Dance Arts Foundation Artistic Excellence Awards

$1000 Dance Education Grant

Amelie Bott-Suzuki  Ballet Institute of San Diego

Keira Finnerty  Inspired Movement

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HIGHEST SCORING ENSEMBLE

Awarded to the ensemble scoring the highest overall mark in all age groups & dance categories .       

Inspired Movement Forever Sousa

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CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE SOLO 17 YEARS & OLDER 

GOLD

*Gaynor Minden Product Sponsored Award

Stephane Suh Southland Ballet Academy

SILVER

Reid Bryant  Academy of Ballet Arts

Towako Wunsch Southland Ballet Academy

BRONZE

Hannah Garcia Academy of Ballet Arts

HONORABLE MENTION

Lauren Reynaldo Inspired Movement

Misae Lee  Academy of Ballet Arts

Scarlett Kiley  Academy of Ballet Arts

Frida Garcia North County Academy of Dance

           

CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE SOLO 15-16 YEARS 

GOLD

*Gaynor Minden Product Sponsored Award     

Sofia Capella  South California Ballet

SILVER 

Lane Whitehurst  Academy of Ballet Arts

Keira Finnerty  Inspired Movement

BRONZE

Michelle Lu Southland Ballet Academy

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Mia Frederick  Southland Ballet Academy

Yiran Liu  New Ballet

Aria Kamei-Oser Amirian Ballet Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

Ella Chang Inland Pacific Ballet

Paige Minton Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

Dominika Pedras Academy of Ballet Arts

Emilie Butterworth North County Academy of Dance

Addie Myers Amirian Ballet Academy

Bailey Coriell Neisha's Dance & Music Academy

Lulu Chen Amirian Ballet Academy

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CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE SOLO 13-14 YEARS

GOLD

*Gaynor Minden Product Sponsored Award

Amelie Bott-Suzuki Ballet Institute of San Diego

SILVER

Caitlyn Dioneda North County Academy of Dance 

BRONZE

Haruki Fukase Ballet Institute of San Diego

Brynn Oh Southland Ballet Academy  

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Luciana Bonslaver Inspired Movement

Sophie de la Houssaye Independent 

HONORABLE MENTION

Natalie Kulba Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy 

Toscane Acket Pryntsev Ballet Academy

Ariel Asatryan Encinitas Ballet

Coye Miao American Z Ballet

Soleil Elkins North County Academy of Dance 

Sarah Shi  Li's Ballet Studio 

Daria Leontev Golden State Ballet Academy 

Laura Lu Ballet Institute of San Diego

Annie Feng  West Coast Dance Complex

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CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE SOLO 11-12  YEARS

GOLD

*Ballet Rosa Product Sponsored Award 

Ava White Hurst Academy of Ballet Arts

SILVER

Bianca Vezzali Ballet Institute of San Diego 

BRONZE

Maymei Morrison Inspired Movement 

Summer Wellman Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Helena de la Houssaye  Independent

HONORABLE MENTION

Dora Duan Pryntsev Ballet Academy

Hailey Shan Xing Jian Dance Studio 

Savannah Campbell Academy of Ballet Arts

Zoe Zeng Southland Ballet Academy

Rosalie Cantin H/W School of Ballet

Savannah Durand Academy of Ballet Arts 

Sage Hansen Ballet Institute of San Diego

Eleanor Turnbull Inspired Movement

Anissa Valdezpino Ballet Institute of San Diego 

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CLASSICAL BALLET SOLO 9-10 YEARS

GOLD 

Anna Hay Ballet Institute of San Diego

SILVER

Celine de la Houssaye Independent

BRONZE

Natasha Guiles North County Academy of Dance

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Scarlet Lealend Pryntsev Ballet Academy 

