JURY PANEL
Adrienne Canterna Internationally Renowned Dancer, Choreographer and Model; Founder and CEO Sweetbird Productions
Anna Liceica Master Teacher; Former Soloist American Ballet Theatre
Arlene Minkhorst Director of Education Tulsa Ballet
Cristina Saso Resident Ballet Mistress & Talent Scout, European School of Ballet
Karine Plantadit Tony Award Nominated Dancer & Actress; Former Dancer Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Misha Tchoupakov Associate Professor University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Former Dancer Bolshoi Ballet
Natalya Zeiger Faculty The Rock School for Dance Education; Former Soloist Bolshoi Ballet
Gennadi Saveliev CoFounder Youth America Grand Prix; Ballet Master, ABT Studio Company; Former Dancer, Bolshoi Ballet and American Ballet Theatre
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX NOT AWARDED
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY WOMEN
1ST PLACE Claire Wessells 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
2ND PLACE (TIE) Maya Mcdaniels 16 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
2ND PLACE (TIE) Alaina Warren 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
3RD PLACE (TIE) Julia Bellantoni 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
3RD PLACE (TIE) Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
TOP 12 WOMEN
Alaina Warren 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Chloe Smith 18 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Claire Wessells 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Dylan Wills 18 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Elizabeth Vinokurov 18 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Isabella Swartzel 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Julia Bellantoni 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Maya Mcdaniels 16 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Nagi Suzuki 16 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Paola Cervantes 17 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
Sophia Belusko 16 West Point Ballet, PA
TOP 24 WOMEN
Alaina Warren 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Alexandria Yetter 15 Cincinnati Ballet – Otto Budig Academy, OH
Ann Marie Ramsey 16 West Point Ballet, PA
Anna Young 17 Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
Ava Beller 17 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Ava Corrigan 17 Independent, PA
Chloe Smith 18 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Claire Wessells 15 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Dylan Wills 18 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Elizabeth Vinokurov 18 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Emma Wood 18 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Ian Emily Choi 16 Elite Ballet Academy, NJ
Isabella Swartzel 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Jade Janikula 18 Ballet Royale Minnesota, MN
Jessica Bealer 16 Berks Ballet Theatre Conservatory of Dance, PA
Julia Bellantoni 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Lena Drapas 16 Pittsburgh Ballet House/ Lena Drapas, PA
Maranda Syrko 18 West Point Ballet, PA
Maya Mcdaniels 16 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Nagi Suzuki 16 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Paola Cervantes 17 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
Sage Guillot 16 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Sophia Belusko 16 West Point Ballet, PA
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN
1ST PLACE Kyan Conaway-Gillman 18 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
2ND PLACE Jordan Sheppard 18 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
3RD PLACE Rowan Duffy 15 The Rock School for Dance, PA
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Nicholas Motley 18 Kelly & Co. Studios, GA
2ND PLACE (TIE) Ayla Flowers 15 CityDance Conservatory, MD
2ND PLACE (TIE) Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
3RD PLACE (TIE) Kaitlyn Dietz 18 Susquehanna Dance Center, PA
3RD PLACE (TIE) Maranda Syrko 18 West Point Ballet, PA
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Alexandria Yetter 15 Cincinnati Ballet – Otto Budig Academy, OH
Andrew Fleischner 18 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Ayla Flowers 15 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Emily Snyder 17 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Emma Wood 18 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Grace Price 17 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Julia Bellantoni 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Kaitlyn Dietz 18 Susquehanna Dance Center, PA
Maranda Syrko 18 West Point Ballet, PA
Maya Mcdaniels 16 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Nicholas Motley 18 Kelly & Co. Studios, GA
Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
TOP 24 MEN & WOMEN
Alexandria Yetter 15 Cincinnati Ballet – Otto Budig Academy, OH
Andrew Fleischner 18 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Anna Young 17 Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
Ava Beller 17 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Ava Corrigan 17 Independent, PA
Ava Poploski 15 Center Stage Dance Studio, OH
Ayla Flowers 15 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Chloe Smith 18 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Dylan Wills 18 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Emily Snyder 17 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Emma Wood 18 Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Faith Barror 18 Accelerate Dance & Fitness, TX
Grace Price 17 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Isabella Graves 17 Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy, WI
Julia Bellantoni 16 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Juliet Judkins 15 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Kaitlyn Dietz 18 Susquehanna Dance Center, PA
Kaylee Patricca 15 Pittsburgh Balle House, PA
Kyan Conaway-Gillman 18 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Maranda Syrko 18 West Point Ballet, PA
Maya Mcdaniels 16 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Nagi Suzuki 16 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Nicholas Motley 18 Kelly & Co. Studios, GA
Piper Panek 17 West Point Ballet, PA
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX Maria Qixin Tian 12 MorningStar Dance Academy, GA
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Wellesley Miracle 14 West Point Ballet, PA
