YAGP Winners
YAGP 2002 Huntington Beach / Long Beach Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION (15-19 Y.O.)
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 2nd place | Shannon Lee West Arizona Ballet School |
| 3rd place | Elizabeth Chasteler Southland Ballet Academy Ruth Stainer Southland Ballet Academy |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Shannon Lee West Arizona Ballet School |
| 2nd place | Megan Kurashige Academy Of Ballet |
| 3rd place | Kate Highstrete Huntington Academy of Dance |
| Special Commendation | Jennie Wolk Cindy Soto's Dance Center Sharon Kung Susan Hayward School of Dance artistic |
TOP 12
| Shannon Lee West, Arizona Ballet School Megan Kurashige, Academy Of Ballet Kate Highstrete, Huntington Academy of Dance Meghan Van Winkle, Southland Ballet Academy Laura Schmitz, Ellen Schipper School of Classical Ballet Elizabeth Chasteler, Southland Ballet Academy Ruth Stainer, Southland Ballet Academy Tara Kaleta, Adams and Yen Li Chen Ballet Academy Julia Olsen-Rodriguez, School of International Ballet Samantha DeBritton, Orange County Dance Center Kendra Kahrer, Westside School of Ballet Stephanie Orza |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (12-14 Y.O.)
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Jeanette Humphries School of International Ballet |
| 2nd place | Jade Payette Southland Ballet Academy Catherine Hamer Saddleback Dance Center |
| 3rd place | Samantha Chang Ballet Pacifica Quenby Hersh Southland Ballet Academy |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Victor Kasatsky Saddleback Dance Center |
| 2nd place | Da Venche Burks School of International Ballet Laura Schierhorn Southland Ballet Academy |
| 3rd place | Shirley Winters The Dance Studio of Fresno |
MALE CATEGORY
| Victor Kasatsky, Saddleback Dance Center JR Sean Phillip Orza, San Francisco Ballet School Sean Omandam, The Dance Studio of Fresno John Karim, The Dance Studio of Fresno Reid Colton, Idyllwild Art Academy |
TOP 12
| Isha Cecere, Saddleback Dance Center Jade Payette, Southland Ballet Academy Samantha Chang, Ballet Pacifica Quenby Hersh, Southland Ballet Academy Jeanette Humphries, School of International Ballet Leia Weil, The Dance Studio of Fresno Jayde Doyle, MK Studio of Ballet Mary Braun, Southland Ballet Academy Jennifer Stahl, Classical Ballet Academy Catherine Hamer, Saddleback Dance Center Sarah Ross, Ballet Pacifica Jennifer Danzi, Ballet Pacifica |
SPECIAL COMMENDATION FROM THE JUDGES
| Tara Ghassemich, Orange County Dance Center - FOR TECHNICAL ABILITY |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION (8-11 Y.O.)
| Award |
Winner |
| Hope Award | Sarah Poss |
| 1st place (tie) | Mallory Clark Natalie Nguyen |
| 2nd place | Melanie Shimano |
| 3rd place (tie) | Nina Pearlman Monica Steiner |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | "Volare" Isha Cecere / Lisa Ushino / Nicole Broch Golden State Ballet Company |
| 2nd place | "Nine Twenty Special" Da Venche Burks / Da Venche Burks School of International Ballet |
| 3rd place | Strike Up the Band" Andrea Paris / Andrea Paris Theatrics Dance Academy "Velvet Pants" Lisaun Whittingham / Lisaun Whittingham / Megan Hanley / Landon Prairie Cindy Soto's Dance Center |
PAS DE DEUX
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Pas de Deux, "Giselle", Act III Julia Olsen-Rodriguez / Da Venche Burks School of International Ballet |
| 2nd place | Variation from "Coppelia" Leia Weil / Sean Omandam The Dance Studio of Fresno |
| 3rd place | "Red Riding Hood and the Wolf" Alexandria Mitchell / Dylan Gutierrez Theatrics Dance Academy Pas de Deux from "Paquita" Chris Sellars / Colie Cassidy Orange County Dance Center |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School Award | Ballet Pacifica |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Salwa Rizkalla/M. Petipa Da Venche Burks Shirley Winters |