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Our Winners / 2007 Regional Semi Finals / Chicago, IL

YAGP 2007
Chicago Semi-Finals
The Winners




SENIOR AGE DIVISION

GRAND PRIX
Ryan Steele, (16)  Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center

CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - Men and Women combined (SR)
Award
Winner
1-st Place Scott Willits, (15) Summit School of Dance
2-nd Place Amber Neumann, (15) Southold Dance Theater
3-rd Place (tie) Casey McIntyre, (15) Juliana's Academy of Dance
3-rd Place (tie) Alex Hille, (17) Summit School of Dance

TOP 12 CONT. - Men and Women combined (SR)
Caroline Baldwin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet/ Ruth Page
Spencer Dickhaus, (16) Summit School of Dance
Sarah Genin, (15) Springfield Ballet Company
Shelby Henningsen, (15) Larkin Dance Studio
Alex Hille, (17) Summit School of Dance
Casey McIntyre, (15) Juliana's Academy of Dance
Katie McLaughlin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet
Amber Neumann, (15) Southold Dance Theater
Breanna O'Mara, (17) Grosse Pointe Dance Center
Ryan Steele, (16) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
Price Suddarth, (16) CIDE at Performer's Edge School
Scott Willits, (15) Summit School of Dance

CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - Men and Women combined (SR)
Award
Winner
1-st Place Katie McLaughlin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet
2-nd Place Caroline Baldwin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet/ Ruth Page
3-rd Place (tie) Price Suddarth, (16) CIDE at Performer's Edge School 
3-rd Place (tie) Sam Jones, (16) Southold Dance Theater

TOP 12 CLASS. - Men and Women combined (SR)
Caroline Baldwin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet/ Ruth Page
Rebecca Brenner, (17) Columbus City Ballet School
Spencer Dickhaus, (16) Summit School of Dance
Sarah Genin, (15) Springfield Ballet Company
Abigail Lee Jackson Klein, (16) Academy of Dance Arts
Sam Jones, (16) Southold Dance Theater
Katie McLaughlin, (16) Faubourg School of Ballet
Amber Neumann, (15) Southold Dance Theater
Ryan Steele, (16) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
Price Suddarth, (16) CIDE at Performer's Edge School
Gwynedd Vetter-Drusch, (15) Academy of Russian Ballet
Casie Wheeler, (16) CIDE at Performer's Edge School


JUNIOR AGE DIVISION

CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - Men and Women combined (JR)
Award
Winner
1-st Place Audrey Beaumarchais, (13) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
2-nd Place Patricia Zhou, (13) Grosse Ile Academy of
3-rd Place Zach Enquist, (14) Summit School of Dance

TOP 12 CONT. - Men and Women combined (JR)
Blair Bagley, (14) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
Audrey Beaumarchais, (13) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
Alexis Caruso, (14) Academy of Dance Arts
Sarah Chun, (13) Faubourg School of Ballet
Andrea DiPaolo, (14) Columbus City Ballet School
Zach Enquist, (14) Summit School of Dance
Chloe Freytag, (13) Summit School of Dance
Nicole Krasnodebski, (13) Lake Forest Dance Academy
Caitlin Nordstrom, (14) Rochester School of Dance
Hannah Olinger, (13) New American Youth Ballet
Hayley Salmon, (13) Peoria Ballet Academy
Patricia Zhou, (13) Grosse Ile Academy of Dance

CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - Men and Women combined (JR)
Award
Winner
1-st Place Andrea DiPaolo, (14) Columbus City Ballet School
2-nd Place Sarah Chun, (13) Faubourg School of Ballet
3-rd Place (tie) Caitlin Nordstrom, (14) Rochester School of Dance
3-rd Place (tie) Alexandra Wright, (14) Columbus City Ballet School

TOP 12 CLASS. - Men and Women combined (JR)
Kristina Aubuchon, (13) Patzius Performaing Arts
Blair Bagley, (14) Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center
Alexis Caruso, (14) Academy of Dance Arts
Sarah Chun, (13) Faubourg School of Ballet
Andrea DiPaolo, (14) Columbus City Ballet School
Jessica Ennis, (14) Underground Arts Connection
Zach Enquist, (14) Summit School of Dance
Amanda D. Hickey, (14) Faubourg School of Ballet
Caitlin Nordstrom, (14) Rochester School of Dance
Nina Vrbancic, (14) Ballet Tech Ohio
Alexandra Wright, (14) Columbus City Ballet School
Patricia Zhou, (13) Grosse Ile Academy of Dance


PRE-COMPETETIVE AGE DIVISION

HOPE AWARD
Maria Beck, (11) Juliana’s Academy of Dance

Award
Winner
1-st Place Joanna Canfield, (11) Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana
2-nd Place Serena Sovdsnes, (9) Ballet Tech Ohio
3-rd Place Alyssa Marie Ness, (11) Northland School of Dance

TOP 12 PRE-COMP.
Maria Beck, (11) Juliana's Academy of Dance
Joanna Canfield, (11) Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana
Miranda Giles, (9) Not Just Ballet Centrale
Emily Hayes, (10) Centerville Contemporary Ballet
Samantha Kelsey, (10) Andrea Redman Dance Academy
Tatiana Masi, (10) USA Ballet Academy
Alyssa Marie Ness, (11) Northland School of Dance
Tanner Pflueger, (11) Nebraska Dance
Laura Shaw, (10) Centerville Contemporary Ballet
Serena Sovdsnes, (9) Ballet Tech Ohio
Rebecca Voulgarakis, (11) Ballet Cultural Arts Center
Amanda Woodward, (10) Grosse Ile Academy of Dance


ENSEMBLES

Award
Winner
1st Place Rochester School of Dance, After The Ball 
2nd Place (tie) Southold Dance Theater, Aerodynamic
2nd Place (tie) Southold Dance Theater, Reindeer Variations
3rd Place Columbus City Ballet School, Tango Ballet in 1st Movement

TOP 12 ENSEMBLES
Canton ballet, Le Corsare
CIDE at Performer's Edge School, Salieri Variations
Columbus City Ballet School, Tango Ballet in 1st Movement
Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center, Pas De Deux Grand pas Classique
Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center, Soaring
Juliana's Academy of Dance, Elegiya
Rochester School of Dance, After The Ball
Southold Dance Theater, Aerodynamic
Southold Dance Theater, Kodo
Southold Dance Theater, Reindeer Variations
Summit School of Dance, Intrigue
Summit School of Dance, Reminiscence


SPECIAL AWARDS

Award
Winner
Outstanding Choreographer Alexei Kremnev
Cornelia Sampson
Outstanding School Rochester School of Dance, MI
Faubourg School of Ballet, IL
Outstanding Teacher Linda S. Muir, Summit School of Dance, MN
Anna Reznik, Southhold Dance Theatre, IN


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