YAGP 2026 – PHOENIX, AZ – WINNERS - YAGP
      JURY PANEL
                 
      Beth Everitt       Associate Director of Programs & Productions, Houston Ballet Academy  
                 
      Davit Karapetyan       Director, School of Philadelphia Ballet; Creative Adviser, Pennsylvania Ballet Academy  
                 
      Dodie Askegard       Assistant Rehearsal Director & School Coordinator, Nevada Ballet Theatre  
                 
      Jessie Jeanne Stinnett       Founder & Artistic Director, Boston Dance Theater  
                 
      Racheal Nye       Director of School & Studio Company, Oklahoma City Ballet  
                 
      Alexei Moskalenko       Associate Artistic Director, YAGP; International Master Teacher  
                 
      SENIOR AGE DIVISION
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Channing Dennis   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  2ND PLACE (TIE)   Jake Cohen   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  2ND PLACE (TIE)   Alexi Pola Vilaubi   15   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  3RD PLACE   Liv Humphrey   16   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Alexi Pola Vilaubi   15   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Ava Devlin   18   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Bella Gomillion   17   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Cash Tilston   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Channing Dennis   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Jake Cohen   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Joy Li   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Julia Koltonowska   18   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Liv Humphrey   16   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Lucy Nuttall   17   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Payton Stowe   17   Master Ballet Academy, WA  
      Sui Gu   19   Changing Ballet School, China  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Olivia Quintana   15   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
  2ND PLACE   Payton Stowe   17   Master Ballet Academy, WA  
  3RD PLACE   Bella Gomillion   17   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Alexi Pola Vilaubi   15   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Alexis Alvarez   15   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Ava Devlin   18   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Bella Gomillion   17   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Channing Dennis   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Chloe Combs   19   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Evelyn Trudel   15   Westcoast Academy of Performing Arts, BC  
      Jake Cohen   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Kennedy Boyd   16   The Collective PHX, AZ  
      Liv Humphrey   16   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Olivia Quintana   15   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Payton Stowe   17   Master Ballet Academy, WA  
                 
      JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Carlo Vela   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  2ND PLACE (TIE)   Ali Mazda Shirazi   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  2ND PLACE (TIE)   Zeramiah Harper   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Mariah Reuvers   14   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Mccartney Jordan   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Alessandra Fox   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Ali Mazda Shirazi   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Bella Linman   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Carlo Vela   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Eliza Arya   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Jerry Lavigne   13   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Lily Hennessy   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Lucia Piedrahita   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Mariah Reuvers   14   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
      Mccartney Jordan   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Savannah Johnson   12   Central Utah Ballet, UT  
      Zeramiah Harper   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      TOP 24   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Alessandra Fox   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Alexandria Beyer   14   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Ali Mazda Shirazi   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Ashley Ding   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Audrey Arya   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Bella Linman   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Brooklyn Besch   13   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Carlo Vela   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Eliza Arya   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Graycen Bowman   14   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Jamison Floyd   14   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Jerry Lavigne   13   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Katelyn Chen   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Kennedy Marble   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Lily Hennessy   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Lily Leblanc   12   Ascend Dance Academy, AZ  
      Lucia Piedrahita   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Madalynn Harvil   14   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Mariah Reuvers   14   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
      Mccartney Jordan   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Mina Wittig   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Savannah Johnson   12   Central Utah Ballet, UT  
      Willow Edwards   14   Studio R Ballet, AZ  
      Zeramiah Harper   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Mariah Reuvers   14   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
  2ND PLACE   Lucia Piedrahita   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Zeramiah Harper   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Ellie Self   13   The Ballet Club, AZ  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Ali Mazda Shirazi   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Bella Linman   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Ellie Self   13   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Faye Gu   14   Jun Lu Performing Arts, CA  
      Jerry Lavigne   13   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Kennedy Marble   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Lily Hennessy   13   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Lucia Piedrahita   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Mariah Reuvers   14   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
      Olivia Ryle   14   Encore Dance Academy, MA  
      Tatum Self   12   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Zeramiah Harper   12   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Amy Liu   10   Russian Ballet Academy, AZ  
  2ND PLACE   Channing Bender   11   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Isabella Sommacampagna   10   Independent, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Emma Kraeutle   11   Jun Lu Performing Arts, CA  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Abbey Scott   10   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Amy Liu   10   Russian Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Anabel Williams   9   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Ava Crawford   10   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Charley Krewson   10   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Charlotte Conover   10   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Eastyn Vose   10   The Ballet Club, AZ  
      Jena Guinn   11   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Jordan Lavigne   11   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Mia Liu   10   Russian Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Remie Scalia   11   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Simone Henson   11   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Abbey Scott   10   The Ballet Club, AZ  
  2ND PLACE   Jordan Lavigne   11   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
  3RD PLACE   Simone Henson   11   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Amélie Klein   10   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Amy Liu   10   Russian Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Aspen Brandt   10   The Collective PHX, AZ  
      Channing Bender   11   Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
      Emma Kraeutle   11   Jun Lu Performing Arts, CA  
      Isabella Sommacampagna   10   Independent, AZ  
      Charley Krewson   10   Dance Connection Scottsdale, AZ  
      Mia Liu   10   Russian Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Nicholas Beyer   11   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Olivia Bricker   11   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
      Penelope Serena   11   Master Ballet Academy/ Serena, AZ  
      Riley Jones   10   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      ENSEMBLES
      PAS DE DEUX      
                 
  1ST PLACE   For All Pas De Duex       Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
  2ND PLACE   Jerry Lavigne &       Challenge Of Keys  
      Jordan Lavigne       Youth American Ballet Company, AZ  
                 
      ENSEMBLES      
                 
  1ST PLACE   Falling       Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
  2ND PLACE   FOR ALL PRESENTED ENSEMBLES       The Ballet Club, AZ  
                 
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   The Divine       Studio R Ballet, AZ  
                 
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Tribute       Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
                 
      SPECIAL AWARDS
      OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD      
                 
      Jenn Peterson       For All work  
      Jordan Pelliteri       For All work  
                 
      OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD      
         
      Master Ballet Academy, AZ