YAGP Winners
YAGP 2012 Philadelphia, PA Semi-Finals
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Deanna Pearson, 17 F Akhmedova Ballet Academy, MD |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Rachel Richardson, 15 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd Place | Samantha Bristow, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Katie Zimmerman, 18 F International Ballet Theater Academy, PA |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Miu Yamauchi, 19 F M Performing Arts Hariyama Ballet, NY |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - MEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Cameron McCune, 16 M Raleigh School of Ballet, NC |
| 2nd Place | Yukihiro Tamura 19 M The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 3rd Place | Peter Weil, 15 M Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA |
TOP 12 - WOMEN
|
Natalie Berry, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Samantha Bristow, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Amy Helfrich, 17 F Manassas Ballet Academy, VA Shi Hang Huang, 18 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Mia Lamb, 17 F First State Ballet Theatre, DE Miho Morita, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Sasha Paulovich, 16 F Giselle Ballet Academy, NY Deanne Pearson, 17 F Akhmedova Ballet Academy, MD Rachel Richardson, 15 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Promise Smith, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Miu Yamauchi, 19 F M Performing Arts Hariyama Ballet, NY Katie Zimmerman, 18 F International Ballet Theater Academy, PA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Shi Hang Huang, 18 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd Place | Miho Morita, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 3rd Place | Rachel Richardson, 15 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Yukihiro Tamura 19 M The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd Place | Peter Weil, 15 M Metropolitan Ballet Acdemy, PA |
| 3rd Place | Andrew Czerkawski, 17 M The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
TOP 12 - WOMEN
|
Natalie Berry, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Samantha Bristow, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Jillian Campbell, 19 F Point Park University, PA Younji-Grace Choi 15 F Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA Katherine Gabay, 16 F International Ballet Theater Academy, PA Shi Hang Huang, 18 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Miho Morita, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Sasha Paulovich, 16 F Giselle Ballet Academy, NY Deanna Pearson, 17 F Akhmedova Ballet Academy, MD Rachel Richardson, 15 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Primise Smith, 16 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Katie Zimmerman, 18 F International Ballet Theater Academy, PA |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Larisa Nugent, 13 F Maryland Festival Ballet/City Dance at Strathmore, MD |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Kamryn Baldwin, 13 F Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA |
| 2nd Place | Darius Black, 13 M Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA |
| 3rd Place | Kinsey Novak, 13 13 F Rafael Grigorian School of Ballet, NY |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
|
Kamryn Baldwin, 13 F Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Gillian Berry, 13 F Giselle Ballet Academy, NY Darius Black, 13 M Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Cole Chertok, 13 F Academy of International Ballet, PA Grace Cho, 12 F Classical Ballet Theatre, VA Danielle Creedon, 12 F Hope Garden Ballet Academy, MD Madeleine Gardella 13 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Kinsey Novak, 13 F Rafael Grigorian School of Ballet, NY Larisa Nugent, 13 F Maryland Festival Ballet/City Dance at Strathmore, MD Daniel Shevelev, 13 M Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Sabrina Shultz, 13 F First State Ballet Theatre, DE Kelsey Tierney, 14 F Academy of International Ballet, PA |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY - MEN & WOMEN
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Madeleine Gardella, 13 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 2nd Place | Grace Cho, 12 F Classical Ballet Theatre, VA |
| 3rd Place | Danielle Creedon, 12 F Hope Garden Ballet Academy, MD |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
|
Kamryn Baldwin, 13 F Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Grace Cho, 12 F Classical Ballet Theatre, VA Danielle Creedon, 12 F Hope Garden Ballet Academy, MD Madeleine Gardella, 13 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Claire Georgiadis, 14 F Ballet Academy of Pittsburgh, PA Abigail Kurdin, 13 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Lydia Merritt, 14 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Kinsey Novak, 13 F Rafael Grigorian School of Ballet, NY Larisa Nugent, 13 F Maryland Festival Ballet/City Dance at Strathmore, MD Michelle Quiner, 12 F North Jersey School of Dance Arts, NJ Isabel Robles, 12 F Classical Ballet Theatre, VA Ayami Tasaki, 14 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD
| Not Awarded |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | McKenna Sing, 11 F Academy of International Ballet, MD |
| 2nd Place | Maya Wheeler, 11 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
| 3rd Place | Rafaella Rader, 11 F Metropolitan Ballet, Academy, PA |
TOP 12 - MEN & WOMEN
|
Naomi Benenson, 11 F Art of Dance, NJ Ellana Durham, 11 F Classical Ballet of Fredericksburg, VA Rachel Elkis, 11 F L'Etoile, The Russian Ballet Academy of Maryland, MD Anna Kapkanova, 11 F Olga Kresin Ballet School, PA Jessica Khvedelidze, 10 F Brighton Ballet Theater/School fo Russian American Ballet, NY Yu Kondo, 11 F Asako Ito Ballet School, NY Rafaella Rader, 11 F Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA McKenna Sing, 11 F Academy of International Ballet, PA Jordan Sisson, 11 F Academy of Russian Ballet, VA Bailey Storm, 11 F Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy, PA Sasha Uchenik, 11 F Olga Kresin Ballet School, PA Maya Wheeler, 11 F The Rock School for Dance Education, PA |
ENSEMBLES
ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Pas De Deux from Don Quixote |
| 2nd Place | Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA Children's Dance from La Fille Mal Gardee |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Point Park Univeristy, PA Mark Your Move |
| 3rd Place (tie) | The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Pas De Deux from Grand Pas Classique |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD | Kanji Segawa |
| OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD | Not Awarded |
| OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD | The Rock School for Dance Education, PA Metropolitan Ballet Academy, PA |