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