Marlborough Academy of Dance

Marlborough Academy of Dance Sharing the gift of dance in Marlborough - from pre-schoolers to adults... we're truly MAD about dance! Director: Robyn Simmons

Educating our youth through dance - we promote a culture of achievement, striving for our dancers to be the best they can be in a fun and safe environment. Our team of fully qualified, experienced and enthusiastic teachers are committed to offering a quality dance education. Classes available in the following styles:
- Preschool introduction to dance
- Highland
- Jazz
- AcroDance
- Hiphop
- Contemporary
- DanceFit

What a busy month of competitions for our Highland dancers June is! Lots of hard mahi going on with some great improveme...
09/06/2026

What a busy month of competitions for our Highland dancers June is! Lots of hard mahi going on with some great improvements happening and showing onstage. Congratulations to our dancers who competed with such amazing results at Dunedin and Christchurch the last two weekends.

Thank you to Otago Centre King’s Birthday Weekend organising committee for a well organised and friendly event. We all had a fun time! Results for our MAD team in Dunedin:

CHARLOTTE HOOK Most Points 6&Under

CAMERON BISHELL Runner up 6& Under + Highest Aggregate Boys 6& Under

MILA MCKEE Most Points 8-10

WILLA CONNOR 3rd overall 8-10 + Winner Otago Centre Award 9 years

LAUCHLAN BISHELL Highest Aggregate Boys 8-10

SOPHIE HOOK High placings 8-10

ELSIE GALT Placings 8-10

ANNABELLE HOOK Most Points 10-12

ELLA MEYS 3rd overall Under 16

EVIE DEANE 3rd overall Under 18

IMOGEN GRAYSON Most Points Open

CHLOE KYLE Winner South Island Championship Sword Dance Open

Thanks to Canterbury West Coast Centre for hosting another great competition day last weekend which Scarlett and Ahlia travelled to.

SCARLETT WATSON Most Points 10-12

AHLIA MORRISSEY Runner-up Under 8

Best of luck to our big group travelling to Ashburton this weekend and another small group going up to Auckland next weekend.

Keep working hard dancers!

✨BDS SPECIAL AWARDS ✨We are so proud of some exceptional awards that our awesome dancers received at the final awards ce...
07/06/2026

✨BDS SPECIAL AWARDS ✨

We are so proud of some exceptional awards that our awesome dancers received at the final awards ceremony 🙌🏼

A huge thank you to for hosting such a fantastic competition. The positive atmosphere throughout the event made it a truly memorable experience, and we are so grateful for the recognition of the dedication, passion, and hard work that so many dancers put into their performances 🫶🏼💫

ICEY Bradley-Kiwi
🏅 Top Dancer Under 16 Years - Highest Scoring Performance

🏆 Rhearn Le Huray Trophy - Most Promising Hip Hop Dancer of the Competition

🏆 Piper Family Raising Star Award - Most Outstanding Performance of the Competition

Bella Le Compte
🏆 Nabila Piper Trophy - Marlborough Competitor Showing Greatest Expression

Eva MacDonald
🏆 Top Dancer Under 10 Years - Highest Scoring Performance

✨DAY 4✨The final day of competition and our gorgeous Hip Hop dancers took the stage 💖Well done on such fabulous results...
07/06/2026

✨DAY 4✨

The final day of competition and our gorgeous Hip Hop dancers took the stage 💖

Well done on such fabulous results and for the incredible support from our teachers and parents who were there to help our dancers throughout the day 🫶🏼

Novice Hip Hop Solo Under 10
Aoife Flood 1st

Novice Hip Hop 10 and under 12
Lilian Abrahams 2nd
Ashleigh McGlynn 3rd

Novice Hip Hop 12 and Over
Payton Flood 2nd

Impromptu Hip Hop Under 12
Eva MacDonald 1st

Hip Hop Solo 8 and Under 10
Eva MacDonald 1st
Aoife Flood 3rd
Briar Fisher-Acton HC

Hip Hop Solo 10 and Under 12
Lilian Abrahams 2nd
Charlotte Palmer 3rd

Hip Hop Solo 12 and Under 14
Mackenzie Ho 3rd
Harper Goodsir HC

Hip Hop Solo 14 and Over
ICEY Bradley-Kiwi 1st
Payton Flood C

✨ BDS Day 3 ✨WOW — what an incredible day! 🥳 We had so much fun, especially watching all of our MAD crews take the stage...
07/06/2026

✨ BDS Day 3 ✨

WOW — what an incredible day! 🥳 We had so much fun, especially watching all of our MAD crews take the stage and shine 💖

From our gorgeous soloists to our amazing crews, we couldn’t be prouder of the results and performances throughout the day ✨

A special shout-out to our incredible teachers, Fili and Immy, for their choreography and dedication to our Junior MAD crews. 🌟 STARS took the stage for the very first time, and we are so proud of the way every MAD dancer supported and encouraged each other 💖

Another huge congratulations to MAD CULTURE, who also made their stage debut and a huge thank you to Sam for all your help preparing the crew 💫

Our Elite crews brought the energy, delivered amazing performances, and helped create such a fun and positive atmosphere for all our MAD dancers 🫶🏼

