YAGP Winners
YAGP 2003 Denver, CO Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE (ages 9-11)
| Award |
Winner |
| Hope Award (top overall in Pre-Comp. age division) |
Whitney Jensen, 10 Jacqueline Colledge School of Ballet, UT |
| 1st Place | Holly Norton, 11 International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place | Elizabeth Anna Boccieri, 11 |
| 3rd Place | Morgan Malany, 11 Queen City Ballet, MT |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 12-14)
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
(Best overall dancer in both Classical and Contemporary Dance category)
| Alyssa Velasquez, 14 Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Kiyoshi Kawano,14 Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
| 2nd place | Lena Leopold, 14 |
| 3rd place | Joseph Conley, 14 International Ballet School, CO |
TOP 6 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
| Alyssa Velasquez, 14, Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Kyoshi Kawano, 14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Lena Leopold, 14 Isha Lloyd, 13 Joseph Conley, 14, International Ballet School, CO Sam Stockman, 13, Northern Plains Ballet School, ND |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Christina Lawrence, 13 The Ballet Conservatory, TX |
| 2nd place | Kiyoshi Kawano, 14 Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Lena Leopold, 14 Daron Edgar, 14 Classical Ballet School, CO |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET
| Alyssa Velasquez, 14, Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Christina Lawrence, 13 Kyoshi Kawano,14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Daron Edgar, 14, Classical Ballet School, CO Lena Leopold, 14 Erin Simmons-Brown, 13, Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Isha Lloyd, 13 Alyssa Winchell, 14, Classical Ballet School, CO Caitlin Johnson, 13 Jessica Holliday, 14, Colorado School of Ballet, CO Audrey Honert, 14, International Ballet School, CO Joseph Conley, 14, International Ballet School, CO |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 15-19)
GRAND PRIX
(Best overall performance in both Classical and Contemporary dance categories)
| Brieanna Olson, 15 International Ballet School, CO |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Ashley Burnett-Doering |
| 2nd place | Chandra Greenlee, 16 International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Joanna Curley, 15 International Ballet School, CO Serena Mackay, 17 Queen City Ballet, MT |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Brieanna Olson, 15, International Ballet School, CO Ashley Burnett-Doering, 17 Chandra Greenlee, 16, International Ballet School, CO Joanna Curley, 15, International Ballet School, CO Katherine Boccieri, 15 Kelsey Davis, 15, Springs City Ballet, CO Serena Mackay, 17, Queen City Ballet, MT Laura Steigers, 16, International Ballet School, CO Gabrielle Barton, 16, Nevada Performing Arts, NV Marissa Field, 16, Phoenix Rising Contemporary Dance Centre, ND Caitlin Lennon, 15, Queen City Ballet, MT Chelsea Dustin, 17, The Ballet Conservatory, TX |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Joanna Curley, 15 International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd place | Ashley Burnett-Doering, 17 |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Takashi Sogitari, 18 Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Brittany Waggy, 15 International Ballet School, CO |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Brieanna Olson, 15, International Ballet School, CO Joanna Curley, 15, International Ballet School, CO Ashley Burnett-Doering, 17 Takashi Sogitari, 18, Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Brittany Waggy, 15, International Ballet School, CO Serena Mackay, 17, Queen City Ballet, MT Katherine Boccieri, 15 Laura Steigers, 16, International Ballet School, CO Natalie Villareal, 18, International Ballet School, CO Danielle Rojas, 16, Classical Ballet School, CO Marissa Field, 16, Phoenix Rising Contemporary Dance Centre, ND Kelsey Davis, 15, Springs City Ballet, CO |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Nutcracker Pas de Deux International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd place | Pressage International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd place | Petit Poulene Queen City Ballet, MT |
| Special Commendation from the Judges | Music Box Dolls Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School Award | International Ballet School, CO |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | German Zamuel International Ballet School, CO Inessa Pakri Joseph & Loretta Law Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| Outstanding Choreographer Award | Chantele Cook-Collier Jacqueline Colledge School of Ballet, UT |
JUDGES
| Carlos dos Santos Cecilia Kerche Tatiana Legat Rebecca Wright |