National Ballet Competition Winners 2023

Individual Competition 2023

Preparatory

Gold- Eliana Haziza

Silver- Helena Wise

Bronze- Willow Light

Junior

Gold- Lisa Kamiya

Silver- Ella Mo and Jasmin Sheng

Bronze- Klea Shamo

Senior

Gold- Esther Zhou

Silver- Mischa Charov

Bronze- Cassidy Leishman

Pre-Professional

Gold-Jordyn Jones

Silver- Samiyah Norris

Bronze- Emily Snyder

Ensemble Winners 2023

Gold-

Journey - The School of First State Ballet Theatre

Silver-

Huey Tlacotzin - Eva Janiszcewski Ballet

Bronze (tie) -

Flutes from The Nutcracker - Eva Janiszcewski Ballet

Children’s Mazurka from Paquita - Metropolitan Ballet Academy

Other Awards 2023

Best Choreographer (Chosen by the jury):

Individual- Chiaki Yasukawa

Ensemble- Viktor Plotnikov

Outstanding School (Based on the amount of medals awarded):

Eva Janiszcewski

Best Teacher (Based on the highest individual score):

Eva Janiszcewski

Jury Award of Encouragement (Chosen by the Jury):

Bryce Bernal

Best Classical (Chosen by the Jury):

Lisa Kamiya

Best Contemporary (Chosen by the Jury):

Ella Mo

Most Inspirational Performer (Chosen by the Jury):

Maya McDaniels