PRIMARY DIVISION
ADC|IBC Grand Prix Recipient
Katelyn Ma (MorningStar Dance Academy, GA)
$500.00 Cash Prize
FEMALE DIVISION
PRIMARY DIVISION
ST. PETERSBURG FINALS
TOP PLACEMENTS
GOLD MEDAL
Lina Kim (Royal Principal Ballet, CANADA)
$250.00 Grant for Travel/Lodging
SILVER MEDAL
Priscilla Shek (Li's Ballet Studio, CA)
BRONZE MEDAL
Ellie Ma (MorningStar Dance Academy, GA)
4TH PLACE
Anna Hay (Dance Institute of San Diego, CA)
5TH PLACE
Meredith Drucker (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
TOP 25
Nola Paulina (Concept Pavielle, MN)
TOP 25
Emma Sautia (Master Ballet Academy, AZ)
TOP 25
Matina An (Li's Ballet Studio, CA)
TOP 25
Penelope Cheung (Independent, CA)
TOP 25
Cosette Fei (Movements in Time, TX)
TOP 25
Emma Carter (Richmond Academy of Ballet, VA)
TOP 25
Sofia Cuevas (Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA)
TOP 25
Renee Yiu (Li's Ballet Studio, CA)
TOP 25
Gloria Haupt (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
TOP 25
Emily Kareff (Hollywood Ballet Academy, FL)
TOP 25
Celine De La Houssaye (Independent, CA)
TOP 25
Evelyn Barnett (Etoile Dance Academy, TX)
TOP 25
Jennifer Liang (Li's Ballet Studio, CA)
TOP 25
Charlotte Polk (Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA)
TOP 25
Iris Lan (International Ballet Academy, NC)
TOP 25
Aimily Ji (CY School of Ballet, CANADA)
TOP 25
Regina Li (Li's Ballet Studio, CA)
TOP 25
Helena Zhang (Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA)
TOP 25
Eugenina Zheng (HDS Ballet, TX)
TOP 25
Emma Kraeutle (Jun Lu Performing Arts, CA)
MALE DIVISION
GOLD MEDAL
Vincent Xing (Royal Principal Ballet, CANADA)
SILVER MEDAL
Ethan Cheung (Honey Academy, NY)
BRONZE MEDAL
Beckett Enos (Denver Academy of Ballet, CO)
JUNIOR DIVISION
ADC|IBC Grand Prix Recipient
Kaya Sherin (Ballet Institute of San Diego, CA)
Prize Sponsored by: So Danca
$1,000.00 Cash Prize
FEMALE DIVISION
MALE DIVISION
JUNIOR DIVISION
ST. PETERSBURG FINALS
TOP PLACEMENTS
GOLD MEDAL
Charlotte Case (South Coast Conservatory, CA)
SILVER MEDAL
Lena Hatanaka (Davey Dance Studio, CA)
BRONZE MEDAL
Violet Marti (Master Ballet Academy, AZ)
4TH PLACE
Hana Schmidt (Littleton Ballet Academy, CO)
5TH PLACE
Lydia Woodward (Littleton Ballet Academy, CO)
TOP 25
Harper Anderson (Concept Pavielle, MN)
TOP 25
Giselle Devey (Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA)
TOP 25
Annie Gustafson (Hinsdale Dance Academy, IL)
TOP 25
Olivia Weimerskirch (Professional Ballet Program, CO)
TOP 25
Emilia Yendovytska (Valentina's School of Ballet, MI)
TOP 25
Enola Fortin (Brevard Ballet Academy, FL)
TOP 25
Havi Domkowski (Brevard Ballet Academy, FL)
TOP 25
Anna Nucelli (Timothy M Draper Center for Dance Education, NY)
TOP 25
Robin Schanz (Pittsburgh Ballet House, PA)
TOP 25
Aubry Mason (Mid-Atlantic Center for Performing Arts, MD)
TOP 25
Helena De La Houssaye (Independent, CA)
TOP 25
Tilly Mann (Greenwich Ballet Academy, CT)
TOP 25
Eloise Maduri (Hinsdale Dance Academy, IL)
TOP 25
McCartney Jordan (Master Ballet Academy, AZ)
TOP 25
Melody Zhang (Vitacca School for Dance, TX)
TOP 25
Ruby Baneck (Artistic Edge Dance Center, WI)
TOP 25
Natalie Wildenhaus (Timothy M Draper Center for Dance Education, NY)
TOP 25
Kate VI Howe (Arrais Ballet, MA)
TOP 25
Sophia Magnatta (Denver Academy of Ballet, CO)
TOP 25
Emily Cheng (Tina Kay Bohnstedt Coaching, TX)
GOLD MEDAL
Theodore Yaghmour (Ramon Moreno School of Ballet, CA)
Highest Scoring Gold Medalist out of Male & Female Divisions
$500.00 Grant for Travel/Lodging
SILVER MEDAL
Gianmarco Bolognesi (L.A. Dance, MI)
BRONZE MEDAL
Nicholas Du (International Ballet Academy, NC)
SENIOR DIVISION
ADC|IBC Grand Prix Recipient
Sachi Oza (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
Prize Sponsored by: Nikolay
$2,000.00 Cash Prize
FEMALE DIVISION
MALE DIVISION
SENIOR DIVISION
ST. PETERSBURG FINALS
TOP PLACEMENTS
GOLD MEDAL
Valerie Grivalsky (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
SILVER MEDAL
Angeline Leong (Dancing Soma, CANADA)
BRONZE MEDAL
Anna Surapaneni (Emerald Ballet Academy, WA)
4TH PLACE
Lena Garcia (Hollywood Ballet Academy, FL)
5TH PLACE
Jocelyn Cramer (Ronqiao Du Ballet Coaching, PA)
TOP 25
