Awards
2024
Ramon Moreno School of Ballet is named 2024 BEST BALLET SCHOOL in Palo Alto by DistinguishedTeaching.com
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), San Francisco
Large Ensemble
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3rd Place: โFor Tomorrowโ, choreographed by Brennan Wall
(Katie Luong, Emma Regan, Claire Yu, Olivia Kwok, Medha Chandrasekar, Allyson Chan, Saria Lum, Chloe Chen)
Pre-Competitive Classical
๐ฅ1st Place: Theodore Yaghmour (10)
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Top 12: Caileigh Wong (11)
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Top 12: Charlotte Ranisavljevic (10)
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Top 12: Olivia Smith (11)
Pre-Competitive Contemporary
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Top 12: Natalie Law (11)
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Top 12: Olivia Smith (11)
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Top 12: Theodore Yaghmour (10)
Junior Classical:
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Top 12: Chloe Chen (12)
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Top 24: Jetta Yu (12)
Senior Classical:
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Top 12: Claire Yu (15)
Scholarship Awards:
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Chloe Chen (12)
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Olivia Smith (11)
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Theodore Yaghmour (10)
Invitation to YAGP Finals in New York
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Caileigh Wong (11)
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Theodore Yaghmour (10)
California Dance Classics (CDC)
โญโจ11-13 CLASSICAL BALLET DUO/TRIO
๐ฅBronze Award - โTarantellaโ: Jetta Yu, Caileigh Wong, Theodore Yaghmour
โญโจ11-13 CLASSICAL BALLET ENSEMBLE
๐ฅBronze Award - โGraduation Ballโ: Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Olivia Smith, Sarah Ye, Theodore Yaghmour
โญโจ15-16 CLASSICAL SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Claire Yu (15) @claireiyu
โญโจ15-16 CONTEMPORARY SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Katie Luong (16) @luong.katie
โญโจ13-14 CLASSICAL SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Allyson Chan (13) @ally.sonchan_
โญโจ13-14 CONTEMPORARY SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Allyson Chan (13)
โญโจ11-12 CLASSICAL SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Chloe Chen (12) @_balletchloe_
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Honorable Mention - Jetta Yu (12)
โญโจ11-12 NEO-CLASSICAL SOLO
๐ฅGold Award - Caileigh Wong (11) @caileigh_dance
๐ฅSilver Award - Olivia Smith (11)
โญโจ11-12 CONTEMPORARY SOLO
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Honorable Mention - Chloe Chen (12)
โญโจ9-10 CLASSICAL SOLO
๐ฅGold Award & Double Barre from @vita_barre Theodore Yaghmour (10)
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Honorable Mention - Chanel Cheng (10)
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Honorable Mention - Charlotte Ranisavljevic (10)
โญโจ9-10 CONTEMPORARY SOLO
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Special Honorable Mention - Theodore Yaghmour (10)
โญโจ8 & Younger CLASSICAL SOLO
๐ฅBronze Award - Sarah Oda (8) @sarashmallow_cutie
โญโจScholarship Awards Finalists
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Chloe Chen
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Claire Yu
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Jetta Yu
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Olivia Smith
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Theodore Yaghmour
American Dance Competition International Ballet Competition (ADC IBC), San Francisco
Primary Classical Ballet
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4th Place - Theodore Yaghmour (10)
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5th Place - Olivia Smith (11)
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Top 10 - Caileigh Wong (11)
Primary Contemporary Dance
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7th - Theodore Yaghmour (10)
Junior Classical Ballet
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7th - Chloe Chen (12)
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Top 15 - Allyson Chan (13)
Junior Contemporary Dance
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7th - Allyson Chan (13)
Senior Classical Ballet
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Top 15 - Emma Regan (15)
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Top 20 - Olivia Fritsch (15)
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Top 20 - Claire Yu (15)
Senior Contemporary Dance
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Top 15 - Claire Yu (15)
Duet | Trio
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1st Place - TARANTELLA (Jetta Yu, Olivia Smith, Theodore Yaghmour) (11)
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2nd Place - POLKA (Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Theodore Yaghmour) (11)
LARGE ENSEMBLE
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4th Place - Graduation Ball (Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Olivia Smith, Sarah Ye, Theodore Yaghmour)
Scholarship Award:
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Theodore Yaghmour (10)
Invitation to ADC IBC FINALS in St. Petersburg, Florida
Soloists:
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Theodore Yaghmour (10)
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Olivia Smith (11)
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Caileigh Wong (11)
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Chloe Chen (12)
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Allyson Chan (13)
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Emma Regan (15)
Ensembles:
Duet | Trio
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TARANTELLA (Jetta Yu, Olivia Smith, Theodore Yaghmour)
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POLKA (Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Theodore Yaghmour)
Large Ensemble
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GRADUATION BALL (Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Olivia Smith, Sarah Ye, Theodore Yaghmour)
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FOR TOMORROW (Katie Luong, Emma Regan, Claire Yu, Olivia Kwok, Medha Chandrasekar, Allyson Chan, Saria Lum, Chloe Chen)
ADC IBC FINALS in St. Petersburg, Florida
Junior Category
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TOP 25 - Chloe Chen (12)
Scholarship Awards:
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Theodore Yaghmour (10)
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Olivia Smith (11)
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Chloe Chen (12)
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Emma Regan (15)
NYCDA (Santa Clara, CA)
Senior Category:
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Platinum Award: Katie Luong (16)
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Top 25 Soloist: Katie Luong (16)
Junior Category:
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Overall Finalist: Natalie Law (11)
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Runner-Up, Qualified for Nationals Competition, National Workshop Full Scholarship: Chloe Chen (12)
Radix (Santa Clara, CA)
Junior Category:
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Platinum Award: Natalie Law (11)
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Ballet Scholarship Award: Natalie Law (11)
2023
Ramon Moreno School of Ballet is named 2023 BEST BALLET SCHOOL in Palo Alto by DistinguishedTeaching.com.
