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 |