Other Supported Talents Blog

Ballerina

Ballerina, Emily, recently participated on the Island for the Isle of Wight Music, Dance & Drama Festival which was a qualifying festival for the semi-finals of All England Dance!

Emily came away with some amazing results:

1^st in a lyrical group

1^st and 3rd in ballet groups

1^st in musical theatre

1^st in freestyle group

1^st in character solo

1^st in modern group

3^rd in a lyrical trio 

4^th in modern duet, modern solo, lyrical solo and ballet duet 

Thanks to her amazing results, Emily will now go on to the All England Dance semi-finals, representing Joel Morris Dance Academy in Portsmouth at the end of this month! 

Well done, Emily! We can’t wait to hear your results!

Gymnast

Last weekend, gymnast Megan Marshall took part in the South Region ‘Preparation and Development Grades Finals’ at the Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre. And considering she was feeling under the weather, Megan did amazingly well!

Megan is now the Southern Region All-Round Champion for Development Grade 3 and walked away with some amazing results.

Bars – 1^st

Beam – 1^st

Floor – 1^st 

Vault -2^nd 

R&C – 3^rd

Overall – 1^st

Well done, Megan!

Gymnast

Megan recently attended her second Hampshire Squad training day at Portsmouth Gymnastics Club.

Megan had an amazing day and got to have a run-through for finals at the end of this month!

She even managed to have a go at a few new development skills!

Good luck with finals Megan!

Dog Agility

Abs Whittington, dog agility trainer, and Border Collie Dash have had a busy few months in training.

They recently competed at the Agility for All Easter Show in Cheltenham. Together, they gained two firsts, one second and one third.
Dash has now gained enough steeplechase points over just two shows by winning four classes to move up a level! Abs and Dash have put in a lot of hours of training with Dash becoming more confident on every run.

Taekwondo Champion

Joe recently competed at the BUTL University World Taekwondo Championships in Nottingham with over 900 competitors from 90 clubs and 60 countries competing over 3 days.

Joe attended the competition representing the Isle of Wight and The TCUK Squad where he was one of four members competing.

The event kicked off with the Patterns Division, where Joe was in the 3^rd Dan Blackbelt Category. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it to the second round.

Joe also participated in the Sparring Divisions, where he was placed in the under 79kg category. Easy round saw two intense 2-minute sparring sessions and although he made it into the semifinals, he was eaten by a tough opponent from Greece.

Joe still managed to bring home a bronze medal from a challenging division! 

Ballet Dancer

Emily has been super busy over the past couple of months!

She performed in a ballet ensemble of The Phantom of the Opera!

And a huge moment for Emily, after a 3-hour audition and an interview, she was offered a place at her top ballet school to study BA Hons Ballet Performance at the School of Ballet Theatre UK in Hinckley.

After she has completed her GCSEs, in September when most students will be starting college or 6^th form, she will be off to begin her degree at ballet school!

Well done, Emily, what a huge achievement. 

GYMNASTICS CHAMPION

Megan recently travelled over to Dynamo School of Gymnastics for the Hampshire County Grades 2024.

This was Megan's first competition of 2024 and she absolutely smashed it with medals across the board. 

1st – Overall
1st – Floor
1st – Range & Conditioning
2nd – Bars
4th – Beams

Megan also qualified for the Regional Finals next month! 

All of Megans hard work and dedication has definitely paid off as she now holds the title of Hampshire County Champion for Development Grade 3! 

Well done, Megan, we can’t wait to see more from you! 

Speedway Rider

Charlie has been on a recent trip to Workington where he was able to ride his 250cc bike, testing the track among other thigs at the 3-day training camp. Day one consisted of riding, learning new techniques and lines on the track. Day two was all about more riding (with a trip to the gym) and on day three, the rain put a halt to riding but there were some valuable lessons in bike maintenance and a track walk. A really busy, but fun 3 days! Well Done Charlie!

DRESSAGE RIDER

Dressage rider Natalie Brougham was recently invited to the National Equine Show at the NEC in Birmingham to receive her competition results!

She participated in the Eriders NEC Championships, an at home online dressage competition that saw her make it to both the qualifying round and the finals. 

Natalie entered and competed her three ponies, performing her tests online to earn podium placements across the board. Her youngest cob Shelby took reserve champion at the restricted novice level, her mare Bellini and more advanced cob Rodney both proudly took reserve at medium level. 

Amazing results for Natalie and her ponies! 

TAEKWONDO CHAMPION

Joe recently competed at the OMA (One Martial Arts) Regional Championships at Deeside in Wales, with over 200 competitors from all around the country.

Joe entered the Blackbelt Patterns Division where he initially tied with 3 others with the same score for silver or bronze. Joe performed his routine again, and he was again tied for bronze. He performed his routine yet again, where he unfortunately missed out on a medal and placed 4th. Also entering the Blackbelt Middleweight Sparring category, Joe managed to reach the semi-finals, placing bronze! 

A great day for Joe in two very strong divisions, representing his club, Isle of Wight Taekwondo and the TCUK Squad! Well done, Joe!