YAGP Winners
YAGP 2009 Los Angeles, CA Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Jamie Kopit, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Skylar Campbell, 17, V & T Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Natalie Krakirian, 15, Burbank School of the Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Chelsea Keefer, 16, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Elizabeth Herrmann, 19, Anaheim Ballet, CA |
TOP 12
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Skylar Campbell, 17, V & T Dance, CA Roma Daravi, 15, Southland Ballet Academy Elizabeth Herrmann, 19, Anaheim Ballet, CA Chelsea Keefer, 16, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT Renee Kester, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Jamie Kopit, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Natalie Krakirian, 15, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Elle Macy, 15, Orange County Dance Center, CA Kaelie Mann, 16, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Taryn Nowels, 16, Orange County Dance Center, CA Indiana Rachel Woodward, 15, Yuri Girgoriev School of Ballet, CA Mable Yiu, 15, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Natalie Krakirian, 15, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA |
| 2nd Place | Skylar Campbell, 17, V & T Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place | Chelsea Keefer, 16, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT |
TOP 12
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Ellen Akashi, 17, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Skylar Campbell, 17, V & T Dance, CA Elizabeth Herrmann, 19, Anaheim Ballet, CA Kaitlyn Jenkins, 16, Anaheim Ballet, CA Chelsea Keefer, 16, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT Renee Kester, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Jamie Kopit, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Natalie Krakirian, 15, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Elle Macy, 15, Orange County Dance Center, CA Natalie Matsuura, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Taryn Nowels, 16, Orange County Dance Center, CA Danica Paulos, 15, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Norika Matsuyama, 14, Palos Verdes Ballet |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Regina Montgomery, 13, Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA |
| 2nd Place | Lauren Denney, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place | Talia Kester, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
TOP 12
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Laurel Benson, 12, Orange County Dance Center, CA Lauren Denney, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Tyler Donatelli, 12, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Abbey Eriksson, 14, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, CA Marie Fuchigami, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Miriam Gittens, 13, Dance Studio of Fresno, CA Talia Kester, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Elizabeth Lee, 14, Palos Verdes Ballet, CA Norika Matsuyama, 14, Palos Verdes Ballet, CA Katie Miltimore, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Regina Montgomery, 13, Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA Mariah Vega, 12, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Sam Zaldivar, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Abbey Eriksson, 14, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Chiaki Takebayashi, 13, Academy of Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Miriam Gittens, 13, Dance Studio of Freso, CA |
TOP 12
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Vanessa Alschuler, 14, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Laurel Benson, 12, Orange County Dance Center, CA Lauren Denney, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Abbey Eriksson, 14, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, UT Miriam Gittens, 13, Dance Studio of Fresno, CA Talia Kester, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Elizabeth Lee, 14, Palos Verdes Ballet, CA Norika Matsuyama, 14, Palos Verdes Ballet, CA Catherine Meyers, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Regina Montgomery, 13, Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA Chiaki Takebayashi, 13, Academy of Dance, CA Sam Zaldivar, 13, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Maria Fernanda Paredes, 10, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Melissa Eguchi, 11, Huntington Academy of Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Gabrielle Chock, 11, Ballet Hawaii, HI |
| 3rd Place | Madeline Woo, 10, V & T Dance, CA |
TOP 12
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Gabrielle Chock, 11, Ballet Hawaii, HI Nina Dubovitsky, 11, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA Melissa Eguchi, 11, Huntinton Academy of Dance, CA Laura Hatanaka, 10, V & T Dance, CA Sage Humphries, 11, Orange County Dance Center, CA Liv Hutchings, 11, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Emily Ireland Buczek, 9, Camarillo Academy of Performing Arts, CA Michelle Lemburg, 10, Soutland Ballet Academy, CA Maria Fernanda Paredes, 10, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Christina Ricucci, 10, Murrieta Dance Project, CA, Alexis Scott, 11, Inland Dance Academy, CA Madeline Woo, 10, V & T Dance, CA |
ENSEMBLES
Ensembles
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | V & T Dance Pas De Deux from Le Corsaire |
| 2nd Place | Southland Ballet Academy Pas de Deux from Flames of Paris |
| 3rd Place | V & T Dance Mirlitons |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Viktor Kabanieav, Robynne Smythe |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Uta Graf-Apostol, Salwa Rizkalla, Lisa Sutton, Dmitri Kulev |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | V & T Dance (CA, USA) |
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