Student Awards

2024

YAGP

Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Outstanding Choreographer Award: Garrett Lucero
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Emaline Ownby & Rémy D’ornay
  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux: Lola Lybarger & Garrett Lucero
  • 1st Place Senior Women’s Classical: Grace Woodbury
  • 1st Place Junior Women’s Classical: Cypress Schaff
  • 1st Place Senior Women’s Contemporary: Schuyler Crozier
  • 1st Place Junior Women’s Contemporary: Cypress Schaff
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Garrett Lucero
  • 2nd Place Senior Women’s Contemporary: Emaline Ownby
  • 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Women’s Classical: Zlata Khomenko
  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Classical: Kaeli Pierce
  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Classical: Violet Rosas
  • 3rd Place Senior Men’s Classical: Garrett Lucero
  • 3rd Place Junior Women’s Classical: Stella Adamson
  • Top 6 Senior Men’s Contemporary: Rémy D’ornay
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Emily Mathews
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Seraphina Emenheiser
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Stella Adamson
  • Top 12 Pre-Competitive Women’s Contemporary: Zlata Khomenko
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Lola Lybarger
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Seraphina Emenheiser
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Victoria Oziewicz

ADC|IBC

Raleigh, NC (Semi-final)

Primary Classical Division

  • 1st Place: Zlata Khomenko

Primary Contemporary Division

  • 1st Place: Zlata Khomenko

Junior Classical Division

  • 2nd Place: Cypress Schaff
  • 5th Place: Stella Adamson
  • 10th Place: Victoria Oziewicz

Junior Contemporary Division

  • 2nd Place: Cypress Schaff
  • 5th Place: Stella Adamson
  • 10th Place: Victoria Oziewicz

Senior Classical Division

  • 1st Place: Kaeli Pierce
  • 3rd Place: Emaline Ownby
  • 5th Place: Lola Lybarger
  • 7th Place: Violet Rosas
  • 11th Place: Klara Zwirschitz
  • 12th Place: Lucia Quarles
  • 14th Place: Schuyler Crozier

Senior Contemporary Division

  • 2nd Place: Schuyler Crozier
  • 3rd Place: Emaline Ownby
  • 4th Place: Lola Lybarger
  • 6th Place: Klara Zwirschitz
  • 10th Place: Lucia Quarles
  • 15th Place: Violet Rosas
  • 16th Place: Seraphina Emenheiser
  • 17th Place: Kellan Halsey
  • 20th Place: Elizabeth Dunbar

Senior Men Contemporary Division

  • 1st Place: Garrett Lucero
  • 4th Place: Remy D’Ornay

Classical Pas de Deux

  • 1st Place: Emaline Ownby & Remy D’Ornay
  • 3rd Place: Lola Lybarger & Garrett Lucero

2023

YAGP

TAMPA, FL (Finals)

  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux: Grace Woodbury & Bryson Woody
  • Top 12 Pas de Deux: Lola Lybarger & Killian Rudd
  • Top 12 Junior Age Division: Grace Woodbury
  • Top 12 Senior Age Division: Killian Rudd

Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Lola Lybarger & Killian Rudd
  • 2nd Place Junior Women’s Classical: Grace Woodbury
  • 2nd Place Junior Women’s Contemporary: Grace Woodbury
  • 2nd Place Junior Men’s Classical: Ziggy Svendsen
  • 2nd Place Senior Men’s Classical: Killian Rudd
  • 2nd Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Killian Rudd
  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Contemporary: Bella Ownby
  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Classical: Lola Lybarger
  • 3rd Place Pas de Deux: Grace Woodbury and Bryson Woody
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Maile Fitzgerald
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Skylar Fleming
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Genesis Robinson
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Skylar Fleming
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Schuyler Crozier
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Alta Millhollin
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Elizabeth Elyasheva
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Savannah Kammerer
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Adley Strider
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Alta Millhollin
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Genesis Robinson

ADC|IBC

St. Petersburg, FL (Finals)

  • Outstanding School Award
  • 1st Place Junior Female Division: Grace Woodbury
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Grace Woodbury & Bryson Woody
  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux: Lola Lybarger & Killian Rudd
  • 2nd Place Junior Male Division: Bryson Woody
  • 5th Place Junior Male Division: Ziggy Svendsen
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Genesis Robison
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Bella Ownby
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Lola Lybarger
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 25 Junior Female Division: Savannah Kammerer
  • Round One Jury Award: Bryson Woody

ADC|IBC

Raleigh, NC (Semi-final)

Junior Classical Division

  • 1st Place: Grace Woodbury
  • 2nd Place: Savannah Kammerer
  • 3rd Place: Alta Millhollin
  • 4th Place: Adley Strider
  • Top 15: Liza Elyasheva

