YAGP Winners
YAGP 2008 Long Beach, CA Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Brynn Gilbert, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - MEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Skylar Campbell, 16, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Brian Heil, 16, San Diego Acdemy of Ballet, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Jeremy Zapata, Burbank School of Ballet, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Bobby Amamizu, 18, Independent, CA |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Yuuki Kagami, 18, Goh Ballet Academy, CANADA |
| 2nd Place | Hannah Schiller, 15, Pacific Coasat Academy of Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place | Alyssa Springer, 15, Anaheim Ballet School, CA |
TOP 25 - WOMEN
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Ellen Akashi, 16, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Elan Alekzander, 18, Anaheim Ballet, CA Kaitlin Alena, 16, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Samantha Anton, 17, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Samantha Bell, 17, Anahiem Ballet, CA Carly Bruce, 15, Independent, CA Bryn Gilbert, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Alana Griffith, 15, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Karen Johnson, 16, Maple Conservatory of Dance, CA Yuuki Kagami, 18, Goh Ballet Academy, CANADA Katarzyka Kropinski, 16, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA Alyssa Lerner, 15, San Diego Academy of Ballet, CA Katlyn Linderman, 18, San Diego Academy of Ballet, CA Kaelie Mann, 15, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Sayaka Mitani, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, CANADA Taryn Nowels, 15, Orange County Dance Center, CA Laruen Richter, 18, Independent, CA Hannah Schiller, 15, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Alyssa Springer, 15, Anaheim Ballet School, CA Normandie Thakham, 16, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Nicole Vitale, 16, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Hannah Wilcox, 16, Hart High School, Santa Clarita Ballet Academy, CA Season Winquest, 17, The Colburn School of Performing Arts, CA Amy Yamashiro, 16, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Veronica Ylagan, 15, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Hannah Schiller, 15, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Bobby Amamizu, 18, Independent, CA |
| 3rd Place | Elan Alekzander, 18, Anaheim Ballet Academy, CA |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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Elan Alekzander, 18, Anaheim Ballet Academy, CA Bobby Amamizu, 18, Independent, CA Skylar Campbell, 16, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Alexander Fost, 18, Ballet Magique/ Los Angeles High School of the Performing Arts, CA Brynn Gilbert, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Destini Hollis, 17, Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA Leslie Kester, 18, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Joshua King, 19, CD Dance Company, CA Kaelie Mann, 15, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Taryn Nowels, 15, Orange County Dance Center, CA Hannah Schiller, 15, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Jeremey Zapatana, 18, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Emily Entigh, 13, Pacifi Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Regina Montgomery, 12, Marat Daukayev School of Classical Ballet, CA |
| 2nd Place | Jamie Kopit, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place | Natalie Krakirian, 14, Burband School of the Ballet, CA |
TOP 25 - MEN & WOMEN
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Sebastian Adams, 14, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Victoria Brick, 13, Academy of Dance, CA Roma Daravi, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Veronica Edwards, 12, Palos Verdes Ballet, CA Greta Elizondo, 14, Escuela Ruse de Ballet, MEXICO Ariana Sophie Emnace, 14, Hama Dance Center, CA Emily Entingh, 13, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Miriam Gittens, 12, The Dance Studio of Fresno, CA Alexandra Gobel, 13, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Jamie Kopit, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Natalie Krakirian, 14, ,Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Erin Lee, 12, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Andrea Look, 12, Li's Ballet, CA Elle Macy, 14, Orange County Dance Center, CA Natalie Matsuura, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Catherine Meyers, 12, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Regina Montgomery, 12, Marat Daukayev School of Classical Ballet, CA Danica Paulos, 14, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA Jessica Payne, 13, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Claire Schulte, 12, Long Beach Ballet, CA Megan Steinkitchner, 14, Orange County Dance Center, CA Sareen Tchekmedyian, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Anna Wiechmann, 14, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA Indiana Woodward, 14, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Renee Kester, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Regina Montgomery, 12, Marat Daukayev School of Classical Ballet, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Jamie Kopit, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Matthew Leonardi, 13, Redlands School of International Ballet, CA |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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Greta Elizondo, 14, Escuela Ruse de Ballet, MEXICO Emily Entingh, 13, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Alexandra Gobel, 13, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Renee Kester, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Jamie Kopit, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Natalie Krakirian, , 14, ,Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Matthew Leonardi, 13, Redlands School of International Ballet, CA Elle Macy, 14, Orange County Dance Center, CA Norika Matsuyama, 13, Paolos Verdes Ballet, CA Regina Montgomery, 12, Marat Daukayev School of Classical Ballet, CA Janae Sykes, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Sareen Tchekmedyian, 14, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Agnes Su, 11, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Tianna Lovett, 11, Pacific Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Rebecca Hambalek, 11, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Melissa Eguchi, 10, Huntington Academy of Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Saskia Gregson-Williams, 10, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
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Taylor Bibee, 11, Pacific Dance, CA Gabrielle Chock, 10, Ballet Hawaii, HI Melissa Eguchi, 10, Huntington Academy of Dance, CA Austin Nicole Eider, 9, Anaheim Ballet, CA Darian Ginsbuerg, 11, Academy of Dance, CA Saskia Gregson-Williams, 10, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA Rebecca Hambalek, 11, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Margo van Der Helder, 11, San Diego Ballet School, CA Tiana Lovett, 11, Pacific Dance, CA Maria Fernandez Paredes, 9, Burbank School of the Ballet, CA Agnes Su, 11, Pacific Coast Academy, CA Mariah Vega, 11, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
ENSEMBLES
SMALL ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Pas de Deux from Don Quixote, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | Sibling Affair, Pacific Dance, CA |
| 3rd Place | Pas de Deux from Satanella, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
LARGE ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Unusual Proportions, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| 2nd Place | New Era, Anaheim Ballet School, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Movies, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Prayer of the Children, Pacific Dance, CA |
TOP 12
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Moment Musicale, Academy of Dance, CA New Era, Anaheim Ballet School, CA Freetime, Burbank School of Ballet, CA O-Kay, Long Beach Ballet, CA Movies, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Pas de Deux from Don Quixote, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Unusual Proportions, Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA Prayer of the Children, Pacific Dance, CA Sibling Affair, Pacific Dance, CA Least Complicated, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Pas De Deux from Satanella, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Summer Breeze, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Victor Uygan Conny Mathot Carolyn Lovett |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Sarma Lapienski Rosenberg and Larry Rosenberg Anaheim Ballet Academy, CA Victor and Tatiana Kasatksy Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | Southland Ballet Academy Pacific Coast Academy |