Mantraa Rane

Mantraa Rane (16 yrs) born in New Zealand, and trains in Melbourne Australia under directorship of Jasmina Stefkovski. She trains 32 hours per week and studies a broad range of dance styles such as Ballet, Contemporary, Neo Classical, Character genres and Modern Jazz. She has accomplished many accolades over the years and it looking to further develop her training towards a professional ballet career.

2023 Season

• Scholarship to Royal New Zealand Ballet (Internship at Company via AHA 2023)
• Sydney Eisteddfod 2nd Place Scholarship Winner ($10,000) Performed at the Sydney Opera House
• Awarded a Short Term Scholarship to Houston Ballet from Director (Stanton Welch)
• YAGP Sydney 2023 -
• Senior Classical Top 12
• Senior Contemporary 3rd Place and Top 12
• Awarded Short term Scholarship to English National Ballet School from Director Vivienna Durante
• Awarded Short Term Scholarship to Alberta Ballet School Canada
• Attended Royal Ballet School Summer School July 2023
• Alana Haines, FINALIST & Awarded AUDIENCE CHOICE AWARD
• Scholarship Full tuition in Central Ballet School of London

2022 Season: 

• Asian Grand Prix:
• Received Youth Asian Grand Prix Award 2022 1 of ten Finalist out of 600 candidates
• Full scholarship to Sacramento Ballet 5 – week course
• California Dance Classics, 1st Place classical $1,000 prize – Most Improved
• Youth American Grand Prix 2022 , Top 12 Classical Top 12 Contemporary
• International Virtual Competition, Gold Medallist of the Ballet Teachers Workshop + $2,500 voucher
• Australian Classical Grand Prix, Scholarship winner – 1st place contemporary
• World Ballet Grand Prix 2022, Received Gold medal in Classical and Contemporary
• Royal Ballet School White Lodge Summer Intensive 2023, Global Dance Open Awarded full scholarship for English National Ballet Summer Intensive 2023
• International Ballet Competition Spera 2022, Classical – 3rd place Awarded Master Class with Marc Ribaud from Ballet Competition Spera- 2022
• Ballet Grand Prix Vienna, Second place - Contemporary and received a monetary of $150 Euros
• Royal Ballet Spring Intensive 2022, Acceptance into
• Paris Opera Summer School 2022, Acceptance into
• English National Summer School 2022, Acceptance into
• Elmhurst Ballet School Full-time, Final Audition and acceptance into
• Semi-Finalist for Australian Classical Grand Prix
• Vaganova Academy Summer Intensive, Acceptance
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• 2021/2020/2019
• YAGP International Competition 2021, 2nd Place Contemporary Top 24 Classical
• Ballet Grand Prix Vienna, Outstanding Interpretation Award (8- 18 yo)
• International Ballet Grand Prix, 1st Place Contemporary 2nd Place - Classical
• Australian Ballet School, Scholarship Award
• Baltic Ballet Competition, Grand Prix Winner- (12- 18 YO) 1st Place Classical Scholarship award - Interlochen Centre of Arts and Riga Ballet School
• Ballet Competition Spera, 3rd Place Classical Special Award Marc Ribaud - Best artistic expression Lifetime - Progressive Ballet Technique Membership Special Award Guy Jean Jacques Albouy- Best artistic expression, Best Choreographic dance - Hinges Ballet Teachers Workshop – 3rd Place
• Elmhurst Ballet School, Acceptance to Summer Intensive
• European Ballet School, Acceptance to Summer Intensive
• American Ballet Theatres (ABT) Summer Intensive, Acceptance to
• Sibiu Ballet Competition Teatrulde Ballet, Top 20 Classical & Contemporary
• Global Dance Open International Competition, 1st place Classical 1st place – Contemporary in Semi Finals
• ADC|IBC 2021, Finalist and Scholarship Recipient Full Tuition Scholarship to The Art of Movement Summer Intensive 2021
• CALIFORNIA DANCE CLASSICS, 4th Classical HM – Contemporary
• University of North Carolina School of Arts (UNCSA)- Summer Intensive 2021, Direct Invitation to
• Milwaukee Ballet School - Summer Intensive 2021, Direct Invitation to
• BALARAT DANCE AWARDS, Senior age group - 1ST place Classical 4th Contemporary
• American Ballet Theatres (ABT) Summer Intensive, Acceptance to - 2020
• San Fransisco Ballet School Summer Program 2020, Acceptance to
• Houston Ballet Summer Intensive 2020, Acceptance into
• Royal Ballet School Hong Kong Spring Intensive 2020, Acceptance into
• Asian Grand Prix 2020, Awarded Gold Medal - Awarded 50% Scholarship for Ballet Intensive Program (BIP) and Finalist Received a DIRECT ENTRY to Royal Ballet Summer School Whitelodge UK 2021
• Australian Institute of Classical Dance 2020, Awarded 1st Place Awarded Bronze Medal Selected to perform in International Finals Awarded 50% Scholarship for Ballet Intensive Program (BIP)

• Height: 153.5 cm
• Weight: 39.5 kg
• Date of Birth: 04/03/2007
• Nationality: New-Zealand

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