Junior Contemporary Division

  • 1st Place: Savannah Kammerer
  • 2nd Place: Grace Woodbury
  • 4th Place: Adley Strider
  • 5th Place: Alta Millhollin
  • Top 15: Liza Elyasheva
  • Top 15: Ziggy Svendsen

Senior Classical Division

  • 3rd Place: Maile Fitzgerald
  • Top 15: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 15: Lola Lybarger
  • Top 15: Genesis Robison
  • Top 15: Emaline Ownby

Senior Contemporary Division

  • 1st Place: Emaline Ownby
  • 2nd Place: Lola Lybarger
  • 4th Place: Genesis Robison
  • 5th Place: Maile Fitzgerald
  • Top 15: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 15: Rileigh Benn
  • Top 15: Schuyler Crozier

Classical Pas de Deux

  • 1st Place: Grace Woodbury & Bryson Woody

 

2022

YAGP

TAMPA, FL (Finals)

  • Top 12 Senior Men: Killian Rudd
  • Top 12 Pas de Deux: Bella Ownby & Geoffrey Paxton Speight

Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Grand Prix Award: Bella Ownby
  • Youth Grand Prix Award: Grace Woodbury
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Classical: Killian Rudd
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Garrett Lucero
  • 1st Place Junior Men’s Contemporary: Quinn Gladstone
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Bella Ownby & Garrett Lucero
  • 2nd Place Junior Women’s Contemporary: Lola Lybarger
  • 2nd Place Junior Men’s Classical: Quinn Gladstone
  • 3rd Place Pas de Deux: Emaline Ownby & Quinn Gladstone
  • Top 6 Senior Men’s Contemporary: Paxton Speight
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Chloe Andry
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Taylor Grace Green
  • Top 12 Senior Men’s Classical: Garrett Lucero
  • Top 12 Senior Men’s Classical: Geoffrey Paxton Speight
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Alta Millhollin
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Alta Millhollin
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Lola Lybarger
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Seraphina Emenheiser
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Chloe Andry
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Abigail Sanchez
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Annalise Bedrosian

ADC|IBC

St. Petersburg, FL (Finals)

  • Outstanding School Award
  • 1st Place Junior Male Division: Quinn Gladstone
  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux: Bella Ownby & Geoffrey Paxton Speight
  • 3rd Place Duo/Trio: Annalise Bedrosian & Geoffrey Paxton Speight
  • 3rd Place Senior Male Division: Paxton Speight
  • 4th Place Junior Female Division: Grace Woodbury
  • Top 10 Senior Male Division: Killian Rudd
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Alina Novikova
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Bella Ownby
  • Top 25 Senior Female Division: Chloe Andry
  • Top 25 Junior Female Division: Lola Lybarger
  • Top 25 Junior Female Division: Emaline Ownby

ADC|IBC

Raleigh, NC (Semi-final)

Junior Classical Division (Top 10)

  • 1st Place: Grace Woodbury
  • 2nd Place: Quinn Gladstone
  • 3rd Place: Lola Lybarger
  • 5th Place: Seraphina Emenheiser
  • 6th Place: Maile Fitzgerald
  • 7th Place: Emaline Ownby

Junior Contemporary Division (Top 10)

  • 1st Place: Emaline Ownby
  • 2nd Place: Grace Woodbury
  • 3rd Place: Quinn Gladstone
  • 4th Place: Alta Millhollin
  • 5th Place: Lola Lybarger
  • 7th Place: Christopher Bartlett
  • 10th Place: Seraphina Emenheiser

Senior Classical Division (Top 20)

  • 2nd Place: Bella Ownby
  • 4th Place: Annalise Bedrosian
  • 5th Place: Chloe Andry

Senior Contemporary Division (Top 20)

  • 1st Place: Bella Ownby
  • 3rd Place: Chloe Andry
  • 5th Place: Gianna Kocur
  • 9th Place: Annalise Bedrosian
  • 12th Place: Nina Manwani
  • 19th Place: Clara Ostrov

Senior Men Classical (Top 6)

  • 4th Place: Killian Rudd

Senior Men Contemporary (Top 6)

  • 5th Place: Killian Rudd

Classical Pas de Deux

  • 1st Place: Emaline Ownby & Quinn Gladstone
  • 2nd Place: Seraphina Emenheiser & Killian Rudd

Duo / Trio

  • 1st Place: Annalise Bedrosian & Paxton Speight

2021

YAGP

TAMPA, FL (Finals)

  • 2nd Place Senior Men: Mitchell Millhollin
  • Top 12 Junior Men: Killian Rudd
  • Top 12 Junior Men: Quinn Gladstone

Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Grand Prix Award: Mitchell Millhollin
  • 1st Place Junior Contemporary: Quinn Gladstone
  • 2nd Place Senior Classical: Paxton Speight
  • 2nd Place Junior Classical: Quinn Gladstone
  • 3rd Place Senior Contemporary: Paxton Speight
  • 3rd Place Junior Classical: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 12 Senior Classical: Bella Ownby
  • Top 12 Senior Contemporary: Abigail Sanchez
  • Top 12 Senior Contemporary: Alina Novikova
  • Top 12 Junior Classical: Emaline Ownby
  • Top 12 Junior Classical: Maile Fitzgerald
  • Top 24 Senior Classical: Alina Novikova

ADC|IBC

St. Petersburg, FL

  • Outstanding School Award
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Classical: Mitchell Millhollin
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Mitchell Millhollin
  • 1st Place Junior Men’s Classical: Quinn Gladstone
  • 2nd Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Geoffrey Paxton Speight
  • 3rd Place Senior Men’s Classical: Paul Piner
  • 3rd Place Junior Men’s Contemporary: Quinn Gladstone
  • 4th Place Senior Men’s Classical: Geoffrey Paxton Speight
  • 4th Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Paul Piner

2020

YAGP

YAGP Virtual Finals Pas de Deux Competition

  • 3rd Place Senior Classical Pas de Deux: Paul Piner & Catherine Rowland

Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Grand Prix Award: Catherine Rowland
  • Outstanding School Award
  • 1st Place Small Ensemble: Catherine Rowland & Paul Piner
  • 1st Place Senior Contemporary: Paul Piner
  • 2nd Place Senior Contemporary: Paxton Speight
  • Top 6 Senior Classical: Paxton Speight, Paul Piner
  • Top 6 Junior Classical: Killian Rudd
  • Top 12 Senior Classical: Alina Novikova
  • Top 12 Senior Contemporary: Alina Novikova
  • Top 12 Junior Classical: Annalise Bedrosian
  • Top 12 Junior Contemporary: Killian Rudd
  • Top 24 Senior Classical: Chloe Andry
  • Top 24 Junior Classical: Maile Fitzgerald

2019

ADC|IBC

  • 2nd Place Junior Women’s Contemporary: Catherine Rowland
  • 3rd Place Pas de Deux: Paul Piner & Chaveli Peña
  • Round 1 Jury Award: Catherine Rowland
  • Top 10 Senior Men’s Classical: Paul Piner
  • Top 25 Junior Women’s Classical: Catherine Rowland, Isabella Wall
  • Top 25 Senior Women’s Classical: Kendall Wheeler

YAGP
Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Youth Grand Prix Award: Catherine Rowland
  • Outstanding School Award
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Paul Piner & Chaveli Peña
  • 2nd Place Ensemble: La Danse Des Enfants
  • 3rd Place Junior Men’s Classical: John Fontanini
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Alina Novikova, Emily Fong, Kendall Wheeler

2018

ADC|IBC

  • Outstanding Coach Award
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Classical: Clark Eselgroth
  • 1st Place Junior Men’s Contemporary: Parker Garrison
  • 2nd Place Junior Men’s Classical: Parker Garrison
  • 3rd Place Junior Women’s Contemporary: Catherine Rowland
  • 5th Place Senior Men’s Classical: Leighton Taylor
  • 5th Place Junior Women’s Classical: Catherine Rowland
  • 5th Place Pas de Deux: Parker Garrison & Catherine Rowland
  • Top 10 Senior Men’s Contemporary: Clark Eselgroth, Leighton Taylor
  • Top 25 Junior Women’s Classical: Chaveli Peña
  • Top 25 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Emma Cory
  • Capezio Excellence Award: John Fontanini

YAGP
New York Finals

  • Top 12 Senior Men: Clark Eselgroth
  • Top 6 Pas de Deux:  Jolie Rose Lombardo & Clark Eselgroth

YAGP
Winston-Salem Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Youth Grand Prix: Parker Garrison
  • 1st Place Senior Men Classical: Clark Eselgroth
  • Top 6 Senior Men Classical: Leighton Taylor
  • Top 6 Senior Men Contemporary: Clark Eselgroth
  • 1st Place Junior Men Classical: John Fontanini
  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux: Catherine Rowland, Parker Garrison 
  • 3rd Place Pas de Deux: Sydney Poulsen, Clark Eselgroth
  • 2nd Place Junior Women Classical: Sydney Poulsen
  • 2nd Place Junior Women Contemporary: Catherine Rowland
  • Top 12 Junior Women Classical: Catherine Rowland
  • Top 12 Junior Women Contemporary: Sydney Poulsen, Catherine Rowland
  • Top 24 Junior Women Classical: Chaveli Pena

