JURY PANEL
                 
      Peter Stark       President and Director, The Rock School for Dance Education  
                 
      Melissa Barak       Choreographer; Artistic Director, Los Angeles Ballet  
                 
      Mischa Tchoupakov       Associate Professor, University of North Carolina School of the Arts; Former Dancer, Bolshoi Ballet  
                 
      John Selya       Tony Award-Nominated Broadway Star; Former Dancer, American Ballet Theatre & Twyla Tharp Dance  
                 
      Ruben Martin       Principal Teacher of the Upper Levels, American Ballet Theatre JKO School  
                 
      Natalia Bashkatova       Former Principal Dancer, Bolshoi Theater; Performer, Cirque du Soleil  
                 
      Jeff Rogers       Director of Men’s Program, Ballet West Academy  
                 
      Anna Liceica       Master Teacher; Former Soloist, American Ballet Theatre  
                 
      Karine Plantadit       Tony Award-nominated Broadway star and former dancer, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater  
                 
      SENIOR AGE DIVISION
                 
  GRAND PRIX   Julie Joyner   17   International City School of Ballet, GA  
                 
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Daniel Alejandro Guzman   19   Fort Lauderdale Youth Ballet, FL  
  2ND PLACE   Sergio Suarez   18   Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC  
  3RD PLACE   Gwyneth Smith   16   Nashville Ballet, TN  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Carly Graham   15   Nashville Ballet, TN  
      Miharu Kikuchi   15   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Scarlett Schultes   16   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Theodore Swank   16   Theodore Swank, KY  
      Sarah Hill   18   Nashville Ballet, TN  
      Taylor-Tatiana Andre’   15   The Sarasota Ballet’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory, FL  
      Elisa Munson   17   Emerald Ballet Academy, WA  
      Jaegar Hilsabeck   16   Ballet Conservatory of Atlanta, GA  
      Julie Joyner   17   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Daniel Alejandro Guzman   19   Fort Lauderdale Youth Ballet, FL  
      Sergio Suarez   18   Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC  
      Gwyneth Smith   16   Nashville Ballet, TN  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Amira Hogan   16   Vitacca School for Dance, TX  
  2ND PLACE   Summer Montenegro   16   Master Ballet Academy, AZ  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Jaegar Hilsabeck   16   Ballet Conservatory of Atlanta, GA  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Daniel Alejandro Guzman   19   Fort Lauderdale Youth Ballet, FL  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Lucia Fornos   16   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Noemi Santiago   16   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Gwyneth Smith   16   Nashville Ballet, TN  
      Callaghan Johnson   16   The Art of Classical Ballet, FL  
      Kaitlyn Cao   15   Moga Conservatory of Dance, UT  
      Katie Kassner   17   Katie Kassner, FL  
      Lily Postle   17   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Amira Hogan   16   Vitacca School for Dance, TX  
      Summer Montenegro   16   Master Ballet Academy-M, AZ  
      Jaegar Hilsabeck   16   Ballet Conservatory of Atlanta, GA  
      Daniel Alejandro Guzman   19   Fort Lauderdale Youth Ballet, FL  
      Julie Joyner   17   International City School of Ballet, GA  
                 
      JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
                 
  YOUTH GRAND PRIX   NOT AWARDED          
                 
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Melissa Ploshchadina   13   Pavlova Professional Coaching, TX  
  2ND PLACE   Minori De Silva   13   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Dillon Brizic   14   Dillon Brizic, AL  
  3RD PLACE (TIE)   Stella Adamson   13   International City School of Ballet, GA  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Annabel Kohn   14   Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA  
      Liesl Kraft   14   Independent/Liesl Kraft, MI  
      Ally Liew   14   The Dallas Conservatory, TX  
      Vera Gaevski   13   Vera, GA  
      Vivienne Robillard   13   The Rock Center for Dance, NV  
      Caroline Klafeta   12   Grand Rapids School of Dance, MI  
      Jasmin Sheng   13   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Talia Lee   13   Joffrey Ballet/Talia Lee, IL  
      Melissa Ploshchadina   13   Pavlova Professional Coaching, TX  
      Minori De Silva   13   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Dillon Brizic   14   Dillon Brizic, AL  
      Stella Adamson   13   International City School of Ballet, GA  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Dillon Brizic   14   Dillon Brizic, AL  
  2ND PLACE   Melissa Ploshchadina   13   Pavlova Professional Coaching, TX  
  3RD PLACE   Emily Core   12   New Level Dance Company, FL  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Avonlea Hilton   14   Pavlova Professional Coaching, TX  
      Stella Adamson   13   International City School of Ballet, GA  
      Leila Winker   13   Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
      Minori De Silva   13   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Camilla Sonnier   12   DC Dance Factory, TN  
      Jasmin Sheng   13   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Annie Laws   13   Elite Classical Coaching, TX  
      Emery Toohey   13   Moga Conservatory of Dance, UT  
      Gabriela Miller   14   Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
      Dillon Brizic   14   Dillon Brizic, AL  
      Melissa Ploshchadina   13   Pavlova Professional Coaching, TX  
      Emily Core   12   New Level Dance Company, FL  
                 
      PRE-COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISION
                 
  HOPE AWARD   NOT AWARDED          
                 
      CLASSICAL DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Sarah Shikhel   11   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
  2ND PLACE   Berkley Zumwalt   11   South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, MS  
  3RD PLACE   Anna Maria Krakowiak   11   Independent/Anna Maria Krakowiak, MI  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Maddie Morton   11   Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
      Sorielle Trahan   11   Inferno Dance Co, MI  
      Alice Huang   9   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Camille Moore   11   Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, MI  
      Bryana Cronin   10   Russian Ballet Academy/NH, NH  
      Elizabeth Rabon   11   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Caroline Liu   11   Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy, CO  
      Eriah Mccain   11   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Avery Schuetz   10   The Dance Company, Inc, AL  
      Sarah Shikhel   11   MorningStar Dance Academy, GA  
      Berkley Zumwalt   11   South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, MS  
      Anna Maria Krakowiak   11   Independent/Anna Maria Krakowiak, MI  
                 
      CONTEMPORARY DANCE CATEGORY   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
  1ST PLACE   Sorielle Trahan   11   Inferno Dance Co, MI  
  2ND PLACE   Berkley Zumwalt   11   South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, MS  
  3RD PLACE   Anna Maria Krakowiak   11   Independent/Anna Maria Krakowiak, MI  
                 
      TOP 12   MEN & WOMEN  
                 
      Brooklyn Bryan   11   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Elizabeth Rabon   11   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Camille Moore   11   Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, MI  
      Eriah Mccain   11   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Taisiya Collins   9   Precision Ballet Company, GA  
      Maddie Morton   11   Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
      Cambbell Lawson   11   AT Dancers, TX  
      Caroline Liu   11   Rocky Mountain Ballet Academy, CO  
      Lily Marshall   11   Noretta Dunworth School of Dance, MI  
      Sorielle Trahan   11   Inferno Dance Co, MI  
      Berkley Zumwalt   11   South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, MS  
      Anna Maria Krakowiak   11   Independent/Anna Maria Krakowiak, MI  
                 
      ENSEMBLES
      SMALL ENSEMBLES      
                 
  1ST PLACE   Le Ture       Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
                 
  2ND PLACE   Le Corsaire Pas De Deux       Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA  
                 
  3RD PLACE   Don Quixote Pas De Deux       Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC  
                 
      LARGE ENSEMBLES      
                 
  1ST PLACE   Pretend To Sleep       International City School of Ballet, GA  
                 
  2ND PLACE   Particles Of Self       Precision Ballet Company, GA  
                 
  3RD PLACE   Swan Lake Act IV       Nashville Ballet, TN  
                 
      SPECIAL AWARDS
      OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD  
                 
      Tina Bohnstedt       Dancing Edith Piaf  
                 
      OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD  
                 
      Faculty       Nashville Classical Ballet Academy, TN  
                 
      OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD  
         
      School of Nashville Ballet, TN  
      International City School of Ballet, GA