YAGP 2008
New York City Finals
Senior Age Division
GRAND PRIX AWARD (Best overall in Senior Age Division)
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Nobert Lucaszewski, 18 (The John Cranko School at Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANY)
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Women (SR)
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Award
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Winner
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Gold Medal
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Rocio Aranzazú Alemán Benavides, 15 (Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO)
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Silver Medal
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Rin Okuno, 15 (Sawako Murase Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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Bronze Medal
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Emily Kadow, 15 (Ellison Ballet - Professional Training Program, USA)
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Top 12 (Women)
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Katlyn Addison, 19 (Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy, TX/USA, CANADA)
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Rocia Aranzazú Alemán Benavides, 15 (Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO)
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Ji Young Chae, 15 (Korea National University of Arts, School of Dance, KOREA)
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Jasmin Dwyer, 17 (National College of Dance, AUSTRALIA)
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Cara Marie Gary, 16 (International Ballet Academy, GA/USA)
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Bryn Gilbert, 15 (Southland Ballet Academy, CA/USA)
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Anna Ishii, 15 (Sugihara Kazuko Ballet Art, JAPAN)
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Emily Kadow, 15 (Ellison Ballet – Professional Training Program, NY/USA)
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Emily Loscocco, 18 (Orlando Ballet School, FL/USA)
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Carolina Neves, 17 (Centro De Dança Rio, BRAZIL)
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Rin Okuno, 15 (Sawako Murase Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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Marie Varlet, 15 (Centre de Danse Catherine Petit, FRANCE)
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Men (SR)
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Winner |
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Gold Medal
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Vadim Muntagirov, 17 (The Royal Ballet School, UK)
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Silver Medal
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Benjamin Ella, 16 (The Royal Ballet School, UK)
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Bronze Medal (Tie)
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Steven Morse, 17 (Maple Conservatory of Dance, USA)
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Bronze Medal (Tie)
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Jorge Guilherme Maciel Dos Santos, 18 (Grupo Cadência, BRAZIL)
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Top 12 (Men)
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Ryan Booth, 18 (Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, CANADA)
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Irlan Dos Santos Silva, 17 (Centro De Dança Rio, BRAZIL)
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Benjamin Ella, 16 (The Royal Ballet School, UNITED KINGDOM)
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Jorge Guilherme Maciel Dos Santos, 18 (Grupo Cadência, BRAZIL)
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Dylan Gutierrez, 17 (The Royal Ballet School, UNITED KINGDOM)
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Nayon Iovino, 17 (The Washington School of Ballet, DC/USA, BRAZIL)
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Norbert Lukaszewski, 18 (John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANY)
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Steven Morse, 17 (Maple Conservatory of Dance, CA/USA)
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Vadim Muntagirov, 17 (The Royal Ballet School, UNITED KINGDOM)
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Gantsooj Ogbonbyamba, 17 (Mongolian Choreographic Institute, MONGOLIA)
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Lawrence Rines, 17 (The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA)
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Taylor Stanley, 16 (The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA)
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Junior Age Division
YOUTH GRAND PRIX (Best in overall Junior Age Division)
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Derek Dunn, 12 (Edna Lee Dance Studio, USA)
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Women (JR)
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Award
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Winner
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Gold Medal
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Mariana Layun, 13 (Fomento Artistico Cordobes, MEXICO)
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Silver Medal
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Skylar Paley Brandt, 14 (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT, USA)
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Bronze Medal
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Saori Otsudo, 12 (Soki Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Top 12 (Women)