2ND PLACE Adelina Belusko 14 West Point Ballet, PA
3RD PLACE (TIE) Naomi Gasser 14 The Rock School for Dance, PA
3RD PLACE (TIE) Constance Cabanes 14 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Adelina Belusko 14 West Point Ballet, PA
Austin Brown 14 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Ava Miller 14 West Point Ballet, PA
Bella Fischer 13 West Point Ballet, PA
Bella Rose Penrose 13 Vaganova Academy of Brownsville (Little Mozarts), PA
Constance Cabanes 14 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Elsa Newbower 12 N&D Ballet, MA
Maria Qixin Tian 12 MorningStar Dance Academy, GA
Murphy Henninger 12 Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
Naomi Gasser 14 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Phoebe Ing 14 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Wellesley Miracle 14 West Point Ballet, PA
TOP 24 MEN & WOMEN
Adelina Belusko 14 West Point Ballet, PA
Aidan Lemont 14 School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit, MI
Alexandra Valdez 12 The Art of Classical Ballet, FL
Aubrey Hendry 14 Canton Ballet, OH
Austin Brown 14 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Ava Miller 14 West Point Ballet, PA
Bella Fischer 13 West Point Ballet/Bella Fischer, PA
Bella Rose Penrose 13 Vaganova Academy of Brownsville (Little Mozarts), PA
Brinkli Cox 12 Cincinnati Ballet Academy, OH
Constance Cabanes 14 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Ella Gasser 12 The Rock School West, PA
Elsa Newbower 12 N&D Ballet, MA
Katherine Yang 13 Independent, GA
Maria Qixin Tian 12 MorningStar Dance Academy, GA
Murphy Henninger 12 Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
Naomi Gasser 14 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Nora Soli 13 Ballet Elite Dance Studio, FL
Paislie Belch 13 Vaganova Academy of Brownsville (Little Mozarts), PA
Persephone Leister 12 Independent, IL
Phoebe Ing 14 BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Sara Viazanko 13 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Scarlett Spaulding 12 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Sean Detwiller 14 Center Stage Dance Studio, OH
Wellesley Miracle 14 West Point Ballet, PA
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Bella Rose Penrose 13 Vaganova Academy of Brownsville (Little Mozarts), PA
2ND PLACE Alexandra Valdez 12 The Art of Classical Ballet, FL
3RD PLACE Carolina Garcia 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Alexandra Valdez 12 The Art of Classical Ballet, FL
Austin Brown 14 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Ava Miller 14 West Point Ballet, PA
Bella Rose Penrose 13 Vaganova Academy of Brownsville (Little Mozarts), PA
Carolina Garcia 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Jocelyn Cramer 12 Westmoreland Youth Ballet, PA
Maria Qixin Tian 12 MorningStar Dance Academy, GA
Murphy Henninger 12 Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
Nathalie Turovskiy 12 N&D Ballet, MA
Scarlett Spaulding 12 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Sean Detwiller 14 Center Stage Dance Studio, OH
Tessa Mattina 13 Center Stage Dance Studio, OH
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD Ellary Day Szyndlar 10 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Maeve Mcgarvey 11 West Point Ballet, PA
2ND PLACE Emma Tian 11 N&D Ballet, MA
3RD PLACE Sadie Daniels 9 Ballet tech of ohio, OH
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Alivia Ramsey 10 West Point Ballet, PA
Ashlynn Warnick 11 Seber Method Academy, DC
Eliana Haziza 10 Sterling Ballet Academy, VA
Ellary Day Szyndlar 10 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
Emma Tian 11 N&D Ballet, MA
Giada Reino 10 Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA
Maeve Mcgarvey 11 West Point Ballet, PA
Pelageya Brazhnikova 11 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Penelope Miles 10 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Robin Schanz 11 Independent, PA
Sadie Daniels 9 Ballet tech of ohio, OH
Tessa Palmer 11 Academy of INT’L Ballet, PA
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Maeve Mcgarvey 11 West Point Ballet, PA
2ND PLACE Kensington Dressing 11 Evolve Dance Complex, PA
3RD PLACE Pelageya Brazhnikova 11 CityDance Conservatory, MD
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Ashlynn Warnick 11 Seber Method Academy, DC
Ellary Day Szyndlar 10 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
Giada Reino 10 Pittsburgh Balle House, PA
Giana Paolini 10 Coastal Dance Centre, SC
Jasmynn Jay 9 Stars Dance Studio, FL
Kensington Dressing 11 Evolve Dance Complex, PA
Maeve Mcgarvey 11 West Point Ballet, PA
Pelageya Brazhnikova 11 CityDance Conservatory, MD
Penelope Miles 10 Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
Robin Schanz 11 Independent, PA
Sadie Daniels 9 Ballet tech of ohio, OH
Sofia Corrigan 10 Independent, PA
ENSEMBLES
PAS DE DEUX
1ST PLACE Jason Shuman & Coppelia Pas De Deux
Macie Miersch The Sarasota Ballet’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory, FL
2ND PLACE Amelia Sias & Harlequinade Pas De Deux
Diego Martinez-Haidar Pennsylvania Ballet Conservatory, PA
3RD PLACE Alaina Warren & Le Corsaire Pas De Deux
Kyan Conaway-Gillman BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
SMALL ENSEMBLES
1ST PLACE Le Corsaire Pas De Trois Des Odalisques BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
2ND PLACE For All their work Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
3RD PLACE Insideout Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
TOP 6
The Golden Age South Coast Conservatory, CA
Le Corsaire Pas De Trois Des Odalisques BalletMet Dance Academy, OH
Insideout Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Endless Stars Dance Studio, FL
City Of Lights Kansas City Ballet School, MO
For All their work Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, MD
LARGE ENSEMBLES
1ST PLACE Wepa! CityDance Conservatory, MD
2ND PLACE Conduire Juliana’s Academy of Dance, MI
3RD PLACE Ballo Grande Kansas City Ballet School, MO
TOP 6
Ballo Grande Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Conduire Juliana’s Academy of Dance, MI
Gayane Alchemy Ballet Academy, VA
Jubilant Coastal Dance Centre, SC
Nothing Changes School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit, MI
Wepa! CityDance Conservatory, MD
SPECIAL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
Maeghan McHale Hobbs
OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD
Faculty BalletMet Dance Academy
Faculty West Point Ballet