JURY PANEL
Adrienne Canterna Internationally Renowned Dancer, Choreographer, and Model; Founder and CEO Sweetbird Productions
Michael Vernon Professor of Ballet, Indiana Jacobs School of Music
Ashley Bouder Principal Dancer New York City Ballet; Founder The Ashley Bouder Project
Christopher Hird Education Director, Sarasota Ballet
Diana White Repetiteur, George Balanchine Trust; Former Soloist New York City Ballet
James Fayette Faculty, Dance Conservatory of Charleston; Former Principal Dancer New York City Ballet
Karine Plantadit Tony Award Nominated Dancer/Actress; Former Dancer Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alexei Moskalenko Associate Artistic Director, Youth America Grand Prix; Former Dancer Bolshoi Ballet
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX NOT AWARDED
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY WOMEN
1ST PLACE Paris Svigos 16 Illinois Classical Ballet, IL
2ND PLACE Isabella Padilla 17 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
3RD PLACE (TIE) Asa Amama 15 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
3RD PLACE (TIE) Guinevere Nelson 17 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
TOP 12 WOMEN
Asa Amama 15 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Audrey Huston 18 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Cami Massicotte 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Ella Grimm 16 Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy, WI
Guinevere Nelson 17 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Isabella Padilla 17 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
Jaelyn Andresen 16 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Matilda Bak 18 Minnesota Ballet School, MN
Paris Svigos 16 Illinois Classical Ballet, IL
Sydney Kim 17 Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA
Talitha Barrington 16 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Victoria Adams 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
TOP 24 WOMEN
Asa Amama 15 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Ashleigh Wells 17 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Audrey Huston 18 The Rock School for Dance, PA
Cami Massicotte 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Celia Morrison 15 Luzicka Ballet, MO
Delaine Tyler 16 Nolte Academy, IA
Eliana Wade 16 Center of Creative Arts, MO
Ella Grimm 16 Milwaukee Ballet School & Academy, WI
Ella Mcneely 15 Indianapolis School of Ballet, IN
Grechyn Baldner 17 Independent, WI
Guinevere Nelson 17 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Isabella Padilla 17 Master Ballet Academy, AZ
Jaelyn Andresen 16 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Julia Garman 18 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Kaitlin Kuhry 16 Minnesota Ballet School, MN
Kendyl Hanson 16 Misty’s Dance Unlimited, WI
Lila Tallman 17 Nolte Academy, IA
Lydia Uniak 15 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Matilda Bak 18 Minnesota Ballet School, MN
Paris Svigos 16 Illinois Classical Ballet, IL
Sydney Kim 17 Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA
Talitha Barrington 16 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Victoria Adams 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Zosia Penherski 16 Independent, AL
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN
1ST PLACE Julien Dejear 16 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
2ND PLACE Zander Johnson 15 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
3RD PLACE Uzay Hasanusta 15 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Kate Rackley 18 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
2ND PLACE Cami Massicotte 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
3RD PLACE Miley Fisher 15 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Annika Lindeman 16 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Asa Amama 15 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Britney Little 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Cami Massicotte 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Chloe Jung 17 Art In Motion Dance Studio, IL
Eva Hurtig 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Grace Gimotty 17 Culture House Conservatory of the Arts, KS
Guinevere Nelson 17 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Julia Garman 18 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Julien Dejear 16 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Kate Rackley 18 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Miley Fisher 15 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
TOP 24 MEN & WOMEN
Addilyn Bullock 16 Perception Dance Company, KS
Annika Lindeman 16 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Asa Amama 15 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Ashleigh Wells 17 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Britney Little 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Cami Massicotte 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Cassidy Keller 16 Art In Motion Dance Studio, IL
Chloe Jung 17 Art In Motion Dance Studio, IL
Eva Gervich 17 Saint Louis Ballet School, MO
Eva Hurtig 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Grace Gimotty 17 Culture House Conservatory of the Arts, KS
Graysen Milbrandt 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Guinevere Nelson 17 Kansas Ballet Academy, KS
Gwen Deiter 16 Perception Dance Company, KS
Hannah Hudson 17 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Jaelyn Andresen 16 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Julia Garman 18 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Julien Dejear 16 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Kate Rackley 18 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Lily Thelen 17 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Miley Fisher 15 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Olivia Crews 16 Artists Revealed Dance Company, MO
Victoria Adams 16 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Zander Johnson 15 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
YOUTH GRAND PRIX NOT AWARDED
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY WOMEN
1ST PLACE Lauren Jett Highfill 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
2ND PLACE Emma Power 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
3RD PLACE (TIE) Jane Woodford 14 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
3RD PLACE (TIE) Carolina Garcia 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
TOP 12 WOMEN
Adeline Bair 13 Nolte Academy, IA
Anya Hudson 12 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Ava Kloppe 14 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Carolina Garcia 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Eleanor Mcguire 13 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Emma Power 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Jane Woodford 14 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Lauren Jett Highfill 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Lily Quinton 14 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Lily Stuhr 12 Nolte Academy, IA
Maely Weaver 14 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
Samantha Stortzum 12 Saint Louis Ballet School, MO
TOP 24 WOMEN
Adeline Bair 13 Nolte Academy, IA
Anya Hudson 12 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Arielle Li 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Ava Elliot 14 Joffrey Academy of Dance, IL
