- Nicola Lawson from the Christine March Dance School picked up the Variety award from Rotary President John Bilzon and Miss Mansfield Amy Sunderland.
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- Olivia Weaver, the winner of the Vocal catorgory with Miss Mansfield, Amy Sunderland who presented the award.
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- Vocal Group winners were the West Side Boys from Ashfield School.