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), San Francisco
LARGE ENSEMBLES (March)
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Top 6 - โMother Earthโ
Abigail Pravinata @abeeabbyy
Allyson Chan @ally.sonchan_
Chloe Chen @_balletchloe_
Emma Regan @emmiko_k.r
Iris Tsai @iristsai_
Katie Luong @luong.katie
Medha Chandrasekar @moimedhaa
Saria Lum @saria_avril
SMALL ENSEMBLES (March)
๐ฅ1st Place & Cash Prize - โPolkaโ
Caileigh Wong @caileigh_dance
Jetta Yu
Theodore
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Top 6 - โ2x1โ
Abigail Pravinata @abeeabbyy
Claire Yu
JUNIOR DIVISION (AGE 12-14)
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Top 12 Classical (January) - Allyson Chan @ally.sonchan_
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Top 12 Contemporary (March) - Allyson Chan
PRE-COMPETITIVE DIVISION (AGE 9-11)
๐ฅ1st Place Classical (January) - Chloe Chen @_balletchloe_
๐ฅ2nd Place Classical (March) - Theodore
๐ฅ3rd Place Contemporary (March) - Chloe Chen
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Top 12 Classical (January) - Olivia Smith
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Top 12 Classical (March) - Caileigh Wong @caileigh_dance
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Top 12 Classical (March) - Jetta Yu
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Top 12 Contemporary (January) - Chloe Chen
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Top 12 Contemporary (March) - Caileigh Wong
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), Invitation to Finals in Tampa, FL
๐Theodore
๐Chloe Chen
California Dance Classics (CDC)
8 & Younger Classical Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Lily Sanata
9-10 Contemporary Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Caileigh Wong
9-10 Classical Solo
๐Special Honorable Mention - Theodore
๐Honorable Mention - Olivia Smith
11-12 Neo-Classical Solo
๐Bronze Award - Kai Cortez
11-12 Contemporary Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Allyson Chan
๐Honorable Mention - Chloe Chen
11-12 Classical Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Chloe Chen
๐Honorable Mention - Allyson Chan
๐Honorable Mention - Kai Cortez
๐Honorable Mention - Jetta Yu
๐Honorable Mention - Saria Lum
13-14 Neo-Classical Solo
๐Silver Award - Emma Regan
๐Bronze Award - Kristen Lou
13-14 Classical Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Emma Regan
13-14 Contemporary Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Abigail Pravinata
15 & Older Contemporary Solo
๐Honorable Mention - Katie Luong
๐Honorable Mention - Kiko Funaki
12 & Younger Classical Duo/Trio
๐Gold Award + INVITATION TO PERFORM IN GALA: Caileigh Wong, Jetta Yu, Theodore
11-13 Contemporary Ensemble
๐Gold Award + INVITATION TO PERFORM IN GALA: Abigail Pravinata, Allyson Chan, Chloe Chen, Emma Regan, Iris Tsai, Katie Luong, Medha Chandrasekar, Saria Lum
14 & Older Contemporary Duo/Trio
๐Bronze Award - Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu
๐Scholarship Award Finalists who will be in the running to receive Scholarship Award from CDCโs Parterning Institutions:
โญAllyson Chan, โญChloe Chen, โญKai Cortez
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), San Francisco (January)
All 3 dancers who competed were awarded!
