YAGP Winners
YAGP 2004 Austin, TX Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE
HOPE AWARD (best overall in Pre-competitive age division)
| Not awarded |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Kathryn Boren, 11 (Ballet Academy of Texas, TX) |
| 2nd Place | Marisa Shimano, 10 (Pacific Coast Academy) |
| 3rd Place | Katelyn Rhodes, 11 (Independent) |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX (best overall in Junior age division)
| Angela Kenny, 14 (Dallas Dance Academy, TX) |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Steven Loch, 13 (The Ballet Conservatory) |
| 2nd place | Melanie Shimano, 13 (Pacific Coast Academy) |
| 3rd place | Christina Lawrence, 14 (The Ballet Conservatory) |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Steven Loch, 13 (The Ballet Conservatory) |
| 2nd place | Samantha Finley, 13 (Dancentre of Edinburg) |
| 3rd place | Melanie Shimano, 13 (Pacific Coast Academy) |
TOP 12 FINALISTS IN JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (Contemporary Dance and Classical Ballet categories combined)
| Angela Kenny, 14 (Dallas Dance Academy, TX) Steven Loch, 13 (The Ballet Conservatory) Samantha Finley, 13 (Dancentre of Edinburg) Melanie Shimano, 13 (Pacific Coast Academy) Christina Lawrence, 14 (The Ballet Conservatory) Marquesa Figueroa, 13 (Deborah Case Dance Academy) Mia Zee, 13 (Marat Daukayev School of Ballet) Jessica Marie Phillips, 12 (Royal Academy of Fine Arts) Emily Speed, 14 (Independent) Bianca Christin Lugo, 14 (Deborah Case Dance Academy) Sydney Blaine Durso, 13 (Deborah Case Dance Academy) Victoria Guarjardo, 12, (Dancentre of Edinburg) |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX(best overall in Senior age division)
| Kelley Hutchins, 17 (School of Ballet Arkansas) |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Katie Flowers, 17 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) |
| 2nd place | Cody Beaton, 15 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) |
| 3rd place | Emi Hirota, 16 (The Ballet Conservatory) |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Cody Beaton, 15 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) |
| 2nd place | Katie Flowers, 17 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) |
| 3rd place | Tye Love, 16 (The Ballet Conservatory) |
TOP 12 IN SENIOR AGE DIVISION(Contemporary Dance and Classical Ballet categories combined)
| Kelley Hutchins, 17 (School of Ballet Arkansas) Cody Beaton, 15 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) Katie Flowers, 17 (Austin Conservatory of the Arts) Tye Love, 16 (The Ballet Conservatory) Emi Hirota, 16 (The Ballet Conservatory) Christian Van Der Graaff, 16 (Deborah Case Dance Academy) Samantha Collen, 19 (Galveston City Ballet) Joshua Murray, 15 (Deborah Case Dance Academy) Asia Waters, 17 (The Ballet Conservatory) Heather Lawrence, 17 (The Ballet Conservatory) Hillary Miller, 15 (Fort Bend Baptist Academy High School) Shannon Bedortha, 15 (Ballet Austin Academy) |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Royal Academy of Fine Arts (for ´La Bayadere´) |
| 2nd place | The Ballet Conservatory (for ´Big Swans´) |
| 3rd place | The Ballet Conservatory (for ´Rodeo Suite´) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding Teacher Award | Kelly Lannin |
| Outstanding Choreographer | Shannon Tate Alex Ossadnik |
| Outstanding School | Royal Academy of Fine Arts |