YAGP Winners
YAGP 2009 San Francisco, CA Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Not awarded |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY - Women
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Alison Burgess, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
| 2nd Place | Nicole Vitale, 17, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Kaitlin Alena, 17, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Samantha Bell, 18, Anahem Ballet, CA |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY - Men
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Sebastian Adams, 15, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Miguel Nguyen, 18, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
| 3rd Place | Takeaki Miura, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
TOP 12
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Kaitlin Alena, 17, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Samantha Bell, 18, Anaheim Ballet, CA Brichelle Brucker, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Alison Burgess, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Amanda De Oliveira, 16, Yuri Grigoriev School of Ballet, CA McKenna Gadzia, 17, Queen City Ballet, MT Jessica Lawrence, 16, The Sacramento Ballet Dance Education Training Program, CA Quinn Mason, 16, Maple Conservatory of Dance, CA Sareen Tchekmedyian, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Nicole Vitale, 17, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Chloe Watson, 15, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Shion Yuasa, 16, School of Alberta Ballet, AB,Canada |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY - Men
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Miguel Nguyen, 18, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
| 2nd Place | Sebastian Adams, 15, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place | Alec Guthrie, 17, Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY - Women
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Sareen Tchekmedyian, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | Kaitlin Alena, 17, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place | Alison Burgess, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
TOP 12
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Kaitlin Alena, 17, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA McCae Bonner, 15, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Brichelle Brucker, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Alison Burgess, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada AlanaGriffith, 16, Los Angeles Ballet Academy,CA Quinn Mason, 16, Maple Conservatory of Dance, CA Rebekah Miller, 16, West Coast Dance Academy, CA Syndey Sheppard, 17, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA RenaSugiyama, 17, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Sareen Tchekmedyian, 15, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Kaitlyn van Wagoner, 16, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Nicole Vitale, 17, Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Not awarded |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Kelsey Piva, 14, Ballet School of Coeur D'Aliene, ID |
| 2nd Place | Gabrielle Johnson, 14, Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy, AK |
| 3rd Place | Karina Eimon, 12, Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
TOP 12
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Dominique Antonini, 12, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Karina Eimon, 12, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Alex Gobel, 14, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Rebecca Hambalek, 12, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Gabrielle Johnson, 14, Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy, AK Yoshiko Kamikusa, 13, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Dominique Larose, 14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Erin Lee, 13, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Kelsey Piva, 14, Ballet School of Coeur d'Ailene, ID Molly Stott, 14, Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA Candy Tong, 13, San Francisco Ballet School, CA Jennifer Wang, 12, Menlo Park Academy of Dance, CA |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Dominque Larose, 14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
| 2nd Place | Yoshiko Kamikusa, 13, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada |
| 3rd Place | Hannah Hapin, 13, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA |
TOP 12
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Dominique Antonini, 12, Southland Ballet Academy, CA Tivolli Evans, 14, Los Olivos Dance, CA Courtney Forbes, 13, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Alex Gobel, 14, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Hannah Hapin, 13, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA Mariko Ishikawa, 14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Gabrielle Johnson, 14, Anchorage Classical Ballet Academy, AK Yoshkio Kamikusa, 13, Goh Ballet Academy, BC, Canada Dominique Larose, 14, Ayako School of Ballet, CA Kelsey Piva, 14, Ballet School of Coeur d'Alene, ID Nikiya Rivera-Peoples, 12, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA Candy Tong, 13, San Francisco Ballet, School, CA |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Not awarded |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Sabrina Ocasio, 11, Ballet Hawaii, HI |
| 2nd Place | Renata Lehman, 11, In the Spotlight Dance Center, CA |
| 3rd Place | Jonalyn Montero 7, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA |
TOP 12
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Hannah Gagon, 10, Wasatch Dance Center, UT Chloe Heninger, 9, Emerald Ballet Theatre, WA Hikari Jacobson, 10, West Lake School for the Performing Arts, CA Renata Lehman, 11, In The Spotlight Dance Center, CA Jonalyn Montero, 7, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA Sabrina Ocasio, 11, Ballet Hawaii, HI Emily Paris, 10, Hawkins School of Performing Arts, CA Nicole Pritsky, 7, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Annalise Rodriguez, 10, Shirley Winters Ballet, CA Leilani Sabit, 9, Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA Elizabeth White, 11, In The Spotlight Dance Center, CA Madison Young, 10, Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
ENSEMBLES
LARGE ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Tchaikovsy Waltz Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Anugraha Huntington Beach High School Dance Department, CA |
| 2nd Place (tie) | The Chain Wasatch Dance Center, UT |
| 3rd Place | Storm Shirley Winters Ballet, CA |
SMALL ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | All Pieces Los Angeles Ballet Academy, CA |
| 2nd Place | I'll Stand By You Southland Ballet Academy, CA |
| 3rd Place | Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire Ayako School of Ballet, CA |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Rachel Poirer Christian Denice |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Andrea Paris |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | Los Angeles Ballet, CA |
| Acceptance to Kaatsbaan International Dance Center | Quinn Mason Erin Lee Nicole Vitale Alison Burgess Samantha Bell Mckenna Gadzia |
| Acceptance to Washington Ballet School Summer Intensive | Jessica Lawrence James Pfleger Nikia Rivera Peoples Shion Yuasa Alex Gobel |
| Scholarship to Washington Ballet School Summer Intensive | Chris Kaiser Nicole Vitale Alec Guthrie Benjamins Behrends |