2026 Adjudicators

We are very pleased to announce our Eisteddfod Adjudicator will be Susan Sargison. Our Hip Hop Night Adjudicator will be announced very soon.

Susan Sargison

Susan Sargison’s dance career began early, starring as Clara in the Tasmanian Ballet Company’s Nutcracker production.  After graduating from the Australian Ballet School and performing with the Company, her professional stage appearances included Coppelia, Carmen, Giselle, The Three Musketeers, Poems and City Dances.  She led roles with the Heidelberg Ballet Ensemble, Rex Reid Ballet Company and The Victorian State Opera.  Continuing her dance journey, Susan proved herself a reliable Australian dancer by transitioning into musical theatre.  She worked regularly in the West End’s Commercial and Musical Theatre industries, performing in London, Portugal and Vienna.  Her Australian performances include the original cast of Seven Little Australians and Countdown.  For 25 years, Ms Sargison operated her own dance school in metropolitan Melbourne as Artistic Director.  More recently, she served as Associate Director of the National Theatre Ballet School from 2018 to 2023.  During this time, she also taught at tertiary level from Certificate IV to Advanced Diploma.

Since 1991, Ms Sargison has been an active adjudicator at numerous dance competitions and Eisteddfod’s across Australia and overseas.  She has extensive experience adjudicating Classical Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Lyrical, Contemporary, Song and Dance and National Character. In addition, Ms Sargison is an examiner for The Royal Academy of Dance.