Ava Kloppe 14 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Carolina Garcia 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Eleanor Golda 13 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Eleanor Mcguire 13 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Elise Sullivan 13 Tulsa Dance Company, OK
Emma Power 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Jane Woodford 14 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Kaidence Goodrich 12 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Lauren Jett Highfill 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Lily Quinton 14 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Lily Stuhr 12 Nolte Academy, IA
Luna Roseman 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Maely Weaver 14 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
Olivia Nguyen 13 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Petra Curtis 12 Saint Louis Ballet School, MO
Samantha Lopez- Duarte 13 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Samantha Stortzum 12 Saint Louis Ballet School, MO
Scarlett Kuhl 14 Indianapolis School of Ballet, IN
Sloan Eckstein 12 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Vienna Ross 14 Denver Academy of Ballet, CO
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN
1ST PLACE Alex Westerman 14 Ballet Blake, MN
2ND PLACE Owen Chambers 12 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
3RD PLACE NOT AWARDED
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY WOMEN
1ST PLACE Luna Roseman 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
2ND PLACE Charlotte Diefenbacher 13 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
3RD PLACE Payton Beckmann 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
TOP 12 WOMEN
Ava Kloppe 14 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Charlotte Diefenbacher 13 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
Jane Woodford 14 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Kaidence Goodrich 12 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Lauren Jett Highfill 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Lily Quinton 14 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Luna Roseman 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Payton Beckmann 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Sage Sulentic 12 Nolte Academy, IA
Sloan Eckstein 12 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Sophie Gutekunst 14 Perception Dance Company, KS
Toscane Acket 12 Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA
TOP 24 WOMEN
Adi Israel 14 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Anya Hudson 12 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Ava Kloppe 14 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Ayden Nelson 13 Imperium House of Dance, IL
Ayden Reid 13 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
Charlotte Diefenbacher 13 Heart of America Youth Ballet, MO
Chloe Holthaus 12 Dance Network, IL
Jane Woodford 14 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Jillian Cameron 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Julia Varela 12 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Kaidence Goodrich 12 Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Katelynn Larson 12 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Lauren Jett Highfill 14 Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Lily Quinton 14 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Luna Roseman 14 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Mallory Johnson 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Payton Beckmann 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Sage Sulentic 12 Nolte Academy, IA
Samantha Lopez- Duarte 13 Kansas City Ballet School, MO
Sloan Eckstein 12 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Sloane Edmonds 12 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Sloane Henry 13 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Sophie Gutekunst 14 Perception Dance Company, KS
Toscane Acket 12 Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN
1ST PLACE Alex Westerman 14 Ballet Blake, MN
2ND PLACE Jonah Hess 14 WestMet Classical Training, MN
3RD PLACE Liam Warden 13 WestMet Classical Training, MN
PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
HOPE AWARD Quinlin Maconachy 11 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Truman Bednar 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
2ND PLACE Joia Andresen 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
3RD PLACE Natalia Morris 10 The Dance Zone, NV
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Blake Dawson 9 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Evelyn Overmyer 11 Briscuso Dance Studio, MO
Joia Andresen 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Kallie Wang 11 International Ballet School/Main, CO
Kylie Warner 10 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Mccartney Jordan 9 McCartney Jordan, WI
Natalia Morris 10 The Dance Zone, NV
Payton Witham 10 Perception Dance Company, KS
Peyton Eustice 11 Nolte Academy, IA
Quinlin Maconachy 11 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Reagan Johnson 10 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Truman Bednar 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY MEN & WOMEN
1ST PLACE Joia Andresen 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
2ND PLACE Elizabeth Schwarz 11 Dance Network, IL
3RD PLACE (TIE) Bella Roseman 10 Miami Dance Collective, FL
3RD PLACE (TIE) Aria Pape 10 Art In Motion Dance Studio, IL
TOP 12 MEN & WOMEN
Addison Smith 10 Perception Dance Company, KS
Aile Privat 10 Tulsa Dance Company, OK
Aria Pape 10 Art In Motion Dance Studio, IL
Bella Roseman 10 Miami Dance Collective, FL
Blake Dawson 9 School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Brynlee Sawin 10 Nolte Academy, IA
Elizabeth Schwarz 11 Dance Network, IL
Joia Andresen 11 WestMet Classical Training, MN
Mccartney Jordan 9 Independent, WI
Payton Witham 10 Perception Dance Company, KS
Peyton Eustice 11 Nolte Academy, IA
Quinlin Maconachy 11 The Dallas Conservatory, TX
ENSEMBLES
PAS DE DEUX
1ST PLACE NOT AWARDED
2ND PLACE Gabe Johnson & 13 Harlequinade Pas De Deux and Fragile
Sage Sulentic 12 Nolte Academy, IA
3RD PLACE Carigan Clark & 11 Red Riding Hood
Noah Rindler 12 Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
SMALL ENSEMBLES
1ST PLACE Sirens The Dallas Conservatory, TX
2ND PLACE Interogation Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
3RD PLACE Just Nolte Academy, IA
TOP 6
Happiness Does Not Wait Minnesota Ballet School, MN
Interogation Midwest Dance Mechanix, KS
Just Nolte Academy, IA
Old Friends Briscuso Dance Studio, MO
Sirens The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Unbreakable Saint Louis Ballet School, MO
LARGE ENSEMBLES
1ST PLACE Chaplin WestMet Classical Training, MN
2ND PLACE Who’S Coming To Dinner? Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
3RD PLACE We’Ll Always Have Paris WestMet Classical Training, MN
TOP 6
Who’S Coming To Dinner? Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
We’Ll Always Have Paris WestMet Classical Training, MN
Ultimatum School of Classical Ballet & Dance, IA
Saint-Saens Nolte Academy, IA
Petite Sylphs Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK
Chaplin WestMet Classical Training, MN
SPECIAL AWARDS
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
Andi Abernathy When We’Re Older
Megan Storey Sirens
OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD
Faculty Kansas School of Classical Ballet, KS
Faculty Oklahoma City Ballet School, OK