Gunnedah dancer Toby Bartlett has been awarded a major sponsorship from the 2018 Tamworth Eisteddfod.
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Toby, 13, who dances with Totally Dance Studios in Gunnedah, was awarded the Cini Painting and Decorating Award for Most Promising Jazz Dancer, which includes a $500 scholarship to be used to further his studies in dance.
Toby wasn’t at the eisteddfodd when the scholarships were announced, and found out when he was congratulated on social media by a dancing friend.
“I was shocked,” Toby said. “I thought they were pulling my leg.”
Toby, who is in year 7 at Gunnedah High School, has been dancing with Totally Dance Studios (TDS) for about five years and wants to become a professional dancer. His favourite style is contemporary.
TDS director Angela Denman said Toby was a “natural talent” and that she was very proud of him.
