Youth America Grand Prix

YAGP Winners

YAGP 2001 Torrington Semi-Finals

SENIOR AGE DIVISION (15-19)


Award
Winner
Grand Prix Andrea Emmons
Dance Conservatory, DE
Classical Ballet:
1st Place
Victoria Lane Green
Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Canada
Yuki Yasuda
Masaru Akamatsu Ballet School, Japan
Classical Ballet:
2nd Place
Hillary Lopes
Festival Ballet School, RI
Gabrielle Zucker
Joffrey Ballet School, NY
Classical Ballet:
3rd Place
Mary Ellen Beaudreau
Festival Ballet School, RI
Contemporary Dance:
1st Place
Courtney Neel
Ballet Conservatory, TX
Contemporary Dance:
2nd Place
Michelle Imhof
Boston Conservatory, MA
Contemporary Dance:
3rd Place
Arolyn Williams
Pioneer Valley Ballet, MA
Lisa Woods
Seiskaya Ballet Academy, NY

Junior age category (12-14)


Award
Winner
Youth Grand Prix Alexander Dutko
School of American Ballet, NY
Classical Ballet:
1st Place
Katrina Dalton
Allegro Branchville Dance Center, NJ
Classical Ballet:
2nd Place
Sarah Clark
Canadian Ballet Theatre, Canada
Classical Ballet:
3rd Place
Courtney Muscroft
Columbus Youth Ballet, OH
Contemporary Dance:
1st Place
Katrina Dalton
Allegro Branchville Dance Center, NJ
Contemporary Dance:
2nd Place
Sarah Clark
Canadian Ballet Theatre, Canada
Contemporary Dance:
3rd Place
Rachael Meyer
James Dance Center, FL

Pre-Competitive age category (8-11

)
Award
Winner
Hope Award Courtney Lavine
Dancensations, VA
1st Place April Rae, MD
2nd Place Elizabeth Wilson
Dance Expressions, NH
3rd Place Dana Gaule
Allegro Branchville Dance Center, NJ

Ensembles


Award
Winner
1st Place "Illusion"
School of American Ballet, NY
2nd Place "Symphonic Variations"
Allegro Branchville Dance Center, NJ
3rd Place "Children of War"
Dance Expressions, NH

Special Awards


Award
Winner
Outstanding Teacher Award Valia Seiskaya
Seiskaya Ballet Academy, NY
Irine Fokine
Irine Fokine School of Ballet, NJ
Outstanding Choreographer Award Jacqueline Weber
Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Canada