PRE-COMPETITIVE DIVISION (AGE 9-11)
1st Place Classical: ๐ Chloe Chen + Invitation to YAGP Finals in Florida
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Olivia Smith + Bolshoi Ballet 2023 Summer Intensive in the US Scholarship
Top 12 Contemporary: ๐ Chloe Chen
JUNIOR DIVISION (AGE 12-14)
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Allyson Chan
American Dance Competition International Ballet Competition (ADC IBC), San Francisco
๐ 1st Place in Classical (Primary Division): Chloe Chen
๐ 1st Place in Contemporary (Primary Division): Chloe Chen
Invitation to Finals in St. Petersburg, Florida: Chloe Chen
Scholarship Award: Chloe Chen
American Dance Competition International Ballet Competition (ADC IBC) Finals, St. Petersburg, Florida
Top 15 ๐ (Primary Division): Chloe Chen
ICON DANCE AWARDS
โญKatie Luong: Summer Intensive Acceptance to Complexions Contemporary Ballet
โญKristen Lou: Summer Intensive Acceptance to Conservatรณrio Internacional de Ballet Annarella Sanche, Portugal
Scholarships
San Francisco Ballet, Summer Intensive, Half Scholarship
City Ballet of San Francisco, Summer Intensive, Full Scholarship
City Ballet of San Francisco, Summer Intensive, Half Scholarship
Boston Ballet, Summer Intensive, Full Scholarship
Oklahoma City Ballet School, Summer Intensive, Full Scholarship
The Rock School for Dance, Summer Intensive, Full 2-wk Scholarship
Bolshoi Ballet, 2023 Summer Intensive in the US, Partial Tuition Scholarship
Ellison Ballet: Summer Intensive, Partial Tuition Scholarship
Milwaukee Ballet, Summer Intensive, Acceptance
Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Summer Intensive, Acceptance
Conservatรณrio Internacional de Ballet e Danรงa Annarella Sanchez, Portugal, Summer Intensive, Acceptance
The International Ballet School, Stockholm, Sweden. Summer Intensive, Acceptance
2022
California Dance Classics (CDC)
Caileigh Wong: ๐ Special Honorable Mention (Top 4) (9-10 yrs)
Chloe Chen: ๐ Gold/1st Place in Classical, ๐ Silver/2nd Place in Contemporary (9-10yrs)
Allyson Chan: ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical, ๐ Honorable Mention in Contemporary (11-12yrs)
Saria Lum: ๐ Special Honorable Mention in Neo-Classical (Top 4) (11-12yrs)
Kai Cortez: ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical (11-12yrs)
Abigail Pravinata: ๐ Silver/2nd Place in Neo-Classical (11-12yrs)
Claire Yu: ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical, ๐ Honorable Mention in Contemporary (13-14yrs) + Scholarship from The Sarasota Ballet School
Rebecca Wu: ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical (15-16yrs) + Scholarship from The Sarasota Ballet School
Ensembles
Classical Ensemble: ๐ Silver/2nd Place: Paquita Pas de Trois (Hayden Tieu, Madison Woo, Audrey Fan)
Neoclassical Ensemble: ๐ Gold/1st Place: Exodus (Medha Chandrasekar, Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu)
Contemporary Duet: ๐ Gold/1st Place: Soul (Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu)
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)
PRE-COMPETITIVE
2nd Place Classical: ๐ Kai Cortez
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Caileigh Wong, ๐ Chloe Chen
Top 6 Contemporary: ๐ Allyson Chan
SENIOR DIVISION
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Rebecca Wu
INVITATION TO YAGP FINALS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA, April 2022
โญ Kai Cortez (Graduation Ball Variation)
โญ Claire Yu & Abigail Pravinata (Duet, โSoulโ)
ICON Dance Awards
Youth
1st Place Classical: ๐ Saria Lum
2nd Place Classical: ๐ Caileigh Wong
3rd Place Classical: ๐ Chloe Chen
Top 10 Overall: ๐ Allyson Chan, ๐Saria Lum, ๐Caileigh Wong, ๐Chloe Chen
Junior
Top 10 Overall: ๐ Abigail Pravinata
Senior
Top 10 Overall: ๐ Rebecca Wu
Dance Open America (DOA)
Abigail Pravinata: ๐ Diamond in Contemporary Solo
๐ 1st Place & Best Contemporary Duo: Soul (Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu)
๐ 2nd Place + CuBallet Summer Intensive Scholarship: Exodus (Medha Chandrasekar, Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu)
World Ballet Competition (WBC) Finals in Orlando, FL
๐ Chloe Chen: Top 8 + Full Summer Intensive Scholarship & Short Stay at Utah Dance Institute
๐ Kai Cortez: Finalist
2021
California Dance Classics (CDC)
Chloe Chen, ๐ Honorable Mention, Classical (9-10 yrs)
