YAGP Winners
YAGP 2004 Huntington Beach / Long Beach, CA Semi-Finals
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
Hope Award
| Megan Yamashita(10) Southland Ballet Academy |
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st Place | Elise Miller (11) Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet |
| 2nd Place (tie) | Marisa Shimano (10) Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Sophia Rose Hernandez (11) Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet |
| 3rd Place (tie) | Breanne Oaks (11) Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Roma Daravi (10) Southland Ballet Academy |
TOP 14 (PRE-COMP)
| Brooke Averi (10), Independent Breanne Oaks (11), Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Bryn Gilbert (11), Southland Ballet Academy Chloe Watson (10), Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Danielle Behrens (11), Sierra Performing Arts Center Elise Miller (11), Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet Kaelie Mann (11), Classical Ballet Academy Marisa Shimano (10), Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Megan Yamashita (10), Southland Ballet Academy Natalie Krakirian (10), Burbank School of the Ballet Natalie Nguyen (10), Academy of Ballet & Dance Arts Perri Sumbang (11), Westlake School for the Performing Arts Roma Daravi (10), Southland Ballet Academy Sophia Rose Hernandez (11), Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet |
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX
| Amy Marie Briones(13) Ayako School of Ballet |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Dylan Gutierrez (14) Theatrics Dance Academy |
| 2nd place (tie) | Christina Wood (13) Westlake School for the Performing Arts Leslie Kester (14) Independent |
| 3rd place (tie) | Katherine Murphy (13) Classical Ballet Academy Sarah Poss (13) Westside Academy of Dance |
TOP 14 (JR CONT)
| Amy Marie Briones (13), Ayako School of Ballet Dylan Gutierrez (14), Theatrics Dance Academy Christina Wood (13), Westlake School for the Performing Arts Leslie Kester (14), Independent Katherine Murphy (13), Classical Ballet Academy Sarah Poss (13), Westside Academy of Dance Mallory Clark (12), Inland Dance Academy Janelle Villanueva (12), Westlake School for the Performing Arts Lauren Talley (14), Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Lisa Ushino (14), Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Vanessa Beyers (12), Southland Ballet Academy Luke Bitney (12), The Dance Studio of Fresno Ilana Jonas (14), Academy of Dance Taylor Brownell (14), Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (JR)
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place (tie) | Mallory Clark(12) Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet Sarah Poss(13) Westside Academy of Dance |
| 2nd place | Dylan Gutierrez(14) Theatrics Dance Academy |
| 3rd place (tie) | Karina Hagemeyer(14) Academy of Dance Lisa Ushino(14) Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance |
TOP 14 (JR CLASS)
| Amy Marie Briones (13), Ayako School of Ballet Mallory Clark (12), Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet Sarah Poss (13), Westside Academy of Dance Dylan Gutierrez (14), Theatrics Dance Academy Karina Hagemeyer (14), Academy of Dance Lisa Ushino (14), Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Lauren Talley (14), Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Charlotte Munson (14), Le Studio Luke Bitney (12), The Dance Studio of Fresno Daisy Long (14), Marat Daukayev School of Ballet Olympia Belforti (12), Zeal Studios Courtney McGriff (14), Southland Ballet Academy Emily Yamashita (13), Southland Ballet Academy Janelle Villanueva (12), Westlake School for the Performing Arts |
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX
| Jennifer Stahl (15) Classical Ballet Academy |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - FEMALE DANCERS
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Quenby Hersh (16) Southland Ballet Academy |
| 2nd place (tie) | Catherine Hamer (16) Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Hana Bible (16) Westlake School for the Performing Arts |
| 3rd place | Merritt Moore (15) Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet |
TOP 14 (SR CONT) - FEMALE DANCERS