2017

ADC|IBC

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Fernando Bujones Memorial Award: Clark Eselgroth
  • 1st Place Junior Contemporary: Parker Garrison
  • 3rd Place Junior Classical: Parker Garrison
  • 3rd Place Pas de Deux:  Sydney Poulsen & Clark Eselgroth
  • 5th Place Classical Senior Men’s Division: Leighton Taylor
  • 4th Place Contemporary Senior Men’s Division: Leighton Taylor
  • Round 1 Jury Award: Zoe Parker
  • Top 20 Junior Contemporary: Chaveli Peña, Sydney Poulsen
  • Top 20 Junior Classical:  Chaveli Peña
  • Top 25 Senior Classical:  Sydney Ransbury, Zoe Parker
  • Top 25 Senior Contemporary:  Sydney Ransbury, Zoe Parker, Emma Cory

YAGP
New York Finals

  • Top 12 Pas de Deux at YAGP New York Finals:  Sydney Poulsen & Clark Eselgroth

YAGP
Tampa Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 1st Place Junior Women’s Classical: Sydney Poulsen
  • 2nd Place Pas de Deux:  Sydney Poulsen & Clark Eselgroth
  • Top 12 Classical: Clark Eselgroth
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Zella Hanson, Sydney Ransbury
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Chaveli Peña
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Sydney Ransbury, Zoe Parker
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Chaveli Peña

2016

ADC|IBC

  • 2nd Place Classical Senior Women’s Division: Peyton Anderson
  • 2nd Place Classical Junior Division: Clark Eselgroth
  • 2nd Place Contemporary Junior Division: Clark Eselgroth

YAGP
Tampa Semi-Finals

  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Contemporary: Emma Cory
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Sydney Ransbury
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Zella Hanson

YAGP
Houston Semi-Finals

  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Peyton Anderson
  • 3rd Place Senior Women’s Classical: Peyton Anderson

2015

YAGP
Tampa Semi-Finals

  • Outstanding School Award
  • Grand Prix Award: Nicole Fannéy
  • Hope Award: Parker Garrison
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Anissa Bailis
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Anissa Bailis
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Sydney Ransbury
  • Invited to the 2015 New York Finals: Anissa Bailis, Cy Doherty, Nicole Fannéy, Parker Garrison

2014

YAGP
Tampa Semi-Finals

  • 3rd Place Junior Men’s Classical: Cy Doherty
  • 3rd Place Junior Women’s Classical: Hannah Summers
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Nicole Fannéy
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Nicole Fannéy
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Samantha Schaubach
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Caroline Todd
  • Invited to the 2014 New York Finals: Cy Doherty, Nicole Fannéy, Hannah Summers, Samantha Schaubach

2013

YAGP
Tampa Semi-Finals

  • Grand Prix Award: Preston Chamblee
  • Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 3rd Place Senior Men’s Classical: Chandler Proctor
  • 1st Place Pas de Deux: Victoria Wong & Chandler Proctor
  • 4th Place Pas de Deux: Nicole Fannéy & Preston Chamblee
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Regan Kucera, Victoria Wong:
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Contemporary: Regan Kucera
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Classical: Nicole Fannéy
  • Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary: Nicole Fannéy
  • Invited to New York City Finals: Preston Chamblee, Chandler Proctor, Nicole Fannéy, Victoria Wong

YAGP
Atlanta Semi-Finals

  • 2nd Place Classical Women’s Pre-Competitive: Sydney Dolan
  • Nate Compiano: Top 12 Junior Classical
  • Top 12 Pas de Deux: Hannah Summers & Cy Doherty:
  • Top 12 Pas de Deux: Sydney Dolan & Ryan Stradling
  • Top 24 Senior Women’s Classical: Samantha Schaubach
  • Top 24 Junior Women’s Classical: Hannah Summers:
  • Invited to the 2013 New York Finals: Sydney Dolan, Nate Compiano

2012

YAGP
South Carolina Semi-Finals 

  • Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Classical: Chandler Proctor
  • 1st Place Senior Men’s Classical: Preston Chamblee
  • 1st Place Ensemble: Reflections
  • 2nd Place Senior Men’s Classical: Preston Chamblee
  • 3rd Place Senior Men’s Contemporary: Chandler Proctor
  • Top 12 Senior Women’s Classical: Regan Kucera
  • Top 12 Junior Classical: Anissa Bailis, Nicole Fannéy, Victoria Wong
  • Top 12 Junior Contemporary: Ryland Acree III, Victoria Wong
  • Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary: Hannah Summers

World Ballet Competition
Orlando, Florida

  • Men’s Pre-Professional Bronze Medalist: Chandler Proctor
  • Men’s Professional Silver Medalist: Xavier Nuñez

2011

World Ballet Competition
Orlando, Florida

  • Introductory Silver Medalist: Nicole Fannéy
  • Men’s Professional Silver Medalist: Xavier Nuñez

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