Kai Cortez, ๐ Silver/2nd Place in Classical, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Contemporary (9-10 yrs)
Abigail Pravinata, ๐ Gold/1st Place in Neo-Classical, (11-12 yrs)
Claire Yu, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Neo-Classical (11-12 yrs)
Josie Yang, ๐ Honorable mention, Contemporary (13-14 yrs)
Kiko Cortez, ๐ Gold/1st Place in Classical, ๐Gold/1st Place in Neo-classical (13-14 yrs)
Caroline Ongchin, ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical (15-16 yrs)
Ensembles
Classical duo/trio: ๐ Gold/1st Place: Medha Chandrasekar, Abigail Pravinata, Claire Yu (11-13 yrs)
Classical duo/trio: ๐ Silver/2nd Place: (Manu and Two Girls) - Claire Yu, Saria Lum, Chloe Chen
Contemporary duo/trio: ๐ Silver/2nd Place: (Twofold) - Josie Yang and Audrey Fan (14+ yrs)
Contemporary Ensemble: ๐ Special Honorable Mention: (Radial) - Hayden Tieu, Madison, Audrey Fan, Josie Yang, Sonia Dwivedi, Shiyoo Kim, Iris Tsai, Charlotte, Maddie Woo
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)
PRE-COMPETITIVE
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Chloe Chen, ๐ Kai Cortez
Top 12 Contemporary: ๐ Abigail Pravinata
JUNIOR DIVISION
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Kiko Cortez, ๐ Rebecca Wu
ENSEMBLE
Top 12 Classical Ensemble: ๐ Josie Yang and Audrey Fan
INVITATION TO YAGP FINALS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA
โญ Ensemble: Josie Yang & Audrey Fan (Twofold)
World Ballet Competition (WBC)
INVITATION TO WBC FINALS IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, June 2021
โญ Kiko Cortez: Finalist
๐ Kai Cortez: Bronze Medal + Scholarship
2020
California Dance Classics (CDC)
Anneli Chow, ๐ Gold/1st Place in Neo-Classical. ๐ Special Honorable Mention in Classical (15-16 yrs)
Caroline Ongchin, ๐ Honorable Mention, Classical (15-16 yrs)
Arely Sun, ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical, ๐ Honorable Mention in Contemporary (15-16 yrs)
Kiko Cortez, ๐ Special Honorable Mention in Classical, ๐ Honorable Mention in Contemporary (13-14 yrs)
Josie Yang, ๐ Gold/1st Place in Neo-Classical, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Classical, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Contemporary (11-12 yrs)
Kai Cortez, ๐ Honorable Mention, Classical (9-10 yrs)
Abigail Pravinata, ๐ Honorable Mention, Classical (9-10 yrs)
Caroline Yang, ๐ Special Honorable Mention, Classical (8 yrs and under)
Jetta Analina Yu, ๐ Honorable Mention, Classical (8 yrs and under)
Ensembles
Classical Ballet Duo/Trio: ๐ Silver/2nd Place, Sarah Grupenhoff & Jolie Zhou (11-13 yrs)
Classical Ballet Ensemble: ๐ (Morning Journals), Silver Award (11-13 yrs)
Contemporary Ensemble: ๐ (Whispers), Gold Award (11-13 yrs)
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)
PRE-COMPETITIVE
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Kai Cortez
JUNIOR DIVISION
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Kiko Cortez
Top 24 Classical: ๐ Josie Yang
SENIOR DIVISION
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Arely Sun
ENSEMBLE
Top 6: ๐ Whispers
Dance Open America (DOA)
๐ Kai Cortez: 2nd place junior male classical and full scholarship
๐ Abigail Pravinata: Top 15 contemporary
๐ Kiko Cortez :2nd place teen classical and best female classical dancer technique
๐ Josephine Yang: Top 15 in teen classical and contemporary
๐ Arely Sun: Top 15 in classical and contemporary.
2019
California Dance Classics (CDC)
Lucy Qian, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Classical (13-14 yrs)
Anneli Chow, ๐ Honorable Mention in Classical (13-14 yrs)
Kiko Cortez, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place in Classical, ๐ Gold/1st Place in Neo-Classical (11-12 yrs)
Josie Yang, ๐ Special Honorable Mention in Classical, ๐ Silver/2nd Place in Neo-Classical (11-12 yrs)
Hailey Ryu, ๐ Honorable Mention in Neo-Classical (11-12 yrs)
Kai Cortez, ๐ Silver/2nd Place in Classical (8 yrs and under)
Classical Ensemble, ๐ Bronze/3rd Place (Friends of Coppelia Act 3)
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)
PRE-COMPETITIVE
3rd Place Contemporary: ๐ Josie Yang
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Josie Yang, ๐ Hailey Ryu
JUNIOR DIVISION
Top 12 Classical: ๐ Anneli Chow, ๐ Kiko Cortez
Top 24 Classical: ๐ Caroline Ongchin, ๐ Lucy Qian