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Skylar Paley Brandt, 14 (Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at ABT, NY/USA)
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Emily Entingh, 13 (Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA/USA)
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Ayaka Fujii, 14 (Soda Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Natalie Krakirian, 14 (Burbank School of Ballet, CA/USA)
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Mariana Layun, 13 (Fomento Artistico Cordobes, MEXICO)
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Kaho Ogawa, 12 (Ballet Academy RELEVÉ, JAPAN)
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Saori Otsudo, 12 (Soki Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Milina Pavesi, 14 (Ballet Paula Gasparini, BRAZIL)
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Juliana Richards, 14 (America’s Ballet School, FL/USA)
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Ainsley Sorenson, 13 (Kirov Academy of Ballet, DC/USA)
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Brianna Leigh Steinfeldt, 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL/USA)
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Seira Winning, 13 (Yukiko Takada Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Men (JR)
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Award
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Winner
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Gold Medal
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Esteban E. Hernandez, 13 (The Rock School for Dance Education, USA)
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Silver Medal
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Zhang Zhi Yao, 14 (Beijing Dance Academy, PR OF CHINA)
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Bronze Medal
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Sho Yamada, 13 (Koshiba Hazaki Ballet School. JAPAN)
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Top 12 (Men)
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Constantine Nikolas Allen, 14 (Kirov Academy of Ballet, DC/USA)
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Riccardo Ambrogi, 12 (Balletto Di Gubbio, ITALY)
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Tommy Batchelor, 12 (Palm Beach Ballet Center, FL/USA)
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Ka’imi Cambern, 13 (Pacific Ballet Academy, CA/USA)
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Derek Dunn, 12 (Edna Lee Dance Studio, MD/USA)
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Nikolas Gaifullin, 12 (Protégé Performer of the Texas Classical Ballet, TX/USA)
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Esteban E. Hernandez, 13 (The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA)
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Marcelino Sambe, 13 (Escola De Danca Do Conservatroio Nacional, PORTUGAL)
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Yuya Takahashi, 14 (Okawa Atsuko Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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Sho Yamada, 13 (Koshiba Hazaki Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Sam Zaldivar, 12 (Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA/USA)
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Zhang Zhi Yao, 14 (Beijing Dance Academy, PR of CHINA)
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Pre-Competitive Division
HOPE AWARD (Best Overall in the Pre-Competitive Age Division)
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Catherine Hurlin, 11 (Westchester Dance Academy, USA)
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Women (PC)
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Award
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Winner
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1 Place
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Allie Parsons, 11 (Academy of Dance Arts and Performance, USA)
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2 Place
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Kurumi Shibadaira, 11 (Emi Aiba Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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3 Place
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Serena Sovdsnes 10 (Ballet Tech Ohio, USA)
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Men (PC)
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Award
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Winner
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1 Place
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Masafumi Okuzono, 11 (Fukaura Hiroko Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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2 Place
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Jin Sol Eum, 11 (Korea National University of Arts, Preparatory School, KOREA)
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3 Place
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Arcadian Broad, 11 (Orlando Ballet School, USA)
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Top 12 (Men and Women Combined)
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Katia Almayeva, 11 (Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet, TX/USA)
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Aran Bell, 9 (Independent, PA/USA)
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Ana Lorena Boyd, 11 (Point Centro de Danzas, PANAMA)
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Arcadian Broad, 11 (Orlando Ballet School, FL/USA)
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Jin Sol Eum, 11 (Korea National University of Arts, Preparatory School, KOREA)
