Youth America Grand Prix

YAGP Winners

YAGP 2002 Chicago, IL Semi-Finals

SENIOR AGE DIVISION (15-19 Y.O.)


Award
Winner
Grand Prix Nominee Joseph Phillips
North Carolina School for the Arts


CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
Award
Winner
1st place Not Awarded
2nd place Ellen Briggs
Faaburg School of Ballet
Laura Innes
Rochester School of Dance
3rd place Sarah Daley
Faaburg School of Ballet


CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
Award
Winner
1st place Alexis Britford
Columbus Youth Ballet
2nd place Laura Innes
Rochester School of Dance
3rd place Amber Jackson
Manona Academy of Dance


MALE DANCER
Jonathan Pers
Jim Peranto

JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (12-14 Y.O.)


Award
Winner
Youth Grand Prix nominee Courtney Muscoff
Columbus Youth Ballet


CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
Award
Winner
1st place Hannah Spiegel
Ballet Tech of Ohio
2nd place Courtney Sanburn
Ballet Tech of Ohio
3rd place Aimi Yoyama
Rochester School of Dance
Brittany Trentadue
Manona Academy


CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
Award
Winner
1st place Christie Nicole Sciturro
Juliana's Academy of Dance
2nd place Aimi Toyama
Rochester School of Dance
Danielle Reed
Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center - Bryant Ballet
3rd place Haley Jae Albertsen


TOP 12
Christie Nicole Sciturro
Aimi Toyama
Danielle Reed
Haley Jae Albertsen
Courtney Muscoff
Hannah Spiegel
Courtney Sanburn
Brittany Trentadue
Elle Austin Carpenter, Faubourg School Of Ballet
Leigh Lijoi, Ballet Tech of Ohio
Ashley Bocinsky, Dmitri Roudnev Ballet School of Chicago


HOPE AWARD
Lonnie Weeks

ENSEMBLES


Award
Winner
1st place Columbus Youth Ballet, Shir Le Wu
2nd place Manona Academy of Dance, GoJean Retrum
Peasant Pas de Deux from Giselle
3rd place Dmitry Rudnev School of Ballet
Spanish Trio from Nutcracker
Monana Academy of Dance
Vision