=NEXT GENERATION PROGRAM=
This program has been designed to immerse these young dancers into the Halifax dance community and connect them with their peers. All participants will be given a chance to learn a new piece of choreography which will be featured in a Dance Film.
THE NEXT GENERATION
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
Brandon Winton is a contemporary-based artist currently training at multiple studios, including Illusion Dance Arts and Leica Hardy School of Dance. He has completed ballet and Acrobatic Arts exams up to Pre-Elementary and Pre-Professional 1, respectively. Brandon has also earned his Assistant Teacher Certification with Acrobatic Arts. In addition, he has training in other styles such as jazz, hip-hop, tap, and more.
Throughout his 14 years of dance training, Brandon has performed in professional productions, including Halifax Dance's The Nutcracker in 2018, and has held two contracts with Sky Entertainment for Glow Halifax and Nova Multifest in 2023 and 2024. He has also attended numerous intensives, including two years at Canada's National Ballet School for their Ballet Summer Intensive (2017 and 2018), a summer at the Boys Ballet Summer Intensive (BBSI) in South Carolina in 2019, and a two-week intensive with Amey Rahey in 2022.
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Brandon is a successful competitive dancer. Some of his recent notable achievements include being named "Top Soloist" at the Halifax 2024 View Dance Challenge, receiving the Top Elite Mark and Top Acro/Open Mark at Phoenix Dance Competition 2024, and earning the Golden Buzzer at Elite Dance Productions in Fall 2022.
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This website was redesigned by Brandon as part of his Options & Opportunities program’s Co-op placement.
BRANDON WINTON
PAST PARTICIPANTS:
​Rosie Halpin, Kerry Halpin, Amelia McGrath, Katherine Colley, Mackenzie Tomlin, Sydney Holdsworth
Thank you all for participating in Nostos' Next Generation program, and best of luck in your artistic careers!