SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX Joey Arrigo 17 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY – WOMEN
1st Place Lauren Baznik 17 (Academy of Dance Arts, IL)
2nd Place Sarah Chun 16 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Offical School of the Joffrey
3rd Place (tie) Lauren Cregan 15 (Salt Creek Ballet, IL)
3rd Place (tie) Melissa Abel 16 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
TOP 12 – WOMEN
Melissa Abel 16 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
Joey Arrigo 17 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
Lauren Baznik 17 (Academy of Dance Arts, IL)
Sarah Chun 16 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Offical School of the Joffrey
Lauren Cregan 15 (Salt Creek Ballet, IL)
Leslie Theisen 16 (The Link School of the Arts, MI)
Emily Kim 17 (Salt Creek Ballet, IL)
Hyesun Park 17 (Salt Creek Ballet, IL)
Maria Petin 15 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
Kirill Poselyanov 15 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
Michael Sayre 15 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Offical School of the Joffrey
Jaclyn Wheatley 18 (Vancouver Junior Professional Division, BC, CANADA)
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY – MEN
1st Place Kirill Poselyanov 15 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
2nd Place Michael Sayre 15 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Offical School of the Joffrey
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY – WOMEN
1st Place Chelsea Dumas 17 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
2nd Place Makensie Howe 16 (Alexandria School of Ballet, MO)
3rd Place (tie) Michael Sayre 15 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Offical School of the Joffrey
3rd Place (tie) Marissa DeBenedictis 16 (Academy of Dance Arts, IL)
TOP 12 – MEN & WOMEN
Melissa Abel 16 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
Joey Arrigo 17 (Elite Danceworx, ON, CANADA)
Lauren Baznik 17 (Academy of Dance Arts, IL
Sarah Chun 16 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Therese Davis 15 (Fauborg School of Ballet, IL)
Marissa DeBenedictis 16 (Academy of Dance Arts, IL
Chelsea Dumas 17 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
Hailey Fish 15 (Diana Evans School of Dances, KY)
Makensie Howe 16 (Alexandria School of Ballet, MO)
Michael Sayre 15 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Leslie Theisen 16 (The Link School of the Arts, MI)
Kelli Yap 17 (Southold Dance Theatre, IL)
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX Kennedy Liggett 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY – WOMEN
1st Place Houston M. Thomas 14 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
2nd Place Raechel Spaerreo 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
3rd Place (tie) Julia Turner 14 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
3rd Place (tie) Serena Sovdsnes 12 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
TOP 12 – MEN & WOMEN
Emily Carrico 13 (Kentucky Ballet Theatre, KY)
Leah Christianson 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Isabella LaFreniere 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Kennedy Liggett 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Gabriel Adnes Maxwell 14 (Royal Dance Academy, GA)
Jordan Miller 14 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
Destanie Rogers 13 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
Hannah Sink 13 (Central Indiana Academy of Dance, IN)
Serena Sovdsnes 12 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Raechel Spaerreo 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Houston M. Thomas 14 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Julia Turner 14 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY – MEN & WOMEN
1st Place Isabelle LaFreniere 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
2nd Place (tie) Leah Christianson 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
2nd Place (tie) Mackenzi Drozdz 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
3rd Place (tie) Destanie Rogers 13 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
3rd Place (tie) Elizabeth Pischel 12 (Academie De La Danse, WI)
TOP 12 – WOMEN
Timoor Afshar 12 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Leah Christianson 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Mackenzi Drozdz 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Isabelle LaFreniere 13 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
Kennedy Ligget 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Courtney Messer 14 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Lauren Pauley 14 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Elizabeth Pischel 12 (Academie De La Danse, WI)
Destanie Rogers 13 (New American Youth Ballet, IN)
Serena Sovdsnes 12 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Rachael Sparreo 13 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Julia Turner 14 (Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD Grace Davidson 10 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY – MEN & WOMEN
1st Place Adelaide Clauss 11 (Neglia Conservatory of Ballet, NY)
2nd Place Demitra Bereveskova 10 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
3rd Place Tanner Bleck 11 (Bluegrass Youth Ballet, KY)
TOP 12 – MEN & WOMEN
Demitra Bereveskova 10 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Madeline Black 11 (The Christine Rich Studio Dance Academy, IL)
Tanner Bleck 11 (Bluegrass Youth Ballet, KY)
Adelaide Clauss 11 (Neglia Conservatory of Ballet, NY)
Grace Davidson 10 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Logan Hassel 10 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
Magalia Johnston-Viens 11 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Abby Kurdin 11 (Centerville Contemporary Ballet, OH)
Drew Minard 9 (Iowa Ballet Academy, IA)
Lissa Pauley 11 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Divya Rea 11 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Laura Zeng 9 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY – MEN & WOMEN
1st Place Madeline Burns 11 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
2nd Place Logan Hassel 10 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
3rd Place Gianna Basan 11 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
TOP 12 – MEN & WOMEN
Gianna Basan 11 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Demitra Bereveskova 10 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Madeline Black 11 The Christine Rich Studio Dance Academy, IL
Madeline Burns 11 (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN)
Grace Davidson 10 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Lauren Dysarz 11 (L.A. Dance, MI)
Logan Hassel 10 (School of Classical Ballet and Dance, IA)
Abby Kurdin 11 (Centerville Contemporary Ballet, OH)
Drew Minard 9 (Iowa Ballet Academy, IA)
Lissa Pauley 11 (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH)
Divya Rea 11 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
Laura Zeng 9 (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL)
ENSEMBLES
ENSEMBLES
1st Place (Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN) All Piece
2nd Place (Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH) On the Edge
3rd Place (Faubourg School of Ballet, IL) Spring Blossom
TOP 12 – ENSEMBLES
(Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN) A Different Angle
(Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN) Ribbon Pas de Deux from La Fille Mal Gardee
(Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN) Serbian Dance
(Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH) On the Edge
(Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN) Polovtsian Dance
(Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH) Inner Light
(Faubourg School of Ballet, IL) Spring Blossom
(The Link School of the Arts, MI) Dies Irae
(Faubourg School of Ballet, IL) Mazurka
(Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH) Puppets of Circumstances
SPECIAL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
Tokyo Trent Williams
Susie Payne
OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD
Vladimir Karpov
Anna Karpova
Watmora Casey
Tatyana Mazur
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD
Russian Ballet Academy of Indiana, IN
Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of the Joffrey Ballet, IL