Youth America Grand Prix

YAGP Winners

YAGP 2003 NYC Finals

SENIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 15-19)


GRAND PRIX
Seo Hee, 16 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C


SENIOR AGE DIVISION - MALE DANCERS
Award
Winner
1st Place Joseph Gatti, 18
Orlando Ballet School, FL
2nd Place Mugen Kazama, 16
Hoshi Katumi Ballet Arts, JAPAN
3rd Place
(tie)
Christian Squires, 16
SC Governor´s School for the Arts, SC
Ian Lindeman, 15
Universal Ballet Academy, D.C.


SENIOR AGE DIVISION - FEMALE DANCERS
Award
Winner
1st Place Angelina Zuccarini, 16
The Academy of Dance Arts, IL
2nd Place Jade Payette, 15
Southland Ballet Academy, CA
3rd Place
(tie)
Meghan Van Winkle, 16
Southland Ballet Academy, CA
Ami Sakachi, 18
Soda Ballet School, JAPAN


OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY DANCER AWARD Special prize for excellence in contemporary dance category
Rachel McKeever, 17 SC Governor´s School for the Arts, SC


SENIOR AGE DIVISION - TOP 6 FINALISTS (Men)
Joseph Gatti
Mugen Kazama
Christian Squires
Ian Lindeman
Daniel Deveison
Brooklyn Mack


SENIOR AGE DIVISION - TOP 12 FINALISTS (Women)
Angelina Zuccarini
Jade Payette
Hee Seo
Rachel Mckeever
Meghan Van Winkle
Ami Sakachi
Lia Cirio
Jacquelyn Reyes
Courtney Muscroft
Melanie Hamrick
Maria Hibi
Emily Bicks

JUNIOR AGE DIVISION (ages 12-14)


YOUTH GRAND PRIX
Katherine Williams, 14 Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland, MD


Award
Winner
1st place Isabella Gasparini, 14
Ballet Toshie Kobayashi, BRAZIL
2nd place Flavia Carlos, 14
School of Dance Petite Danse, BRAZIL
3rd place Shiho Nakamura, 13
Mie Hatanaka Ballet School, JAPAN


JUNIOR AGE DIVIISON - BEST MALE DANCER AWARD
1st Place Award given when less than a minimum number of dancers participated in a category
Isaac Hernandez, 12 Escuela Superior de Ballet de Guadalajara, MEXICO


JUNIOR AGE DIVIISON - TOP 12 FINALISTS
(Men and Women combined)
* top 13 are listed because of an exact tie between the scores of finalists # 12 and # 13
Katherine Williams, Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland
Isabella Gasparini, Ballet Toshie Kobayashi
Isaac Hernandez, Escuela Superior de Ballet de Guadalajara
Flavia Carlos, School of Dance Petite Danse
Shiho Nakamura, Mie Hatanaka Ballet School
Mara Thompson, Independent
Isha Cecere Pacific, Coast Academy
Anna Marie Gerberich, Central PA Youth Ballet
Christine Shevchenko, The Rock School for Dance Education
Shimon Ito, Asako Ito Ballet School
Faye Hideko Warren, Alwin School of The Dance
Jennifer Stahl, Classical Ballet Academy
Puanani Brown, Washington School of Ballet

PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION (ages 9-11)


HOPE AWARD
April Giangeruso, 11 Universal Ballet Academy, D.C.


Award
Winner
1st place Anna Ishii, 11
Noriko Hora Ballet School, JAPAN
2nd place Whitney Jensen, 10
Jacqueline Colledge School of Ballet, UT
3rd place
(tie)
Chie Kato, 10
Tanaka Chikato Ballet School, JAPAN
Marcella Montes, 11
School of Dance Petite Danse, BRAZIL
Special Mention from the Judges Esteban Hernandez, 8
Escuela Superior de Ballet de Guadalajara, MEXICO
Sakura Sakamoto, 11
Tanaka Chikako Junior Ballet School, JAPAN

ENSEMBLES



Award
Winner
1st place Academy of Dance Arts, IL
for "Sweet Heart Dolls"
2nd place
(tie)
Academy of Dance Arts, IL
for "Concerto Grosso, 4th Movement"
Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, CT
for "Scarf Dance"
3rd place
(tie)
Southland Ballet Academy, CA
for "Odalisque, Le Corsaire"
Academy of Dance Arts, IL
for "English String Suite, 4th & 9th movement"
Special Mention from the Judges Faubourg School of Ballet, IL
for "The Dolls"


OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD
Slava Mesropov


OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
Chantelle Collier


OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD
Universal Ballet Academy Formerly The Kirov Academy

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS


USA
Scholarship
Winner
The Academy of Colorado Ballet William Sean Duvall, 17 USA
The Ailey School Dajuan Booker, 17 USA
American Academy of Ballet Cynthia Hofer-Becker, 10 Switzerland
American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive Scott Spivey, 14 USA
Jennifer Stahl, 14 USA
Sakura Sakamoto, Japan
Boston Ballet School Catherine Williams, 14 USA
Joseph Gatti, 18 USA
Briansky Saratoga Ballet Whitney Jensen, 10 USA
Burklyn Ballet Theater Viktoria Usova, 15 Russia
The Harid Conservatory Flavia Carlos, 14 Brazil
The Rock School for Dance Education Isaac Hernandez, 12 Mexico
San Francisco Ballet School Daniel Deveison, 17 Brazil
Universal Ballet Academy formerly the Kirov Academy Mara Thompson, 12 Mexico
Alexander Dutko, 16 USA
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Brittany Ziegelmeyer, 14 USA
Washington School of Ballet Catherine Hamer, 14 USA
Megan Gagnon, 15 USA
Brieanna Olson, 15 USA


INTERNATIONAL
Scholarship
Winner
Canada's National Ballet School Isabella Gasparini, 14 Brazil
John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet, Germany Angelina Zuccarini, 16 USA
Isha Cecere, 13 USA
Mugen Kazama, 16 Japan
Anais Bueno, 14 Mexico
Paris Opera Ballet School France Paulo Arrais Neto, 15 Brazil
Royal Ballet School England Ian Lindeman, 15 USA
Courtney Muscroft, 15 USA
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Canada Patricia Velasquez, 12 Mexico
Tuesday Perry, 14 USA

JUDGES


Ms. Claire Beleiu Paris Opera Ballet
Mr. Oleg Briansky Briansky Saratoga Ballet
Mr. Guseppe Canale
Ms. Eleanor D´Antuono
Mr. Franco de Vita
Mr. Carlos dos Santos, Jr.
Ms. Ana Marie Forsythe
Ms. Gloria Govrin San Francisco Ballet School
Ms. Deborah Hess Canada´s Nat´l Ballet School
Mr. Raymond Lukens
Mr. Tadeusz Matacz John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet
Mr. John Meehan American Ballet Theatre
Ms. Tara Mitton Cateo The Harid Conservatory
Mr. Gary Norman
Mr. Bo Spasoff The The Rock School for Dance Education
Ms. Gailene Stock Royal Ballet School of England
Ms. Diana White
Ms. Rebecca Wright American Ballet Theater