HONORABLE MENTION

Sofia Benitez Pryntsev Ballet Academy

Ace Acket Pryntsev Ballet Academy

Brooklyn Tran Academy of Ballet Arts

Guisseth Flores Eleve School of Dance

Serene Chan Ballet Institute of San Diego

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CLASSICAL BALLET SOLO 8 YEARS & YOUNGER

GOLD

Kiva Brown-Sturm Ballet Institute of San Diego 

SILVER

Cienna Huang Ballet Institute of San Diego

BRONZE

Remi Jeffrey Ballet Institute of San Diego 

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION    

Zoe Leon-Valdes Eleve School of Dance

HONORABLE MENTION

Aspen Kallenberg Demetra Dance

Gabrielle Kune Goldstein Eleve School of Dance

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CONTEMPORARY SOLO 17 YEARS & OLDER

GOLD

*Ballet Rosa Product Sponsored Award

Natalie Bowen  Bobbie's  School of Performing Arts

SILVER

Hannah Garcia Academy of Ballet Arts

BRONZE

Scarlett Kiley Academy of Ballet Arts

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Towako Wunsch  Southland Ballet Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

Lily Poon  Degas Dance Studio

Rachel Hudson  Academy of Ballet Arts

Hannah Rodriquez  North County Academy of Dance

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CONTEMPORARY SOLO 15-16 YEARS

GOLD

*Ballet Rosa Product Sponsored Award         

Keira Finnerty Inspired Movement

SILVER        

Emma Veling  North County Academy of Dance

BRONZE    

Ellen Wang Xing Jian Dance Studio 

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Emma Crawford  Amirian Ballet Academy

HONORABLE MENTION

Paige Minton Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

Michelle Shi Inspired Movement

Lane Whitehurst Academy of Ballet Arts 

Mia Frederick Southland Ballet Academy

Ella Chang Inland Pacific Ballet 

Gloria Zhai Xing Jian  Dance Studio 

Maya Loureiro CAP The Company

Kaylee Yen  Golden State Ballet Academy

Emilie Butterworth  North County Academy of Dance

Sienna Keeton North County Academy of Dance

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CONTEMPORARY SOLO 13-14 YEARS

GOLD

*Product Sponsored Award from Vita Barre

Amelie Bott-Suzuki Ballet Institute of San Diego

SILVER

Lily Qin Golden State Ballet Academy

BRONZE

Natalie Kulba Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Caitlyn Dioneda  North County Academy of Dance

Sophie de la Houssaye Independent

HONORABLE MENTION

Luciana Bonslaver Inspired Movement

Toscane Acket Pryntsev Ballet Academy

Soleil Elkins North County Academy of Dance              

Sarah Shi Li's Ballet Studio

Ashlynn Rodriguez North County Academy of Dance

Isabella Wang  Bobbie's School of Performing Arts

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CONTEMPORARY SOLO 11-12 YEARS

GOLD

*Gaynor Minden Product Sponsored Award

Bianca Vezzali Ballet Institute of San Diego 

SILVER

Maymei Morrison Inspired Movement 

BRONZE

Helena de la Houssaye Independent

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Ava Whitehurst Academy of Ballet Arts

HONORABLE MENTION        

Savannah Campbell Academy of Ballet Arts 

Eleanor Turnbull Inspired Movement

Amor Branco Ballet Institute of San Diego

Hailey Shan Xing Jian Dance Studio  

Hannah Randall Inspired Movement

Alexandra Guiles North County Academy of Dance

Xinran (Cathy) Wang Pryntsev Ballet Academy 

Zoe Zeng Southland Ballet Academy 

Nicole Ni Inspired Movement 

Julia Kent Southland Ballet Academy 

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CONTEMPORARY SOLO 9-10 YEARS

GOLD

Anna Hay  Ballet Institute of San Diego

SILVER

Celine de la Houssaye  Independent 

BRONZE

Olivia Jackson Inspired Movement

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Brooklyn Tran Academy of Ballet Arts

