Youth America Grand Prix

YAGP Winners

YAGP 2004 Chicago, IL Semi-Finals

PRE-COMPETITIVE


Award
Winner
Hope Award Alexis Caruso (11)
Academy of Dance Arts
1st Place Anna Montgomery (11)
Faubourg School of Ballet
2nd Place Juliana Maria Santiago (10)
Novi Civic Ballet Academy
3rd Place Olivia Lafrenz (11)
Faubourg School of Ballet

JUNIOR AGE DIVISION


YOUTH GRAND PRIX
Maria Fernanda Garcia-Galiano Academia de Ballet de Lomas Verdes


CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
Award
Winner
1st place Jourdan Epstein
Summit School of Dance
2nd place Morgan Saunders
Columbus Youth Ballet
3rd place Jessica Borowczyk
Academy of Dance Arts


TOP 12 (JR CONT)
Jourdan Epstein, Summit School of Dance
Morgan Saunders, Columbus Youth Ballet
Jessica Borowczyk, Academy of Dance Arts
Carol Tang, Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet
Emily Momberg, Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Maria Fernanda Garcia-Galiano, Academia de Ballet de Lomas Verdes
Lauren Pschirrer, Peoria Ballet
Courtney Liu, St. Romain Dance Academy
Jazmin Jackson, Monona Academy of Dance
Alyssa Lewellen, Peoria Ballet
Jennifer Smutz, Peoria Ballet
Kristin Herlache, Monona Academy of Dance


CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
Award
Winner
1st place Lily Watkins
Columbus Youth Ballet
2nd place Kaitlin Fries
Columbus Youth Ballet
3rd place Allison Hudson
Dancenter North


TOP 12 (JR CLASS)
Maria Fernanda Garcia-Galiano, Academia de Ballet de Lomas Verdes
Lily Watkins, Columbus Youth Ballet
Kaitlin Fries, Columbus Youth Ballet
Allison Hudson, Dancenter North
Rebecca Brenner, Columbus Youth Ballet
Emily Momberg, Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Jessica Borowczyk, Academy of Dance Arts
Carol Tang, Otto M. Budig Academy of Cincinnati Ballet
Sarah Genin, Springfield Ballet Co.
Jourdan Epstein, Summit School of Dance
Meghan Loman, Springfield Ballet Co.
Morgan Saunders, Columbus Youth Ballet

SENIOR AGE DIVISION


GRAND PRIX
Amanda Gawrysz Academy of Dance Arts


CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - FEMALE DANCERS
Award
Winner
1st place Christie Sciturro
Juliana's Academy of Dance
2nd place Laura Irion
Ohio Conservatory of Dance
3rd place Tuesday Perry
Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale


TOP 12 (SR CONT) - FEMALE DANCERS
Christie Sciturro, Juliana's Academy of Dance
Amanda Gawrysz, Academy of Dance Arts
Tamara Ashvetiya, Rochester School of Dance
Laura Irion, Ohio Conservatory of Dance
Tuesday Perry, Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Masha Boyko, Academy of Dance Arts
Taryn Look, Juliana's Academy of Dance
Aimi Toyama, Columbus Youth Ballet
Morgan Mathias, Milwaukee Ballet School
Kate Riegler, Independent
Kaitlin Zeiter, Summit School of Dance
Brittany Ziegelmeyer, Columbus Youth Ballet


CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - MALE DANCERS
Award
Winner
1st place Tyler Savoie
Columbus Youth Ballet
2nd place Jonathan Person
Monona Academy of Dance
3rd place Kaleb Baker
Ohio Conservatory of Dance


TOP 6 (SR CONT) - MALE DANCERS
Tyler Savoie, Columbus Youth Ballet
Jonathan Person, Monona Academy of Dance
Kaleb Baker, Ohio Conservatory of Dance
Robby Cecil, Cleveland Dance Theatre
Justin Bohan, Monona Academy of Dance
Owen B Uhl, Monona Academy of Dance


CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (SR)
Award
Winner
1st place Tuesday Perry
Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
2nd place Laura Irion
Ohio Conservatory of Dance
3rd place Aimi Toyama
Columbus Youth Ballet


TOP 12 (SR CLASS)
Amanda Gawrysz, Academy of Dance Arts
Aimi Toyama, Columbus Youth Ballet
Tuesday Perry, Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Laura Irion, Ohio Conservatory of Dance
Kate Riegler, Independent
Sara Tull, Rochester School of Dance
Morgan Mathias, Milwaukee Ballet School
Rebecca Mo, Midwest Ballet Academy
Tamara Ashvetiya, Rochester School of Dance
Masha Boyko, Academy of Dance Arts
Christie Sciturro, Juliana's Academy of Dance
Tyler Savoie, Columbus Youth Ballet


BEST MALE DANCER AWARD (SR)
Tyler Savoie Columbus Youth Ballet

ENSEMBLES


Award
Winner
1st place (tie) Juliana's Academy of Dance
Russian Halloween
Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Pachelbel Pas De Dix
2nd place Monona Academy of Dance
Allegretto
3rd place Columbus Youth Ballet
Song of Serenity


TOP 6
Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale, Pachelbel Pas De Dix
Juliana's Academy of Dance, Russian Halloween
Monona Academy of Dance, Allegretto 
Columbus Youth Ballet, Song of Serenity
Royal Youth Ballet Company, Handel Suites III Movements
Grosse Pointe Dance Center, Joie de Vivre

SMALL ENSEMBLES


Award
Winner
1st place Academy of Dance Arts
Alhambra Duet
2nd place Ohio Conservatory of Dance
Vivified
3rd place Academy of Dance Arts
Tango Suite


TOP 6
Academy of Dance Arts, Alhambra Duet
Ohio Conservatory of Dance, Vivified
Academy of Dance Arts, Tango Suite
Columbus Youth Ballet, Sugar Plum Fairy Pas De Deux
Monona Academy of Dance, Snow Pas De Deux Nutcracker

SPECIAL AWARDS


Award
Winner
Outstanding School Clara R Noyes Academy of Ballet Internationale
Columbus Youth Ballet
Outstanding Teacher Shery Moray
Tatiana Pali
Outstanding Choreographer Sergei Fokine