Thank you to everyone who came along and supported us 💖

Congratulations to all of the talented competitors who performed ✨

Acro Solo 12 Years & Over
Paige Norton -1st

Lyrical Solo 16 Years & Over
Bella LeCompte- 3rd

Impromptu Lyrical/Contemporary Under 12 Years
Willa Connor- VHC

Hip Hop Group Under 12
MAD MAGIC 1st
MAD STARS 3rd

Jazz Group Over 12
MAD FUSION 1st

Hip Hop Group Over 12
MADNESS 2nd
MAD NATION VHC
MADJESTIC C

Contemporary Group Over 12
MAD GRACE 1st

Day 2 at the competition ✨ It was another fantastic day and we are super proud of our dancers and their awesome achieve...
05/06/2026

Day 2 at the competition ✨ It was another fantastic day and we are super proud of our dancers and their awesome achievements 💖

Jazz Solo 10 & Under 12 Years
Lexie Loose HC

Jazz Solo 8 & Under 10 Years
Willa Connor 3rd
Sloane Williams VHC

Jazz Solo 12 Years
Charlotte Cornelius-C

Contemporary Solo 16 Years & Over
Peyton Bull- VHC
Ruby Cook- HC

Contemporary Solo 14 & Under 16 Years
Maddie Dasler -C

Jazz Solo 16 Years & Over
Peyton Bull -3rd

Hip Hop Duo Under 12
VHC - Lilian Abrahams and Briar Fisher-Acton
VHC - Sienna Batty and Tayla Koubek
HC - Caris Foster and Emma Smith

Hip Hop Duo Over 12
2nd ICEY Bradley-Kiwi & ISLA Watene
3rd Hailey Crafar & Ruby Cook
4th Sam Marfell & Immy Giles
HC Payton Flood & Stella Clark

ICEY & ISLA were also awarded
The Synchronised Award

Wow more amazing results from our gorgeous MAD dancers 💖Impromptu Jazz U12Blake Williams -3rdNovice Lyrical 12 and OverB...
04/06/2026

Wow more amazing results from our gorgeous MAD dancers 💖

Impromptu Jazz U12
Blake Williams -3rd

Novice Lyrical 12 and Over
Bella LeCompte - 1st

Novice Contemporary Solo Under 12 Years
Blake Williams -1st
Briar Fisher-Acton -HC

Novice Contemporary Solo 12& over
Kate Anderson -C

Special Adjudicators Award for Entertainment
Blake Williams

✨Day 1 of the BDS Competition in Blenheim ✨What an incredible start to the competition! We are so proud of our dancers a...
04/06/2026

✨Day 1 of the BDS Competition in Blenheim ✨

What an incredible start to the competition! We are so proud of our dancers and their fantastic achievements today.

🌟 Novice Jazz 8–10
🥉 Willa Connor – 3rd Equal
🌟 Novice Jazz Over 10
🏅 Blake Williams – VHC
🥇 Charlotte Cornelius – 1st Place
🥉 Mikayla Kirkwood – 3rd Equal
🥈 Lexie Loose – 2nd Place
🌟 Novice Musical Theatre Under 12
🏅 Blake Williams – VHC

Congratulations to all our performers for their hard work, dedication, and wonderful results 💖

Huge congratulations to Sam & Immy and Fili & Rosa for making Hip Hop Unite Worlds 🌍🙌🏼We are beyond proud of you all and...
24/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Sam & Immy and Fili & Rosa for making Hip Hop Unite Worlds 🌍🙌🏼

We are beyond proud of you all and so excited that you get to experience this incredible competition right here in NZ in October 👏🏼💖 💫

Hip Hop Unite - What an AMAZING competition with the best talent from all around NZ! 🔥👏🏼MADNESS & MAD NATION made the se...
23/05/2026

Hip Hop Unite - What an AMAZING competition with the best talent from all around NZ! 🔥👏🏼

MADNESS & MAD NATION made the semi finals, which was a HUGE effort considering the incredible talent of all the crews competing! We are so proud of them and wishing all the crews who made finals today the very best of luck!! 💫

We are also so proud of all our duos that competed — it was such a tough category, and they all left it out on the stage! 🔥

A special shoutout to MAD FREQUENCY — Ruby & Hailey — and ICEY with her duo partner Isla for making the semi finals in such a strong competition! You guys are amazing and danced absolutely awesome 🙌🏼

Today we have our awesome MAD DUO - Sam & Immy, competing in the Adult Duo Finals today, as well as our amazing teacher Fili competing alongside Rosa from Legacy in the Adult Duo Finals too!

We are soooo excited for them all and wishing them the very best of luck today! 💖

Thank you to Gemma and her amazing team for putting on another incredible competition. We are so grateful our dancers get to have these awesome experiences and opportunities! 💫

Congratulations ICEY - 2nd 🥈 place in the 15+ Solo Division at 👏🏼🥳💖 You are AMAZING and your MAD whanau is so proud of ...
22/05/2026

Congratulations ICEY - 2nd 🥈 place in the 15+ Solo Division at 👏🏼🥳💖

You are AMAZING and your MAD whanau is so proud of you 💫

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