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 Youth America Grand Prix 2003The WinnersSENIOR AGE DIVISION Grand Prix - Seo Hee, 16 (Universal Ballet Academy, D.C.) SENIOR AGE DIVISION - MALE DANCERS 1st Place - Joseph Gatti, 18 (Orlando Ballet School, FL) 2nd Place - Mugen Kazama, 16 (Hoshi Katumi Ballet Arts, JAPAN) 3rd Place (tie)
Christian Squires, 16 (SC Governor's School for the Arts, SC)
Ian Lindeman, 15 (Universal Ballet Academy, D.C.) SENIOR AGE DIVISION - FEMALE DANCERS 1st Place - Angelina Zuccarini, 16 (The Academy of Dance Arts, IL) 2nd Place - Jade Payette, 15 (Southland Ballet Academy, CA) 3rd Place (tie)
Meghan Van Winkle, 16 (Southland Ballet Academy, CA)
Ami Sakachi, 18 (Soda Ballet School, JAPAN) OUTSTANDING CONTEMPORARY DANCER AWARD
(Special prize for excellence in contemporary dance category) Rachel McKeever, 17 (SC Governor's School for the Arts, SC) JUNIOR AGE DIVISIONYOUTH GRAND PRIX - Katherine Williams, 14 (Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland, MD) 1st Place - Isabella Gasparini, 14 (Ballet Toshie Kobayashi, BRAZIL) 2nd Place - Flavia Carlos, 14 (School of Dance Petite Danse, BRAZIL) 3rd Place - Shiho Nakamura, 13 (Mie Hatanaka Ballet School, JAPAN) JUNIOR AGE DIVISION - BEST MALE DANCER AWARD
(1st Place Award - given when less than a minimum number of dancers participated in a category)
Isaac Hernandez, 12 (Escuela Superior de Ballet de Guadalajara, MEXICO) OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD - Slava Mesropov OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD - Chantelle Collier OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD - Universal Ballet Academy (Formerly The Kirov Academy) PRE - COMPETITIVE AGE DIVISIONHOPE AWARD
April Giangeruso, 11 (Universal Ballet Academy, D.C.) 1st Place - Anna Ishii, 11 (Noriko Hora Ballet School, JAPAN) 2nd Place - Whitney Jensen, 10 (Jacqueline Colledge School of Ballet, UT) 3rd Place (tie)
Chie Kato, 10 (Tanaka Chikato Ballet School, JAPAN)
Marcella Montes, 11 (School of Dance Petite Danse, BRAZIL) Special Mention from the Judges
Esteban Hernandez, 8 (Escuela Superior de Ballet de Guadalajara, MEXICO)
Sakura Sakamoto, 11 (Tanaka Chikako Junior Ballet School, JAPAN) ENSEMBLES1st Place
Academy of Dance Arts, IL (for "Sweet Heart Dolls") 2nd Place (tie)
Academy of Dance Arts, IL (for "Concerto Grosso, 4th Movement")
Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, CT (for "Scarf Dance") 3rd Place (tie)
Southland Ballet Academy, CA (for "Odalisque, Le Corsaire")
Academy of Dance Arts, IL (for "English String Suite, 4th & 9th movement") SPECIAL MENTION FROM THE JUDGES
Faubourg School of Ballet, IL (for "The Dolls")
| SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS | | USA | | The Academy of Colorado Ballet | William Sean Duvall, 17 (USA) | | The Ailey School | Dajuan Booker, 17 (USA) | | American Academy of Ballet | Cynthia Hofer - Becker, 10 (Switzerland) | | American Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive |
Scott Spivey, 14 (USA)
Jennifer Stahl, 14 (USA)
Sakura Sakamoto (Japan) | | Boston Ballet School |
Catherine Williams, 14 (USA)
Joseph Gatti, 18 (USA) | | Briansky Saratoga Ballet | Whitney Jensen, 10 (USA) | | Burklyn Ballet Theater | Viktoria Usova, 15 (Russia) | | The Harid Conservatory | Flavia Carlos, 14 (Brazil) | | Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet | Isaac Hernandez, 12 (Mexico) | | San Francisco Ballet School | Daniel Deveison, 17 (Brazil) | Universal Ballet Academy
(formerly the Kirov Academy) |
Mara Thompson, 12 (Mexico)
Alexander Dutko, 16 (USA) | | Walnut Hill School for the Arts | Brittany Ziegelmeyer, 14 (USA) | | Washington School of Ballet | Catherine Hamer, 14 (USA)
Megan Gagnon, 15 (USA)
Brieanna Olson, 15 (USA) | | INTERNATIONAL | | Canada's National Ballet School | Isabella Gasparini, 14 (Brazil) | | John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet(Germany) |
Angelina Zuccarini, 16 (USA)
Isha Cecere, 13 (USA)
Mugen Kazama, 16 (Japan)
Anais Bueno, 14 (Mexico) | | Paris Opera Ballet School (France) |
Paulo Arrais Neto, 15 (Brazil) | | Royal Ballet School (England) |
Ian Lindeman, 15 (USA)
Courtney Muscroft, 15 (USA) | | Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (Canada) |
Patricia Velasquez, 12 (Mexico)
Tuesday Perry, 14 (USA) |
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