YAGP Winners
YAGP 2003 Torrington, CT Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE (ages 9-11)
| Award |
Winner |
| Hope Award (top overall in Pre-Comp. age division) |
Megan Hinkis, 11 New England Dance Comp., CT |
| 1st Place | Skylar Paley Brandt, 10 Scarsdale Ballet Studio, NY |
| 2nd Place (tie) |
Dominique Nunez, 10 School of Dance Theater of Harlem, NY Brenna DeFrancesco, 10 Brae Crest School of Ballet, RI |
| 3rd Place | Mariya Oishi, 10 Asako Ito Ballet School, NY |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 12-14)
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
(Best overall dancer in both Classical and Contemporary Dance category)
| Ashton Berkely, 14 Ballet Royale Academy, MD |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Puanani Brown, 14 Washington School of Ballet, DC |
| 2nd place | Emilie Drexler, 14 Lumiere Ballet, NY |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Sara Dowd, 13 Seiskaya Ballet, NY Eric Carnes, 13 Connecticut Concert Ballet, CT |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
| Brooke DeFrancesco, 14, Brae Crest School of Ballet, RI Megan Liberty, Seiskaya Ballet, NY Sara Dowd, 13, Seiskaya Ballet, NY Jillian Reaulieu, 13, Dance Expressions Eric Carnes, 13, Connecticut Concert Ballet, CT Ksenia Pereverzeva, 12, School of American Ballet, NY Dania Nunez, 13, School of Dance Theater Harlem, NY Danielle Tamburro, 13, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ Ashton Berkely, 14, Ballet Royale Academy, MD Emilie Drexler, 14, Lumiere Ballet, NY Puanani Brown, 14, Washington School of Ballet, DC Samantha Peretore, 12, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Puanani Brown, 14 Washington School of Ballet, DC |
| 2nd place | Shimon Ito, 12 Asako Ito Ballet School, NY |
| 3rd place | Emilie Drexler, 14 Lumiere Ballet, NY |
| Special Commodation from Judges |
Hanako Goto, 14 Sasaki Michiko Ballet Studio, Japan Caitlin Kirchenbaum, 14 Branchville Dance Centre, NJ |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET
| Ashton Berkely, 14, Ballet Royale Academy, MD Hanako Goto, 14, Sasaki Michiko Ballet Studio, Japan Shimon Ito, 12, Asako Ito Ballet School, NY Emilie Drexler, 14, Lumiere Ballet, NY Hinako Sakuraoka, 13, Asako Ito Ballet School, NY Caitlin Kirchenbaum, 14, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ Chelsea Adomaitis, 12, Dancing Arts Center, MA Danielle Tamburro, 13, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ Alrera Ferriere, 12, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ Puanani Brown, 14, Washington School of Ballet, DC Samantha Peretore, 12, Branchville Dance Centre, NJ Megan Liberty, Seiskaya Ballet, NY |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 15-19)
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Alexander Dutko, 16 Theatre Arts Dance America, PA |
| 2nd place | Caralin Curcio, 17 Ballet Barre School of Dance, NJ |
| 3rd place |
Mary Ellen Beaudreau, 17 Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, RI |
| Special Commodation from Judges |
Kana Matsuda, 16, Sasaki Michiko Ballet Studio, Japan |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY
| Alexander Dutko, 16, Theatre Arts Dance America, PA Caralin Curcio, 17, Ballet Barre School of Dance, NJ Mary Ellen Beaudreau, 17, Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, RI Julie Miller, 16, Seiskaya Ballet, NY Yoko Imaziake, 18, Asako Ito Ballet School, NY Alexis Engelhardt, 15, Universal Ballet Academy, DC Michelle Imhoff, 18, The Boston Conservatory, MA Laura Joy Fizpatrick, 16, Logrea Dance Academy, NY Pralaya, 16, Steps On Broadway, NY Sasha Edelman, 17, Central PA Youth Ballet, PA Breanne Horne, 16, North Carolina School of Arts, NC Tomaka Chikanaga, 15, Joffrey Ballet School, NY |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Mary Ellen Beaudreau, 17 Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, RI |
| 2nd place | Caralin Curcio, 17 Ballet Barre School of Dance, NJ |
| 3rd place (tie) |
Tiffany Graves, 15 Columbus Youth Ballet, OH Tomaka Chikanaga, 15 Joffrey Ballet School, NY |
| Special Commodation from Judges |
Kana Matsuda, 16, Sasaki Michiko Ballet Studio, Japan |
TOP 12 DANCERS IN CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Mary Ellen Beaudreau, 17, Festival Ballet of Rhode Island, RI Caralin Curcio, 17, Ballet Barre School of Dance, NJ Tomaka Chikanaga, 15, Joffrey Ballet School, NY Tiffany Graves, 15, Columbus Youth Ballet, OH Kana Masuda, Sasaki Michiko Ballet Studio, Japan Yoko Imaziake, 18, Asako Ito Ballet School, NY Sasha Edelman, 17, Central PA Youth Ballet, PA Julie Miller, 16, Seiskaya Ballet, NY Michelle Imhoff, 18, The Boston Conservatory, MA Aynsley Inglis, 15, Russian Ballet Center, PA Krystn Hammond, 17, Robin Horneff Performing Arts Center, NJ Alexis Engelhardt, 15, Universal Ballet Academy, DC |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Scarf Dance Nutmeg Ballet, CT |
| 2nd place | Flock Dancing Arts Center, MA |
| 3rd place | Dance Academy of Connecticut |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School Award | Nutmeg Conservatory, CT |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Pat Berrend Washington School of Ballet, DC |
| Outstanding Choreographer Award | Elaine Kudo Theatre Arts Dance America, PA |
JUDGES
| Raymond Lukens Mucuy Bolles Diana White Oleg Briansky |