Eight-year-old Chloe Ernst from Hervey Bay, Queensland was one of 10 finalists selected out of over 600 entries for the Suncorp Wish Upon a Ballet Star competition after her mother submitted a photo of her striking a ballet pose in their backyard. As a student of ballet, tap, contemporary and jazz who practices 10 hours a week at the Sparks Dance Centre, Chloe's dream is to become a professional ballet dancer. The winner of the competition will receive a walk-on role in The Nutcracker and a behind-the-scenes tour of Queensland Ballet's studios.

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LITTLE STAR: Chloe Ernst from Scarness is one of 10 finalists out of 648 entries across Queensland for the Suncorp Wish Upon a Ballet Star
competition. PHOTO: KATE ERNST
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2. Ballet wish
may be a
reality for
little Chloe
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD Chloe
Ernst danced all the way
from the front porch to the
kitchen after learning she
was a finalist in the Suncorp
WishUponaBalletStarcom-
petition.
The ballet, tap, contem-
porary, jazz student at the
Sparks Dance Centre beat
more than 600 others from
throughout Queensland to
be one of 10 finalists in the
state-wide competition.
Chloe was picked after her
mother, Kate Ernst captured
her daughter striking a bal-
let pose in their backyard
and sent the photo in via Fa-
cebook.
The winner gets a walk-on
role in The Nutcracker and a
behind-the-scenes tour of
Queensland Ballet’s studios
– a dream for ballerinas like
young Chloe.
Whether she wins or nor,
Mrs Ernst is proud of her
self-motivated daughter.
“Chloe started dancing at
three and does 10 hours of
practice a week and is deter-
mined to become a dancer,”
she said.
As for Chloe, her dream is
to become a professional bal-
let dancer.
“I love dancing and I prac-
tise very hard on my skills,”
she said.
The boisterous youngster
from Hervey Bay is not new
to competitions having en-
tered a few this year, includ-
ing a statewide model search
competition.
The winner for the Sun-
corp Wish Upon a Ballet Star
competition will be an-
nounced on December 10.
❝
Chloe
started
dancing at three
and does 10
hours of practice
a week
– Kate Ernst
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