For Evelyn Winter, dance is an adrenaline rush.
Evelyn Winter has been recognised for her contribution to the arts at Cambridge High School.
“Backstage, sometimes I feel so nervous I feel like I’m going to be sick,” she said. “But when they call your name, your mind kind of goes blank and it’s just muscle memory. You don’t even think about facial expressions and emotions; they just happen.”
The talented 16-year-old, who won top year 11-13 duo with Elise Carr at the Dance NZ Made national final earlier this year, has been named Cambridge High School’s Senior Arts Person of the Year.
She and Elise also won the Top Dancer award and shared Best Art Group or Team of the Year with The Hunter Davis Quintet, a Cambridge High jazz group.
“Elise taught me a lot,” Evelyn said. “We have similar ideas, but we still have different styles. We are literally in every single class together and we’re very good friends.”
Arts faculty head Zane Holton said Evelyn had made a massive contribution to dance in 2024 and shown leadership by supporting other students.
“She is a triple threat, consistently brilliant in all areas of performing arts, and she has the brightest of futures ahead of her.”
Adding musical strings to her bow, Evelyn also plays the cornet and trumpet and is a drummer in her family band, Flat Out Fred.
One of eight children, she also enjoys Bohemian dance in her spare time.
Her ambition is to study dance and drama after finishing high school.
Evelyn Winter has been recognised for her contribution to the arts at Cambridge High School.
