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