National Ballet Competition Winners 2024
Individual Competition 2024
Preparatory
Gold- Irina Darie
Silver- Ethan Ross
Bronze- Alexandra Gronostayskaya
Fourth- Hadley Mook
Fifth- Bryce Bernal
Sixth (TIE)- Madeleine Downs, Cora Neal
Seventh- Kayleigh Powell
Eighth- Caroline Downs
Ninth (TIE)- Grayson Donath, Zoe Sanders
Tenth (TIE)- Nikita Azov, Liana Rosa
Junior
Gold- Keira Green
Silver - Lucretia Biocina
Bronze- Ella Gasser
Fourth- Madison Backstrom
Fifth- Kyle Cloutier
Sixth- Haylen Fitzmaurice
Seventh- Tessa Palmer
Eighth- Ellie Sidlow
Ninth- Rosalynn Gregg
Tenth- Payton Robinson
Senior
Gold- Chloe Fisher
Silver- Kaelynne Moore
Bronze - Ella Liu
Fourth- Joseph Hwang
Fifth- Mischa Charov
Sixth- Naomi Gasser
Seventh- Andrei Gronostayski
Eighth (TIE) - Kaela Backstrom and Olivia Van Ledtje
Ninth- Alexis Nelson
Tenth- Ava Peacock
Pre-Professional
Gold- Jacob Shapiro
Silver- Esther Zhou
Bronze- Jordyn Jones
Fourth- Lilly Cameron
Fifth- Lia Issakov
Sixth- Kaitlyn Staskel
Seventh- Sara Heller
Eighth- Riley Laramore
Ninth- Reese Dixon
Tenth- Abigail Nylander
Ensemble Competition 2024
Small Ensembles
Gold-
Neapolitan Dance - The Rock School West
Silver-
Taken - Delaware Arts Conservatory
Bronze -
Teen Wolves - Sterling Ballet Academy
Fourth Place -
Pas de Trois from the Nutcracker - Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter
Fifth Place -
Elements - Sterling Ballet Academy
Large Ensembles
Gold-
Classical Symphony - The Rock School West
Silver-
Punch It - The School of First State Ballet Theatre
Bronze -
Fusion - The Rock School West
Fourth Place -
Gravity - The Rock School West
Fifth Place -
Dance With Umbrellas - The Rock School West
Other Awards 2024
Best Choreographer (Chosen by the jury):
Individual - Viktor Plotnikov for Eon
Ensemble - Viktor Pltonikov for Punch It
Outstanding School (given to the school with the most medals awarded)
- The Rock School West
Best Teacher (given to the school with the most medals awarded)
-Etienne Diaz
Jury Award of Encouragement (Chosen by the jury)
- Ethan Ross
Best Classical (Chosen by the jury)
-Irina Darie
Best Contemporary (Chosen by the jury)
-Kaelynne Moore
Most Inspirational Performer (Chosen by the jury)
-Kaelynne Moore, LaRae Lawyely