YAGP Winners
YAGP 2008 Denver, CO Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Tyler Burkett, 18, Ballet West Academy, UT |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - MEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Adam Hartley, 17, Pacific Coast Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Stephen Achziger, 16, International Ballet Academy, CO |
| 3rd Place | Isaac Aoki, 15, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Grace Medaugh, 18, International Ballet Academy, CO |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Nadia Belkin, 16, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Amy Statton, 18, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Danielle Maas, 17, Studio Maestro, NY |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Taylor Block, 15, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT |
TOP 12 - WOMEN
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Kayla Armgardt, 16, Fishback School of the Dance, NM Nadia Belkin, 16, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO Taylor Block, 15, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT Yoshiko Brunson, 15, International Ballet School, CO Gabrielle Carlile, 17, Protégé Performer of the Texas Classical Ballet, TX Samantha Harmon, 17, International Ballet School, CO Lacey LaRosa, 17, International Ballet School, CO Kendra Levy, 17, International Ballet School, CO Danielle Maas, 17, Studio Maestro, NY Grace Medaugh, 18, International Ballet Academy, CO Amy Statton, 18, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO Antionette Segura, 15, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Adam Hartley, 17, Pacific Coast Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Danielle Maas, 17, Studio Maestro, NY |
| 3rd Place | Grace Medaugh, 18, International Ballet Academy, CO |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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Davonna Batt, 16, Fishback School of the Dance, NM Nadia Belkin, 16, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO Taylor Block, 15, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT Yoshiko Brunson, 15, International Ballet School, CO Tyler Burkett, 18, Ballet West Academy, UT Adam Hartley, 17, Pacific Coast Academy, CA Tess Hewlett, 17, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Kelsey Holbrook, 17, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Kendra Levy, 17, International Ballet School, CO Danielle Maas, 17, Studio Maestro, NY Grace Medaugh, 18, International Ballet Academy, CO Kaitlyn Van Wagoner, 15, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Nikolas Gaifullin, 12, Protégé Performer of the Texas Classical Ballet, TX |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Tiare Keeno, 13, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Sterling Baca, 14, International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Tatum Shoptaugh, 13, Zamuel Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Anisa Scott, 14, International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Megan Swisher, 14, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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Sterling Baca, 14, International Ballet School, CO Hope Dougherty, 13, Danse Etoile Ballet, CO Nikolas Gaifullin, 12, Protégé Performer of the Texas Classical Ballet, TX Laura Haller, 13, Queen City Ballet, MT Silken Anne Kelly, 14, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Tiare Keeno, 13, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Emily Grace Scheele, 13, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Anisa Scott, 14, International Ballet School, CO Tatum Shoptaugh, 13, Zamuel Ballet School, CO Megan Swisher, 14, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Iona Tan, 13, Littleton Ballet Academy, CO Ashley Wilson, 12, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Anisa Scott, 14, International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place | Silken Anne Kelly, 14, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO |
| 3rd Place | Tiare Keeno, 13, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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McCae Bonner, 14, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Sylvie Cubbage, 13, International Ballet School, CO Courtney Forbes, 12, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Nikolas Gaifullin, 12, Protégé Performer of the Texas Classical Ballet, TX Silken Anne Kelly, 14, Academy of Colorado Ballet, CO Tiare Keeno, 13, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Natalie Maxwell, 14, Alwin School of the Dance, NM Parisa Mehregan, 12, Mainland Academy of Performing Arts, CO Anisa Scott, 14, International Ballet School, CO Madeline Scott, 12, Dance Gallery of South Dakota, SD Johnnie Taylor Trujillo, 12, Independent, NM Kyra Ward-Osborne, 13, Fisback Studio of the Dance, NM |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Shania C. Rasmussen, 11, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Juliet Doherty, 10, Fishback Studio of the Dance, NM |
| 2nd Place | Haslam Stone Ford, 11, International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd Place | Alexandra Wilson, 9, National Ballet Academy of Denver,CO |
TOP 12 - WOMEN
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Heather Capen, 10, Peake Ballet Theatre, CO Emily Cihan, 10, Peake Ballet Theatre, CO Kendra Clyde, 11, Dance Force - 1, CO Juliet Doherty, 10, Fishback Studio of the Dance, NM Haslam Stone Ford, 11, International Ballet School, CO Maia Grace Fredrickson, 11, Peake Ballet Theatre, CO Elise Gaubatz, 11, Zamuel Ballet School, CO Madeline Miller, 11, Queen City Ballet, MT Shania C. Rasmussen, 11, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO Natalia Ruiz, 11, Alwin School of the Dance, NM Theresa Schuyler, 11, Ballet West Academy, UT Alexandra Wilson 9, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Mirletons from the Nutcracker, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Nocturne, International Ballet School, CO |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Vivaldi, International Ballet School, CO |
| 3rd Place (tie) | I'll Be There, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Nothing Else Matters, Fishback Studio of the Dance, NM |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Chris Peddecord |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Andrei Vasili, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO Cornell Callender, National Ballet Academy of Denver, CO |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | International Ballet School, CO |
| JUDGES RECOGNITION FOR SPECIAL PERFORMANCE | McCae Bonner, 14, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |