DIVISION III  (Age 16-20)

1st PLACE: KAITLYN POTTS, 17
Teacher: Michelle Lees, Maryland Youth Ballet, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Awards: Traineeship with Jeune Ballet du Quebec, Canada; Ballet Austin Traineeship; Invitation to perform with Miami International Festival. $500 cash award.

BEST MALE: RYAN STEELE, 17
Teacher: Dori Matkowski, Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center, Walled Lake, Michigan
Awards: Contract with Ballet Austin II; Jeune Ballet du Quebec, Canada, Traineeship, Invitation to perform with Miami International Festival. $500 cash award.

2nd PLACE: KATHLEEN O’BRIEN, 18
Teachers: Dawn Scannell, Claudio Munoz, Houston Ballet II, Houston,Texas.
Awards: Colorado Ballet Studio Company Traineeship, Invitation to perform with Miami International Festival. $300 cash award.

3rd PLACE:  McKENNA GADZIA, 16
Teacher: Campbell Pryor, Queen City Ballet, Helena, Montana.
Awards: Ballet Austin Scholarship; $200 cash award.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD: KARISSA KRALIK, 16
Teacher: Valia Seiskaya, Seiskaya Ballet, St. James, New York.
Award: Joffrey Ballet NYC  Scholarship.

TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE: 
DORI MATKOWSKI, Director, Dance Dynamics Performing Arts Center, Walled Lake, Michigan.

Additional Traineeships and Scholarships to:

SUELLEN VILLAR, 19 - Teacher: Paula Gasparini, Ballet Gasparini, San Paulo, Brazil. Traineeship with Jeune Ballet du Quebec, Quebec, Canada.

MARIANA DE MARCO, 16 – Teacher: Valia Seiskaya, Seiskaya Ballet, St. James, NY.
Scholarship to Academy of Colorado Ballet.

GEORGE SANDERS, 17 – Teacher: Adam Sage, Virginia School of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA.
Scholarship to Milwaukee Ballet School.

DIVISION II (Age 13-15)

1st PLACE: TAYLOR BLOCK, 15
Teacher: Cristobal Marquez, Salt Lake Ballet Conservatory, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Awards: Milwaukee Ballet Traineeship; Nevada Ballet Theatre Summer Scholarship. Invitation to perform with Miami International Ballet Festival -. $500 cash award.

2nd PLACE: ESMIANA JANI, 15
Teacher: Anastasia Babayeva, Academy of International Ballet, Media, PA.
Awards: Washington School of Ballet Scholarship. Invitation to perform with the Miami International Festival. $300 cash award.

3rd PLACE: BRITTANY ROSS, 15
Teacher: Pasha Kambalov, First State Ballet Theatre, Wilmington, DE.
Awards: Ballet Austin Scholarship. $200 cash award.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS: 

CRISTINA DIAZ, 13 – Teacher: Cristina Quijano, Pointe-Centro de Danzas, Panama.
Award: Partial Scholarship to Virginia School of the Arts.

ALEX HATHAWAY, 14 – Teacher: Dori Matkowski, Dance Dynamics Performings Arts, Walled Lake, MI.
Award: Scholarship to Washington School of Ballet.

TEACHERS OF EXCELLENCE:

CAMPBELL PRYOR, Queen City Ballet, Helena, Montana.
TROY BROWN, Dancensations Dance Center, Alexandria, Virginia.

Division II cont.
Additional Scholarships and Awards:

CLARISSA PASQUAL, 13 – Teacher: Maria Eugenia Lorenzo, Miami Lakes, FL.
Invitation to Perform with Miami Int. Dance Festival.

ALYSSA PALAFOX, 15 - Teacher: Dori Matkowski, Dance Dynamics Perf. Arts Center, Walled Lake, MI.
Scholarship to Milwaukee Ballet School, Partial Academic Scholarship to Virginia School of Arts.

KRISTINA VENSKO, 14 – Teacher: Troy Brown, Dancensations Dance Center, Alexandria, VA.
Scholarship to Joffrey Ballet School, NYC.

RYAN NUSSEAR, 15 – Teacher: Orlando Molina, Pulse Performance, Orlando, FL.
Scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy.

IAIN YOUNG, 14 - Teacher: Dori Matkowski, Dance Dynamics Perf. Arts Center, MI.
Partial Academic Scholarship to Virginia School of the Arts.

AUDREY BEAUMARCHAIS, 14 – Teacher: Dori Matkowski, Dance Dynamics Perf. Arts Center, MI.
Scholarship to Atlanta Ballet’s Center for Dance Education.

KIRENA DILLON, 13 – Teacher: Sergey Rayevskiy, Academy of Russian Ballet, Novi, MI.
Scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy.

ISABELLE HAY, 14 – Teacher: Karen Lynch, Huntington Ballet Academy, Huntington, NY.
Scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy.

JASMINE WARD, 14 – Teacher: Mariana Alvarez, Miami Conservatory of Ballet, Miami, Fl.
Scholarship to Interlochen Arts Academy.

DIVISION I (Age 10-12)

1st PLACE: ANA LORENA BOYD, 12
Teacher: Cristina Quijano, Pointe Centro de Danzas, Panama.
Awards: Invitation to perform with Miami International Dance Festival. $200 Cash.

2nd PLACE: ANNA CRADDOCK, 12
Teacher: Valia Seiskaya, Seiskaya Ballet, St. James, NY
Award: Interlochen Arts Academy Scholarship. $100 Cash Award.

3rd PLACE: VANESSA CANDY TONG, 12
Teacher: Muriel Maffre, Hillsborough, CA.
Award: $50 Cash Award

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS:
 
TORI CULLO, 12
Teacher: Troy Brown – Dancensations Dance Center, Alexandria, VA.
Award: Crystal Ballerina

TEACHER OF EXCELLENCE:

CRISTINA QUIJANO – Pointe Centro de Danzas, Panama.

Additional Awards:

RACHEL SKAAR, 12 - Teacher: Campbell Pryor, Queen City Ballet, Helena, Montana.
Award:  Interlochen Arts Academy Scholarship.

ALEXANDRA RODRIGUEZ, 12 - Teacher: Danella Bedford, Conchita Espinosa Academy, Miami, FL.
Award: Florida Dance Festival Scholarship.

ALEXA PEREZ, 11 - Teacher: Danella Bedford, Conchita Espinosa Academy, Miami, FL.
Award: Florida Dance Festival Scholarship.