YAGP Winners
YAGP 2002 Denver, CO Semi-Finals
Senior age category (15-19)
| Award |
Winner |
| Grand Prix Nominee (best performance in both classical and contemporary categories) |
Not awarded |
| Classical Ballet: 1st Place |
Mira Nastassia Allmeyer Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| Classical Ballet: 2nd Place |
Maya Makhateli International Ballet School, CO |
| Classical Ballet: 3rd Place |
Hildur Boylston Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Emily Zimms Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| Contemporary Dance: 1st Place |
Autumn Sicking True Dance Academy, NE |
| Contemporary Dance: 2nd Place |
Serena Mackay Queen City Ballet, MT |
| Contemporary Dance: 3rd Place |
Nichole Salazar Moving People Dance Theatre, NM Kaitlin Harvey International Ballet School, CO |
Special commendation from the judges
| Jennifer Lesh, International Ballet School, CO Marisa Swenson, Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance, ND |
Top 12
| Mira Natassia Allmeyer, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Maya Makhateli, International Ballet School, CO Hildur Boylston, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Megan Huter, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Emily Zimms, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Jennifer Lesh, International Ballet School, CO Marisa Swenson, Rinat Mouzafarov Institute of Dance, ND Autumn Sicking, True Dance Academy, NE Serena Mackay, Queen City Ballet, MT Nichole Salazar, Moving People Dance Theatre, NM Kaitlin Harvey, International Ballet School, CO Hannah Whitney Kurz, Alwin School of Dance, NM |
Junior age category (12-14)
| Award |
Winner |
| Youth Grand Prix Nominee (best performance in both classical and contemporary categories) |
Faye Hideko Warren Alwin School of Dance, NM |
| Classical Ballet: 1st Place |
Brieanna Olson International Ballet School, CO |
| Classical Ballet: 2nd Place |
Cara Cooper Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| Classical Ballet: 3rd Place |
Evelyn Rachel Turner Academy of Russian Ballet, CO Melissa Sheffield Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| Contemporary Dance: 1st Place |
Evelyn Rachel Turner Academy of Russian Ballet, CO |
| Contemporary Dance: 2nd Place |
Liliana Muhlbach Faubourg School of Ballet, IL |
| Contemporary Dance: 3rd Place |
Sarah Goldstone Moving People Dance Theatre, NM |
Special commendation from the judges
| Robert Senser, International Ballet School, CO |
Top 12
| Faye Hideko Warren, Alwin School of Dance, NM Evelyn Rachel Turner, Academy of Russian Ballet, CO Robert Senser, International Ballet School, CO Brieanna Olson, International Ballet School, CO Liliana Muhlbach, Faubourg School of Ballet, IL Rebecah Goldstone, Moving People Dance Theatre, NM Sarah Goldstone, Moving People Dance Theatre, NM Phylicia Roybal, Moving People Dance Theatre, NM Cara Cooper, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Lydia Bittner-Baird, Academy of Russian Ballet, CO Melissa Sheffield, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Maria Sascha Khan, Sallyann Mulcahy, MT |
Pre-Competitive age category (8-11)
| Award |
Winner |
| Hope Award (best overall performance in this age division) |
Soraya Schultness Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| 1st Place | Lacey LaRosa International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place | Holly Norton International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd Place | Jessica Olson International Ballet School, CO |
Ensembles
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | "Flower Festival" Robert Senser / Joanna Curley International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place | "In His Eyes" Autumn Sicking / Elizabeth Buckley True Dance Academy, NE |
| Best Pas de Deux | Dolls var. from "The Nutcracker" Chelsea Angela Duncan / Danielle E. Robb Academy of Russian Ballet, CO |
Special Awards
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Inessa Pakri / Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Katharine Taylor, Leyla Amis, Ronn Stewart / Moving People Dance Theater, NM |
| Outstanding Choreographer Award | Shari Shell-True - choreography for True Dance Academy, NE George Cripps - choreography for Queen City Ballet, MT |
| Outstanding School Award | International Ballet School, CO Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |