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The American Ballet Competition Winners for 2006

DIVISION I (ages 11 & 12)

1st Place Female: EMILY ORILLAC, AGE 12
Miss Orillac, a student of Isabelita Lewis, studies at the Acadamia de Danza Steps in Panama, Panama.
$150.00 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI.

Best Male Dancer: ESTEBAN HERNANDEZ, AGE 11
Mr. Hernandez, a student of Hector Hernandez, studies at the Centro de Danza Clasica de Jalisco in Zapopan, Mexico
$150.00 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to American Ballet Theatre.

2nd Place Female: SUZI ROBERTS, Age 12
Miss Roberts, a student of Liza Mata, studies at the Coastal Dance Centre in Murrells Inlet, SC.
$100 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI.

3rd Place Female: DAWN GIERLING, AGE 12
Miss Gierling, a student of Janna Kirova, studies at the Melbourne Ballet Center in Melbourne, FL.
$50 Cash Award.

Encouragement Award: ARIELLE MARTIN, AGE 11
Miss Martin, a student of Vasile Petrutin, studies at the Ballet Academy of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.

Encouragement Award: ALEX BABAYEV, AGE 12
Mr. Babayev, a student of Anastasia Babayeva, studies at the Academy of International Ballet, Media, PA.
A summer scholarship to Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI

Division II (Ages 13 - 15)

1st Place Female: NORA MCGINLEY-HENCE, AGE 13
Miss McGinley-Hence, a student of Anastasia Babayeva studies at the Academy of International Ballet, Media, PA.
$500 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Ballet Austin Academy, Austin, TX.

Best Male Dancer: JEFFREY CIRIO, AGE 15
Mr. Cirio, a student of Rolando Serabia, studies at the Art of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach, FL.
$500 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship including room and board to Milwaukee Ballet School, Milwaukee, WI.
2nd Place Female: KAITLYN POTTS, AGE 15
Miss Potts, a student of Troy Brown, studies at the Dancesensations Dance Center in Alexandria, PA.
$300 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Joffrey Ballet School in New York, NY.

3rd Place Female: LEAH BURGE, AGE 14
Miss Burge, a student of Magaly Suarez, studies at the Art of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach, FL.
$200 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy, Cincinnati, OH.

Encouragement Award: JULIANA SAENZ, AGE 13
Miss Saenz, a student of Deborah Buttner, studies at the International Ballet Academy, Plantation, FL.
A summer scholarship to the Academy of Colorado Ballet, Denver, CO.

Encouragement Award: GUSTAVO ECHEVARRIA, AGE 13
Mr. Echavarria, a student of Hector Hernandez, studies at the Jalisco Centro de Danza Clasica in Zapopan, Mexico.
A summer scholarship to Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, MI.

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Division III (Ages 16 - 19)

1st Place Female: KRISTA ETTLINGER, AGE 18
Miss Ettlinger, a student of Magaly Suarez, studies at the Art of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach, FL.
$500 Cash Award.

1st Place Male: JOHN MARK GIRAGOSIAN, AGE 17
Mr. Giragosian, a student of Olivier Munoz, studies at the Maryland Youth Ballet in Bethesda, MD.
$500 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to North Carolina School of the Arts, Winston-Salem, NC.

2nd Place Female: SHELBY RATCHFORD, AGE 16
Miss Ratchford, a student of Samantha Dunster, studies at the Orlando Ballet School in Orlando, FL.
$300 Cash Award plus a Fall 2006 scholarship to Victor Ullate Ballet in Madrid, Spain.

2nd Place Male: RHODES ELLIOTT, AGE 17
Mr. Elliott, a student of Jenny Chiang, studies at North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.
$300 Cash Award, 2006-2007 Traineeship with Ballet Austin in Austin, TX.

3rd Place Female: GRACE-ANNE POWERS, AGE 16
Miss Powers, a student of Magaly Suarez, studies at the Art of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach, FL.
$200 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to the Boston Ballet Academy in Boston, MA.

3rd Place Male: WILLIAM MOORE JR, AGE 18
Mr. Moore, a student of Anita Ashley, studies at the Columbia Ballet School, Columbia, SC.
$200 Cash Award plus a summer scholarship to Joffrey Ballet, NY and 2006-2007 academic year scholarship to Purchase College, NY.

ALEXANDER McFARLIN, AGE 17
Mr. McFarlin, a student of Adam Sage, studies at the School of Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN.
2006-2007 Traineeship with Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee, WI.

Encouragement Award: CAROLINE BETANCOURT, AGE 16
Ms. Betancourt, a student of Mariana Alvarez, studies at the Miami Conservatory of Ballet in Miami, FL.
A 2006-2007 academic year scholarship to Cincinnati Ballet’s Otto M. Budig Academy in Cincinnati, OH.

Encouragement Award: BRIAN WALDREP, AGE 16
Mr. Waldrep, a student of Jenny Chiang, studies at North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.
A summer scholarship to Atlanta Ballet’s Center for Dance Education.

ETIENNE DIAZ, AGE 16
Mr. Diaz, a student of Jenny Chiang, studies at North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, NC.
A summer scholarship to the Academy of Colorado Ballet in Denver, CO.

Best School Award:
The Art of Classical Ballet in Pompano Beach FL.

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