Her shoes were made for dancing

Tiffany Pellow is made for opera and ballet, not for Mathematics and English, which is why she has just taken her bow for the latter.

She is among the four New Zealand students chosen for admission into the Wellington based National School of Dance for the ensuing year.

It is understood that just 13 ballet students, including nine from overseas, have been accepted into the School to do Classical Major.

It was her passion for ballet and talent in the art that enhanced her eligibility, prompting her to leave the Diocesan School of Girls in Auckland (Epsom) a year ahead of schedule.

Anatomy, Nutrition and Music will be among the subjects that she will learn during the first year of the two-year course in the Capital.

Tiffany has been on winning streak this year.

She is the recipient of the John Logan Campbell Trust Ballet Award in this year’s Classical Dance Competition, in which 20 dancers competed for the title.

She won $5000 cash as a part of the Award. The money will be useful in paying for her accommodation in Wellington.

Tiffany said life at the National School of Dance would be different.

“We have to cook all our meals and do our own washing. It will be a new adventure for me but I am really looking forward to it. I am excited at the thought of being able to dance all day,’ she said.

Tiffany started dancing when she was five and says that her grandmother, Margaret Scrimshaw, who danced in the Royal Ballet in London, was a major influence.

She attended classes at the Mt Eden Dance Academy during the last five years and performed the lead role in the Academy’s ballet ‘Paquita’ last month.

Her future plans include joining the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company and taking part in high profile performances.

-From a report by Pam Reading-Windle, Diocesan School for Girls