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Catherine Hurlin, 11 (Westchester Dance Academy, NY/USA)
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Mikio Kato, 11 (Hitomi Takeuchi Ballet School, JAPAN)
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Jeong Kon Kim, 11 (Korea National University of Arts, Preparatory School, KOREA)
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Masafumi Okuzono, 11 (Fukaura Hiroko Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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Allie Parsons, 11 (Academy of Dance Arts and Performance, NC/USA)
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Kurumi Shibadaira, 11 (Emi Aiba Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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Serena Sovdsnes, 10 (Ballet Tech Ohio, OH/USA)
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Ensembles
ENSEMBLES
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Award
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Winner
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1 Place
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Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, USA (“Unusual Proportions”)
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2 Place (Tie)
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Valentina Kozlova's Dance Conservatroy of New York, USA (“Bossacucanova”)
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2 Place (Tie)
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Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO (“Vaciando El Cielo”) |
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3 Place
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Centro de Danca Rio, BRAZIL (“Dançado Mozart”)
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Top 12
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Centro De Dança Rio, BRAZIL (“Dançado Mozart”)
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Ellison Ballet – Professional Training Program, NY/USA (“Allegro Maestoso”)
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Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO (“Vaciando El Cielo”)
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Orlando Ballet School, FL/USA (“Concerto in D for Men”)
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Pavilhao De Centro de Artes, BRAZIL (“Móbile”)
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Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD/USA (“Any Other World”)
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Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA/USA (“Unusual Proportions”)
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Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, FL/USA (“Band of Brothers”)
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Texas Ballet Theater, TX/USA (“Bolero”)
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Southold Dance Theater, IN/USA (“Bay Breeze”)
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The Washington School of Ballet, DC/USA (“Just a Song”)
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Valentina Kozlova’s Dance Conservatory of New York, NY/USA (“Bossacucanova”)
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PAS DE DEUX
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Award
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Winner
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1 Place
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Centro de Danca Rio, Brazil (“Satanella”)
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2 Place
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Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, USA (“Don Quixote”)
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3 Place
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The Rock School for Dance Education, USA (“Spring Waters”)
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| 3 Place (Tie) |
Il Balletto, Italy ("Plentitudo") |
Top 12
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Associazone Culturale Centro Danza, ITALY (“Un Respiro”)
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Centro De Dança Rio, BRAZIL (“Pas de Deux from Satanella”)
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Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA/USA (“Pas de Deux from Flower Festival at Genzano”)
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Ellison Ballet – Professional Training Program, NY/USA (“Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire”)
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Grupo Cadencia, BRAZIL (“Pas de Deux from Coppelia”)
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Il Balletto, ITALY (“Plentitudo”)
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Orlando Ballet School, FL/USA (“Pas de Deux from Talisman”)
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Pacific Coast Academy of Dance, CA/USA (“Pas de Deux from Don Quixote”)
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Pavilhao De Centro de Artes, BRAZIL (“Pas de Deux from Le Corsaire”)
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Ransley’s Ballet and Performing Arts Centre, AUSTRALIA (“Black Swan Pas de Deux from Swan Lake”)
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The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA (“Spring Waters”)
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The Rock Center for Dance Education, PA/USA (“Off”)
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Special Awards
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| Outstanding European Dancer (Presented by Dance Europe magazine) |
Norbert Lukaszewski, 18 (The John Cranko School at Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANY) |