| Jennifer Stahl (15), Classical Ballet Academy Quenby Hersh (16), Southland Ballet Academy Catherine Hamer (16), Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Hana Bible (16), Westlake School for the Performing Arts Merritt Moore (15), Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet Kara Brosky (16), Performing Arts Center Meghan VanWinkle (17), Southland Ballet Academy Ashley Burnett-Doering (18), Independent Anastasia Sinitsyna (15), Marat Daukayev School of Ballet Samantha Chang (15), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory Tara Ghassemieh (15), Orange County Dance Center Chloe Crade (15), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory Teal St. Nicklaus (18), Jayne Persch Chelsea Wolfson (17), Academy of Dance |
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - MALE DANCERS
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Scott Pascal (17) Theatrics Dance Academy |
| 2nd place | James Fuller (17) Ballet Pacifica Conservatory |
| 3rd place | Jordan Moser (17) Academy of Dance |
TOP 6 (SR CONT) - MALE DANCERS
| Scott Pascal (17), Theatrics Dance Academy Logan Learned (17), San Francisco Ballet School Jordan Moser (17), Academy of Dance James Fuller (17), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory Evan Strand (16), Southland Ballet Academy Frank Barker (16), Dance Expressions |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - FEMALE DANCERS
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place (tie) | Catherine Hamer (16) Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Anastasia Sinitsyna (15) Marat Daukayev School of Ballet |
| 2nd place | Meghan VanWinkle (17) Southland Ballet Academy |
| 3rd place (tie) | Quenby Hersh (16) Southland Ballet Academy Samantha Chang (15) Ballet Pacifica Conservatory |
TOP 14 (SR CLASS) - FEMALE DANCERS
| Jennifer Stahl (15), Classical Ballet Academy Catherine Hamer (16), Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Anastasia Sinitsyna (15), Marat Daukayev School of Ballet Meghan VanWinkle (17), Southland Ballet Academy Quenby Hersh (16), Southland Ballet Academy Samantha Chang (15), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory Ashley Burnett-Doering (18), Independent Merritt Moore (15), Yuri Grigoriev School of Russian Ballet Tara Ghassemieh (15), Orange County Dance Center Chelsea Wolfson (17), Academy of Dance Chloe Crade (15), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory Laura L Little (15), Stefan Wenta at The Dancers Studio Tomoyo Kawaguchi (18), Academy of Dance Rebecca Ritch (15), Southland Ballet Academy |
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY (SR) - MALE DANCERS
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place | Chris Sellars (18), Orange County Dance Center |
| 2nd place (tie) | Jordan Moser (17), Academy of Dance Logan Learned (17), San Francisco Ballet School |
| 3rd place (tie) | James Fuller (17), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory |
TOP 4 (SR CLASS) - MALE DANCERS
| Chris Sellars (18), Orange County Dance Center Jordan Moser (17), Academy of Dance Logan Learned (17), San Francisco Ballet School James Fuller (17), Ballet Pacifica Conservatory |
LARGE ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place (tie) | Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance La Fille Mal Gardee "Friends" Theatrics Dance Academy Oklahoma |
| 2nd place (tie) | Westlake School for the Performing Arts Ribbon Dance Academy of Dance Espagnol |
| 3rd place (tie) | Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance La Fille Mal Gardee "The Clogs Dance" Cynthia Merrill School of Performing Arts Pandora 's Box |
SMALL ENSEMBLES
| Award |
Winner |
| 1st place (tie) | San Diego Academy of Ballet Ukranian Variation Gopak Westlake School for the Performing Arts Dance for Two |
| 2nd place (tie) | Southland Ballet Academy A Thousand Kisses Pacific Coasts Academy of Dance Ocean and Pearls |
| 3rd place (tie) | Orange County Dance Center Le Corsaire Pas de Deux Westlake School for the Performing Arts Jesters |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| Award |
Winner |
| Outstanding School | Westlake School for the Performing Arts Pacific Coast Academy of Dance |
| Outstanding Teacher | Salwa Rizkalla Yuri Grigoriev |
| Outstanding Choreographer | Malu Rivera-Peoples Andrea Paris Charles Maple |