Help Hamish achieve his ballet dreams

$3,680 donated
Given by 53 generous donors in around 4 months

Hamish is an aspiring young kiwi ballet dancer, he has been awarded scholarship opportunities to train at some of the best ballet schools.

Canterbury

My name is Hamish and I am a young kiwi aspiring to be a professional ballet dancer. I live in Christchurch and I train at Convergence Dance Studios under the care of Olivia Russell. I started dancing at 4 years of age and my passion and appreciation for ballet has continued to grow, the more I dance, the more I want to dance. To earn a place in a professional ballet company is highly competitive which will require me to be one of the best male dancers in the world. In 2023, at just 15 years of age, I achieved second placing in the senior division (male and female) at the South Island Ballet Award competition. I was also placed 3rd in the senior male section at the Sydney semi-finals of the Youth American Grand Prix, which qualifies me for the New York world finals in April. As a result of my YAGP international exposure I’ve been awarded a number of scholarships to summer intensive ballet classes at many of the best ballet schools in the world. The expert tuition and experience I would receive overseas, is pivotal to helping me achieve my professional ballet dancing dream. Whilst tuition is often included in the scholarship offer, travel and accommodation is not. I am from a large family and any funding assistance would be enormously helpful and much appreciated.

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This money will be used to enable me to travel to critical dance events that will help my future career as a ballet dancer and young artist.

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Ian
Ian on 22 May 2024
Go well
$80
Doreen
Doreen on 17 May 2024
You seem a lovely young man, all the best in the pursuit of your dreams
$50
Kelvin Giddens

Thank you so Doreen!!! This is so generous xo

Kelvin Giddens
Shelley
Shelley on 04 May 2024
Go for it Hamish, follow your dream. I look forward to seeing your progress and see you perform. You must have worked so hard for this.
$100
Kelvin Giddens

Thank you so much Shelly!!!

Kelvin Giddens
Brigitte and Philip
Brigitte and Philip on 03 May 2024
Congratulations Hamish. You have worked so hard to get as far as you have - impressive. May all your dreams come true!
$50
Kelvin Giddens

Thank you so much!!!!❤️❤️❤️

Kelvin Giddens
Sarah
Sarah on 10 Apr 2024
Enjoy!!!
$50
Kelvin Giddens

thank you sarah🩷

Kelvin Giddens

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This campaign started on 12 Feb 2024 and ends on 20 Jun 2024.