YAGP Winners
YAGP 2003 Greenville Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE (ages 9-11)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Gabriela Johnson, 11 Academy of Ballet Arts, FL |
| 2nd Place | Emily Giles, 9 Starke Academy of Dance, FL |
| 3rd Place | Rachel Pino, 9 Artistic Dance Center, FL |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 12-14)
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
(Best overall dancer in both Classical and Contemporary Dance category)
| Maggie Clarkson, 14 Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Janelle Delgado, 12 Artistic Dance Center, FL |
| 2nd place | Andrea Jonusas, 13 Artistic Dance Center, FL |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Brittany Summer, 14 Gaston Dance Theatre, GA Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, 14 Carolina Ballet´s Center for Dance Education, SC |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
| Maggie Clarkson, 14, Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL Janelle Degado, 12, Artistic Dance Center, FL Andrea Jonusas, 13, Artistic Dance Center, FL Brittany Summer, 14, Gaston Dance Theatre, GA Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, 14 , Carolina Ballet´s Center for Dance Education, SC Matthew Renko, 14, Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC Maggie Frailey, 12, American Dance Machine, FL Rebekah Harville, 12, Statesboro School of Dance Emily Kenny, 13, Litzhfield Dance, SC Raven Pippenger, 12, Academy of Ballet Arts, FL Kelsey VanTime, 12, Etude de Ballet, IL |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Anna Marie Gerberich, 14 Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, PA |
| 2nd place | Andrea Jonusas, 13 Artistic Dance Center, FL |
| 3rd place | Jillian Sealy, 13 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET
| Maggie Clarkson, 14, Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL Anna Marie Gerberich, 14, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, PA Andrea Jonusas, 13, Artistic Dance Center, FL Jillian Sealy, 13, South Carolina Governor´s, School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, 14, Carolina Ballet´s Center for Dance Education, SC Janelle Degado, 12, Artistic Dance Center, FL Shannon Hokanson, 15, Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC Alyssa Anderson, 14, South Carolina Governor´s, School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Matthew Renko, 14, Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC Stephanie Suitt, 14, Manassas School of Dance, VA , Brittany Summer, 14, Gaston Dance Theatre, GA Maggie Frailey, 12, American Dance Machine, FL |
SPECIAL MENTION
| Matthew Renko, 14, Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 15-19)
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY, FEMALE
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Emily Ellis, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 2nd place | Rachel Mckeever, 17 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Erin Jennifer Young, 15 Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA Laura Vigil, 16 Artistic Dance Center, FL |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY, MALE
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place (tie) |
Gray Davis, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Joseph Gatti, 18 Orlando Ballet School, FL |
| 2nd place | Scott Spivey, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 3rd place | Christian Squires, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Emily Ellis, 16, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Rachel Mckeever, 17, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Erin Jennifer Young, 15, Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA Laura Vigil, 16, Artistic Dance Center, FL Samantha Berger, 16, Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA Helengrace Hatcher, 18, Firethorn School of Dance, FL Whitney Huell, 15, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Nicole Sabella, 15, Acadmey of Ballet Arts, FL Marija Juliette Abney, 15, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Dahne Ledford, 16, Academy of Ballet Arts, FL Karen Mata, 17, Litzhfield Dance, SC Yejin Park, 17, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, FL |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY, FEMALE
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Emily Ellis, 15 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 2nd place | Rachel Mckeever, 17 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 3rd place | Erin Jennifer Young, 15 Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY, MALE
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Gray Davis, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| 2nd place (tie) |
Scott Spivey, 16 South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Joseph Gatti, 18 Orlando Ballet School, FL |
| 3rd place | Sam Chester, 15 Carolina Ballet Theatre, SC |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Emily Ellis, 15, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Rachel Mckeever, 17, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Erin Jennifer Young, 15, Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA Laura Vigil, 16, Artistic Dance Center, FL Whitney Huell, 15, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Andrea Martoccia, 18, American Dance Machine, FL Chloe Slade, 15, South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC Morgan Lumpkin, 15, Pavlovich Dance School, SC Daria Marochnik, 16, Manassas School of Dance, VA Samantha Berger, 16, Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA Karen Mata, 17, Litzhfield Dance, SC Alexandra Rodriquez, 16, Manassas School of Dance, VA |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Grande Pas de Deux, Le Corsaire Academy of Ballet Arts, FL |
| 2nd place | Nutcracker Pas de Trois Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts, VA |
| 3rd place | Taste of Honey Litchfield Dance, SC |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School Award | South Carolina Governor´s School for the Arts & Humanities, SC |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Magda Aunon Magda Aunon School of Ballet, FL |
| Outstanding Choreographer Award | Liana Navaro Artistic Dance Center, FL |
JUDGES
| Giuseppe Canale Robert Barnet Melissa Hayden Rebecca Wright |