Warrnambool sisters' prizewinning skills on show at state competition

Laylah, 11, and Juliette, nine, auditioned and were selected as one of 50 performers to be part of the Victorian north-west junior state development team.

But winning a spot in the team meant travelling to Melbourne for 12 weekends of intensive training.

"We got very tired but it was fun dancing at a higher level," Laylah said.

And after taking to the stage at the Frankston Arts Centre for last weekend's competition, the girls' north-west juniors team walked away with a first prize and two seconds.

Both girls were part of the nine-member junior squad performing routines with clubs, free-arm and rods.

It was the first time calisthenics Victoria had done a development team which gave the girls a chance to improve their skills.

The King's College students started calisthenics when they were just two and a half. And they both love it so much that they kept doing classes online during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.

The girls said they both loved working as part of a team and learning new tricks.

Laylah said she loved performing and being around new friends.

Juliette said her favourite discipline in calisthenics was "free-arm", and she has plans to pass on her newly acquired skills to others in the future. "I want to become a teacher," she said

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