YAGP Winners
YAGP 2003 Philadelphia, PA Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE (ages 9-11)
| Award |
Winner |
| Hope Award (top overall in Pre-Comp. age division) |
April Giangeruso, 11 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. |
| 1st Place | Annette Faynburd, 11 Olga Kresin School of Ballet, PA |
| 2nd Place | Olga Podprugin, 11 Olga Kresin School of Ballet, PA |
| 3rd Place | Sarah Hicks, 11 Advance Dance Academy, MD |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 12-14)
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
(Best overall dancer in both Classical and Contemporary Dance category)
| Katherine Williams, 13 Ballet Royale, MD |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Christina Shevchenko, 14 The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd place | Rebecca King, 14 Ballet Royale, MD |
| 3rd place | Whitley Saffron, 14 Lorraine Susa's Dance Unlimited, PA and Morgantown Dance Studio, PA |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
| Katherine Williams, Ballet Royale, MD Christina Shevchenko, Ballet Royale, MD Rebecca King, Ballet Royale, MD Whitley Saffron, Lorraine Susa's Dance Unlimited, PA and Morgantown Dance Studio, PA Danielle Schultze, Advance Dance Academy, MD Carolyn Sanagurski, Ballet Royale, MD Yana Feldman, Olga Kresin School of Ballet Maya Joslow, Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Allie Hitt, Mid Atlantic Center for Performing Arts, MD Anna Elizabeth Bauer, Salisbury Studio of Dance Stephanie Kate Eagle, Salisbury Studio of Dance Brianna Stinebaugh, Ballet Academy of Baltimore, MD |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Christina Shevchenko, 14 The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd place | Whitley Saffron, 14 Lorraine Susa's Dance Unlimited, PA and Morgantown Dance Studio, PA |
| 3rd place | Madison Keesler, 12 Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, PA |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET
| Katherine Williams, Ballet Royale, MD Christina Shevchenko, The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Whitley Saffron, Lorraine Susa's Dance Unlimited, PA and Morgantown Dance Studio, PA Madison Keesler, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, PA Kristi Latham, Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Corinne Rapone, Russian Ballet Centre, DE Maya Joslow, Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Carolyn Sanagurski, Ballet Royale, MD Yana Feldman, Olga Kresin School of Ballet Danielle Schultze, Advance Dance Academy, MD Torrey McAnena, Metropolitan Ballet Academy Maria Fernanda Garcia Galiano, Academia de Ballet de Lomas Verdes |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 15-19)
GRAND PRIX
(Best overall performance in both Classical and Contemporary dance categories)
| Ian Lindeman, 15 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Emily Bicks, 16 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. |
| 2nd place | Abigail Williams, 15 Ballet Royale, MD |
| 3rd place | Lara Clemens, 15 Russian Ballet Centre, DE |
| Special Mention In Contemporary Dance Category |
Megan Gagnon Pacific Coast Academy Of Dance |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Ian Lindeman, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Emily Bicks, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Abigail Williams, Ballet Royale, MD Lara Clemens, Russian Ballet Centre, DE Stephen King, Ballet Royale, MD Gyulnara Abramson, Olga Kresin School of Ballet Ashley Dupre, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Marissa Hobgood, Orlando Ballet School, FL Lauren Kennedy, Russian Ballet Centre, DE Dylan Burry, Ballet Royale, MD Kia Seals, Ballet Royale, MD Christina Mikus, Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Abigail Williams, 15 Ballet Royale, MD |
| 2nd place | Ashley Dupre, 16 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Mugen Kazama, 16 Katsumi Hoshi Ballet School, JAPAN Antonio Hudnell, 18 Dance Institute of Washington, D.C. |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Abigail Williams, Ballet Royale, MD Ahsley Dupre, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Lauren Kennedy, Russian Ballet Centre, DE Gyulnara Abramson, Olga Kresin School of Ballet Emily Bicks, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Kara Popovich, Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Lara Clemens, Russian Ballet Centre, DE Elena Muzzi, Anna Marie Dance Studio Caitlin Krause, Laudoun School of Ballet Ian Lindeman, Universal Ballet Academy, D.C. Antonio Hudnell, Dance Institute of Washington, D.C. Mugen Kazama, Katsumi Hoshi Ballet School, JAPAN |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Dance Institute of Washington |
| 2nd place | Ballet Royale |
| 3rd place | "Harmonic 7" Russian Ballet Centre, DE |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School Award | Dance Institute of Washington, D.C. Ballet Royale, MD |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Slava Mesropov Ballet Royale, MD |
| Outstanding Choreographer Award | Kevin Thomas Malone Dance Institute of Washington, D.C. |
JUDGES
| Lupe Serrano Dianna White Shamil Yagudin Mucuy Bolles |