Leighton Curry (Summit Dance Shoppe, MN)
TOP 25
Scarlett Lavery (Valentina's School of Ballet, MI)
TOP 25
Elizabeth Stone (Long Beach Ballet, CA)
TOP 25
Natalie Simmons (School of Cadence Ballet, CANADA)
TOP 25
Adria Wu (Jun Lu Performing Arts, CA)
TOP 25
Sophia Close (Sarasota Ballet School, FL)
TOP 25
Aimee Ernt (The Premier Ballet School of Orange County, CA)
TOP 25
Siena Pierson (Greenwich Ballet Academy, CT)
TOP 25
Riley Ernt (The Premier Ballet School of Orange County, CA)
TOP 25
Audrey Haboustak (Coomer Classique, KY)
TOP 25
Alexa Westman (Tina Kay Bohnstedt Coaching, TX)
TOP 25
Sarah Hudzik (Alabama Dance Academy, AL)
TOP 25
Anabelle Kilbride (International Ballet Academy, NC)
TOP 25
Charlene Se (Dancing Soma, CANADA)
TOP 25
Clara Crane (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
TOP 25
Isabella Cheng (A & A Ballet, IL)
TOP 25
Caroline Lemme (Denver Academy of Ballet, CO)
TOP 25
Charlotte Hayne (Orlando Ballet School, FL)
TOP 25
Olivia Georgy (Engage Dance Academy, IL)
TOP 25
Seraphina Emenheiser (International Ballet Academy, NC)
GOLD MEDAL
Kyler Laman (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
Highest Scoring Gold Medalist out of Male & Female Divisions
$1,000.00 Grant for Travel/Lodging
SILVER MEDAL
Maxwell Winn (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
BRONZE MEDAL
Enzo Moreno Delfino (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
4TH PLACE
Jake Cohen (Master Ballet Academy, AZ)
5TH PLACE
Jackson Babanats (Next Generation Ballet, FL)
TOP 10
Nikolas Parperides (School of Cadence Ballet, CANADA)
TOP 10
Thomas Wilcutts (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
TOP 10
Daniel Le (New Ballet School, CA)
TOP 10
James Augustus Leinauer (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
TOP 10
Dylan Tobias (New Ballet School, CA)
ENSEMBLE DIVISION
CLASSICAL PAS DE DEUX
TOP PLACEMENTS
1ST PLACE
Talisman Pas de Deux (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
Valerie Grivalsky, Maxwell Winn
Highest Scoring Ensemble: $1,000.00 Cash Prize.
2ND PLACE
La Esmeralda Pas de Deux (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
Jade Crane, Thomas Wilcutts
3RD PLACE
Don Quixote Pas de Deux (Royal Principal Ballet, CANADA)
Lina Kim, Vincent Xing
4TH PLACE
Peasant Pas de Deux (Ramon Moreno School of Ballet, CA)
Jetta Yu, Theodore Yaghmour
5TH PLACE
Le Corsaire Pas de Deux (Next Generation Ballet, FL)
Isabelle Latimer, Kauan Ferreira
DUET | TRIO
TOP PLACEMENTS
1ST PLACE
Strong, Calm, Slow (Dancing Soma, CANADA)
Angeline Leong , Onie Yau, Vianne Lau
2ND PLACE
In The Company of Absence (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
Sachi Oza, Kyler Laman
3RD PLACE
Oberek (Independent, CA)
Celine De La Houssaye, Helena De La Houssaye, Sophie De La Houssaye
4TH PLACE
Same Beat, Twice (The Premier Ballet School of Orange County, CA)
Aimee Ernt, Riley Ernt
5TH PLACE
Hypnosis (School of Cadence Ballet, CANADA)
Ariana Sarmiento, Braelyn Smith, Danica DesChamps
LARGE ENSEMBLE
TOP PLACEMENTS
1ST PLACE
The Groove (Cary Ballet Conservatory, NC)
2ND PLACE
Collapse (School of Cadence Ballet, CANADA)
3RD PLACE
The Ground that Moves Us (Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN)
4TH PLACE
Unknown Allies (Dancing Soma, CANADA)
5TH PLACE
Leve, Leve (Hinsdale Dance Academy, IL)
SPECIAL AWARDS
ROUND 1 JURY AWARD
Audrey Haboustak (Coomer Classique, KY)
JURY ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDS
Saki Saito (Arrais Ballet), Emma Oza (Cary Ballet Conservatory)
TRADITIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD
Angeline Leong (Dancing Soma, CANADA)
OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL DANCER
Vincent Xing (Royal Principal Ballet, CANADA)
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHER
Jack West for Strong, Calm, Slow
OUTSTANDING COACH
Coaches of Ballet Institute of San Diego (Katia Anishchenko, Egle Spokaite)
Coaches of Royal Principal Ballet (Liang Xing)
OUTSTANDING SCHOOL
Cary Ballet Conservatory
Dancing Soma
SMACK ARTS PHOTOGRAPHER AWARD
Miroslava Chursina
$1,000.00 Cash Prize.
FERNANDO BUJONES MEMORIAL AWARD
2026 Honoree
Anna Surapaneni (Emerald Ballet Academy)