| Outstanding Teacher Award |
Mariza Estrella (Centro de Danca Rio, BRAZIL)
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| Outstanding Choreographers Award |
Viktor Uygan
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| Outstanding School Award |
Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program, USA
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| The Mary Day Artistry Award |
Benjamin Ella, 16 (The Royal Ballet School, UK)
Rin Okuno, 15 (Sawako Murase Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
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| The Sarah Chapin Langham Award |
Katlyn Addison, 19 (Houston Ballet Ben Stevenson Academy, USA)
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| Outstanding Contemporary Dancer Award |
Irlan Silva, 17 (Centro de Danca Rio, BRAZIL)
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| Grishko Model Search Award |
Sarah Poss, 17 (Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program, USA)
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Scholarship Awards
(As of 5/13/08)
The Ailey School (NY, USA)
Wallacy Vinicius Freitas, 19 (Brazil)
Claudilan Pereira dos Santos, 16 (Brazil)
Joshua King, 18 (CA, USA)
Gerald Watson, 17 (FL, USA)
Jenna Graves - Full Year
American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive (NY, USA)
James Applewhite, 17 (FL, USA)
Lawrence Rines, 17 (PA, USA)
Millis Faust, 14 (PA, USA)
Kaho Ogawa, 12 (Japan)
Anisa Scott, 14 (CO, USA)
Sho Yamada, 13 (Japan)
American Ballet Theatre – Young Dancer Program
Aran Bell, 9 (PA, USA)
Sophie Sea Silnicki, 10 (WV, USA)
Australian Ballet School (Australia)
Jack Bertinshaw, 15 (Australia) - Full Year
Bianca Bulle, 15 (Australia) - Full Year
Miyu Katayama, 15 (Japan) - Full Year
Allie Parsons, 11 (NC, USA) - Short Study Intensive
Saori Otsudo, 12 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Marina Ohki, 13 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Ami Yuki, 14 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Natsuka Abe, 10 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Miyu Iida, 11 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Kurumi Shibadaira, 11 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Haruka Nishiki, 11 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Masafumi Okuzono, 11 (Japan) - Short Study Intensive
Takaaki Okajima 14 (Japan) - Full Year
Canada’s National Ballet School (Canada)
Sho Yamada, 13 (Japan)
Daniel Silva, 13 (Brazil)
Steven Morse, 17 (CA, USA)
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (Canada)
Sam Jones, 17 (IN, USA)
Ryunosake Ishikawa, 15 (Japan)
Hamburg Ballet School (Germany)
Rin Okuno, 15 (Japan)
Harid Conservatory (FL, USA)
Sierra Kinsora, 14 (NV, USA)
Victoria Statzer, 14 (FL, USA)
Claudilan Pereira dos Santos, 16 (Brazil)
Houston Ballet’s Ben Stevenson Program (TX, USA)
Tyler Burkett, 18 (UT, USA)
Arthur Stashak, 13 (IL, USA)
Asami Ihira, 15 (Japan)
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre (NY, USA)
Kira Anderson, 11 (NJ, USA)
James Applewhite, 17 (FL, USA)
Cataherine Hurlin, 11 (NY, USA)
Nayara Macedo Lopes, 16 (Brazil)
Allie Parsons, 11 (NC, USA)
Lamim Pereira, 17 (Brazil)
Lawrence Rines, 18 (PA, USA)
Aaron Smyth, 16 (Australia)
Joffrey Ballet School (NY, USA)
Asuka Tsuchida, 15 (Japan)
Munich Ballet Academy/Heinz Bosl Foundation (Germany)
Gantsooj Ogbonbyamba, 17 (Mongolia) - Full Year
Sasha Mukhamedov, 17 (Greece) - Short Study Intensive
Bruna Pandini Pereira, 15 (Brazil) - Short Study Intensive
Milena Pavesi, 14 (Brazil) - Short Study Intensive
New Zealand School of Dance (New Zealand)
Pablo Octavio dos Santos 15 (Brazil)
Asami Ihira, 15 (Japan)
Anna Ishi, 15 (Japan)
Princess Grace Academy of Classical Ballet (Monaco)
Emily Kadow, 15 (NY, USA)
Lauren Richter, 18 (CA, USA)
San Francisco Ballet School (CA, USA)
Al’vin Tovstogray, 16 (Ukraine)
Tudor Moldoveanu, 16 (Romania)
Piergiorgio Regazzo, 17 (Italy)
Chiho Katayama, 12 (Japan)
Ayaka Fujii, 14 (Japan)
Meret Gross, 12 (Switzerland)
Matthew Leonardi, 13 (CA, USA)
Steps on Broadway (NY, USA)
Sasha Paulovich, 12 (NY, USA)
Michaela de Prince, 12 (VT, USA)
The John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet (Germany)
Grace A. McCarthy, 16 (Korea) - Full Year
Sam Zaldivar, 12 (CA, USA) - Short Term Study
Alyssa Springer, 15 (CA, USA) - Short Term Study
Catherine Hurlin, 11 (NY, USA) - Short Term Study
The Kirov Academy of Washington (DC, USA)
Camila Rocha de Caso, 16 (Brazil)
Maria Beck, 12 (MI, USA)
Saori Otsudo, 12 (Japan)
Emily Entingh, 13 (CA, USA)
Derek Dunn, 12 (MD, USA)
Greta Elizondo, 14 (Mexico)
Sasha Mukhamedov, 17 (Greece)
The Nutmeg Conservatory (CT, USA)
Amber Neumann, 16 (IN, USA)
Kilian Hoffmeyer, 15 (Switzerland)
The Rock Center for Dance Education (PA, USA)
Regina Montgomery, 12 (CA, USA)
Yukihiro Tamura, 15 (Japan)
Naoki Makimura, 16 (Japan)
Ami Yuki, 14 (Japan)
Airi Yonemochi, 14 (Japan)
Juliana Richards, 14 (FL, USA)
Briana Paglaro, 13 (CA, USA)
Rochelle Chang, 17 (HI, USA)
Ka’imi Clay Cambern, 13 (HI, USA)
The Royal Ballet School (United Kingdom)
Brynn Gilbert, 15 (CA, USA) - Full Year
Siera Winning, 13 (Japan) - Full Year
Marie Varlet, 15 (France) - Short Term Study
Emily Kadow, 15 (NY, USA) - Short Term Study
Millis Faust, 14 (PA, USA) - Short Term Study
The Royal Danish Ballet School (Denmark)
Caroline Baldwin, 17 (IL, USA)
Washington Ballet School (DC, USA)
Jazmine Dwyer, 17 (Australia)
Angela Marie Cordoba Silva, 16 (Columbia)
JOB OFFERS
(As of 5/13/08)
Ballet West II (UT, USA)
Kaleigh Schock, 18 (NY, USA)
Houston Ballet II (TX, USA)
Jorge Guilherme Maciel dos Santos, 18 (Brazil)
Washington Ballet II (DC, USA)
Carolina Neves, 16 (Brazil)
Kirstin Wicklund, 17 (Canada)
Christina Schifano, 18 (NY, USA)
Jose Martinez, 19 (PA, USA)
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