YAGP Winners
YAGP 2009 Spartanburg, SC Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Cara Marie Gary, 17, International Ballet Academy, SC |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Brianna Watkins, 16 Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Lindsey Stevens, 18, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Mary Kate Reynolds, 18, Carolina Ballet Theatre, SC |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Luis Gonzalez, 15, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Pharon Evans, 17, Georgia Youth Ballet, GA |
TOP 12
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Michael Agudelo, 17, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanitites, SC Kristina Bentz, 17, Palm Beach Ballet Center, FL Krista Olivai Burwell, 19, Ballet Spartanburg, SC Stephanie Carpio, 16, America's Ballet School, FL Pharon Evans, 17, Georgia Youth Ballet, GA Cara Marie Gary, 17, International Ballet Academy, SC Luis Gonzalez, 15, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA Mary Kate Reynolds, 18, Carolina Ballet Theatre, SC Jonathan Spigner, 17, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanitites, SC Lindsey Stevens, 18, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA Moriah Taliferro, 16, America's Ballet School, FL Brianna Watkins, 16, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Lindsey Stevens, 18, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
| 2nd Place | Jonathan Spigner, 17, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanitites, SC |
| 3rd Place | Mary Kate Reynolds, 18, Carolina Ballet Theatre, SC |
TOP 12
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Michael Agudelo, 17, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanitites, SC Kristina Bentz, 17, Palm Beach Ballet Center, FL Pharon Evans, 17, Georgia Youth Ballet, GA Cara Marie Gary, 17, International Ballet Academy, SC Luis Gonzalez, 15, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA Jennifer Gruener, 16, Philadelphia Dance Theatre, PA Mary Kate Reynolds, 18, Carolina Ballet Theatre, SC Claire Richareds, 16, Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC Kate-Lynn Robichaux, 18, America's Ballet School, FL Jonathan Spigner, 17, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts and Humanitites, SC Lindsey Stevens, 18, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA Brianna Watkins, 16, Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Not Awarded |
CLASSICAL BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Kendall Lauren Winn, 14, Eastern Virgina School for the Performing Arts, VA |
| 2nd Place | Olivia Graysen Kabat, 13, America's Ballet School, FL |
| 3rd Place | Jesse Manning, 14, America's Ballet School, FL |
TOP 12
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Hannah Marie Better, 12, Ballet Academy of Central Florida, FL Maggie Biddle, 12, Columbia Ballet School, SC Ali Bradley, 12, Columbia Ballet School, SC Victoria L. Hall, 13, Infinity Ballet Conservatory, NC Olivia Graysen Kabat, 13, America's Ballet School, FL Jesse Manning, 14, America's Ballet School, FL Gretchen McCutcheon, 13, Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, SC Eleni-Christina Rigsby, 14, Columbus City Ballet School, OH Morgan Greer Thompson, 14, The Wilmington School of Ballet, NC Kendall Laurenn Winn, 14, Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts, VA Laynie Wolfe, 13, Internationl Ballet Academy, SC Sydney Wood, 14, Coastal Dance Center, SC |
CONTEMPORARY BALLET CATEGORY
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Hannah Marie Better, 12, Ballet Academy of Central Florida, FL |
| 2nd Place | Olivia Graysen Kabat, 13, America's Ballet School, FL |
| 3rd Place | Gretchen McCutcheon, 13, Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, SC |
TOP 12
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Hannah Marie Better, 12, Ballet Academy of Central Florida, FL Ali Bradley, 12, Columbia Ballet School, SC Lida Fox, 14, Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, SC Victoria L. Hall, 13, Infinity Ballet Conservatory, NC Olivia Graysen Kabat, 13, America's Ballet School, FL Abigail Lee, 12, Elizabeth Williams School of Dance, TN Jesse Manning, 14, America's Ballet School, FL Gretchen McCutcheon, 13, Litchfield Dance Arts Academy, SC Eleni-Christina Rigsby, 14, Columbus City Ballet School, OH Cameron Suder, 12, America's Ballet School, FL Kendall Laurenn Winn, 14, Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts, VA Sydney Wood, 14, Coastal Dance Center, SC |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Miranda Giles, 11, Columbus City Ballet School, OH |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Alston Evalyn Macgill, 11, The Studio, GA |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Ashley Brooke Jones, 8, Coastal Dance Center, SC |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Brandon Carpio, 11, America's Ballet School, FL |
| 3rd Place | Sarah Wicorek, 11, Pulse Performing Arts Center, GA |
TOP 12
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Brandon Carpio, 11, America's Ballet School, FL Arianne Depireux, 11, L'Etoile Ballet Academy, MD Miranda Giles, 11, Columbus City Ballet School, OH Sadie Gladden, 10, Columbus City Ballet School, OH Marigrace Gorden, 10, The American Dance Conservatory, SC Becca Heidenberg, 11, America's Ballet School, FL Ashley Brooke Jones, 8, Coastal Dance Center, SC Emerson Joyner, 11, Coastal Dance Center, SC Blake Kessler, 11, The Florida Ballet Training Center, FL Alston Evalyn Macgill, 11, The Studio, GA Isabel Macgill, 8, The Studio, GA Sarah Wicorek, 11, Pulse Performing Arts Center, GA |
ENSEMBLES
Ensembles
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | America's Ballet School, FL Antagonistas |
| 2nd Place | America's Ballet School, FL Pas de Deux from La Fille Mal Gardee |
| 3rd Place | Columbia Conservatory of Dance, SC Tarantella |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Paula Nunez |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Orlando Molina |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | America's Ballet School, FL Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, GA |