HONORABLE MENTION

Guisseth Flores Eleve School of Dance 

Sofiia Milovanova Ballet Institute of San Diego

 

CONTEMPORARY SOLO 8 YEARS & YOUNGER

GOLD

Zoe Leon-Valdes Eleve School of Dance 

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NEO-CLASSICAL SOLO 15 YEARS & Older

GOLD

Mia Garcia  Eleve School of Dance

SILVER

Alan Omurzakov Philadelphia Dance Conservatory

BRONZE

Lysha Canseco Independent

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Katherine Sharashidze Philadelphia Dance Conservatory

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NEO-CLASSICAL SOLO 13-14 YEARS

GOLD

Ariel Asatryan Encinitas Ballet

SILVER

Addison Allardyce Ballet Institute of San Diego

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NEO-CLASSICAL SOLO 11-12 YEARS

GOLD

Paulina Vargas Eleve School of Dance

SILVER

Emma Roman Eleve School of Dance

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NATIONAL CHARACTER SOLO  15 YEARS & Older

GOLD

Gloria Zhai Xing Jian Dance Studio 

SILVER

Ellen Wang Xing Jian Dance Studio 

BRONZE

Michelle Shi Inspired Movement

SPECIAL HONORABLE MENTION

Addie Myers Amirian Ballet Acedemy

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NATIONAL CHARACTER SOLO  13-14  YEARS

GOLD

Ji-Na Sun North County Academy of Dance

SILVER

Charlotte Reid Ballet Institute of San Diego

BRONZE

Nethra Lakshmi Venkat Ballet Institute of San Diego

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NATIONAL CHARACTER SOLO 11-12 YEARS 

GOLD

Amor Branco Ballet Institute of San Diego

SILVER

Rosalie Cantin  H/W School of Ballet

BRONZE

Ariana Syngel Ballet Institute of San Diego

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NATIONAL CHARACTER SOLO 9-10 YEARS 

GOLD

Navya Rohini Venkat Ballet Institute of San Diego

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CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE PAS DE DEUX 

GOLD

Hannah Garcia, Reid Bryant Academy of Ballet Arts

SILVER

Ava Whitehurst, Lane Whitehurst  Academy of Ballet Arts

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CLASSICAL BALLET DUO/TRIO  14 YEARS & OLDER

GOLD

Hailey Demcho, Keira Finnerty, Lucian Bonslaver Inspired Movement

SILVER

Alan Omurzako, Katherine Sharashize Philadelphia Dance Conservatory

 

CLASSICAL BALLET DUO/TRIO  11-13  YEARS 

GOLD

Eleanor Turnbull, Maymei Morrison  Inspired Movement 

SILVER

Lilah Stewart, Savannah Campbell Academy of Ballet Arts    

BRONZE

Etta Collas, Olivia Jackson Inspired Movement

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NATIONAL CHARACTER DUO/TRIO  11-13  YEARS 

GOLD

Celine de la Houssaye, Helena de la Houssaye, Sophie de la Houssaye Independent 

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CONTEMPORARY DUO/TRIO  14  YEARS & OLDER

GOLD

Emma Veling, Julianna Veling North County Academy of Dance

SILVER

Keira Finnerty, Lindsay Albright Inspired Movement

BRONZE

Iris Yuan, Silas Peterson North County Academy of Dance 

 

CONTEMPORARY DUO/TRIO  11-13  YEARS

GOLD

Celine de la Houssaye, Helena de la Houssaye, Sophie de la Houssaye Independent

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CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE  14  YEARS & YOUNGER

GOLD

 Psychotrope Inspired Movement

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CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE  11-13  YEARS

GOLD

Forever Sousa  Inspired Movement

SILVER

Neapolitan Swan Lake Pryntsev Ballet Academy

BRONZE

Sharing Heart and Soul Inspired  Movement

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CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE  10  YEARS & YOUNGER

GOLD

Don Quixote Eleve School of Dance