Awards

2025

Youth Grand Prix (YGP)

Vicenza, Italy - November 2024

1st Place Classical / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (14)

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

Los Angeles, CA - October 2024

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Lena Mehta (10)

Top 12 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Lena Mehta (10)

Seattle, WA - January 2025

3rd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Manon Godet (11)

1st Place Classical / Junior Division - Fiona Wu (14) - Conservatory/Day Program Student

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Isabella Tjoe (14) - Conservatory/Day Program Student

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Yukari Dozono (12)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Madeline Ollie Hupcey (15)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Nyla Craig (16)

Top 12 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Manon Godet (11)

Las Vegas, NV - January 2025

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Valerie Jia (12)

3rd Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Valerie Jia (12)

Chicago, IL - January 2025

Top 24 Contemporary / Senior Division - Nyla Craig (16)

Salt Lake City, UT - February 2025

3rd Place Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Lena Mehta (10)

Top 24 Classical / Senior Division - Yuki Kishida (16)

San Francisco, CA - February & March 2025

OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD

1st Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Lena Mehta (10)

2nd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Manon Godet (11)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Emma Tsai (9)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Ellie Jian (10)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Kaylee Zhou (11)

Top 12 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Alice Kekalo (11)

Youth Grand Prix Award / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (14)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Safiya Bahdanovich (12)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Catherine Jian (14)

2nd Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Valerie Jia (12)

Top 24 Contemporary / Junior Division - Yukari Dozono (12)

2nd Place Classical / Senior Division - Madeline Ollie Hupcey (15)

Top 24 Classical / Senior Division - Alyssa Hong (15)

Top 24 Classical / Senior Division - Yuki Kishida (16)

Top 12 Contemporary / Senior Division - Nyla Craig (16)

3rd Place Small Ensemble - Hold Your Tongue (D.Rubin)

Top 12 Small Ensemble - Pas de Quatre from the “Awakening of Flora”

Top 12 Small Ensemble - Poor Connection (D.Rubin)

Top 12 Small Ensemble - Manu Trio from “La Bayadere”

1st Place Large Ensemble - “Le Jardin Anime” from “Le Corsaire”

Top 12 Large Ensemble - Spark a Flame (D.Rubin)

3rd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Ellie Jian (10)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Marissa Liu (9)

3rd Place Classical / Junior Division - Safiya Bahdanovich (12)

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Yukari Dozono (12)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Jenny Gan (12)

2nd Place Small Ensemble - Hold Your Tongue (D. Rubin)

San Diego, CA - February & March 2025

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Ashley Ding (12)

1st Place Classical / Junior Division - Isabella Tjoe (14) - Conservatory/Day Program Student

Denver, CO - March 2025

1st Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Manon Godet (11)

California Dance Classics

San Francisco, CA - March 2025

2nd place Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Allison Gor (8)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Audrey Han (7)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Rachel Ge (7)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger -Valerie Garmash (7)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Erin Lim (7)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Sophia Dai (8)

1st place Contemporary / 8 y.o. and younger. - Audrey Han (7)

2nd place Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Ellie Jian (10)

3rd place Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Emma Tsai (9)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Marissa Liu (9)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Lena Mehta (10)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Sarvada Jothangiya (10)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Adelynn Soldner (10)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Hannah Hu (10)

Special Honorable Mention Contemporary / 9-10 y.o. - Lena Mehta )10)

Honorable Mention Contemporary / 9-10 y.o. - Marissa Liu (9)

Honorable Mention Contemporary / 9-10 y.o. - Emma Tsai (9)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Manon Godet (11)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Alexis Woon (11)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Safiya Bahdanovich (12)

2nd place Neo-Classical / 11-2 y.o. - Manon Godet (11)

3rd place Contemporary / 11-2 y.o. - Jenny Gan (12)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Yukari Dozono (12)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Safiya Bahdanovich (12)

2nd place National Character / 11-2 y.o. - Tatiana Yousefpor (12)

Special Honorable Mention National Character / 11-12 y.o. - Alexis Woon (11)

1st place National Character / 15 y.o. and older - Minna Ko (16)

2nd place National Character / 15 y.o. and older - Aria Gao (17)

3rd place National Character / 15 y.o. and older - Alyssa Rodarte (16)

Honorable Mention Classical / 15-16 y.o. - Madeline (Ollie) Hupcey (15)

2nd place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 10 y.o. and younger - Korean Puppets (Erin Lim, Selin Lim)

3rd place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 10 y.o. and younger - Trio from Harlequinade (Audrey Han, Allison Gor, Giulia Fusi)

2nd place Contemporary Ensemble / 11-13 y.o. - Door Into Summer

3rd place Contemporary Ensemble / 11-13 y.o. - Flying

1st place Open Ensemble / 10 y.o. and younger - Deer Dance

Special Honorable Mention Classical Ballet Ensemble / 10 y.o. and younger - Bluejays

2nd place Classical Ballet Ensemble / 10 y.o. and younger - Kryzchachok

1st place Contemporary Duo/Trio / 11-13 y.o. - Poor Connection (Valerie Jia, Yukari Dozono, Jenny Gan)

3rd place Classical Duo/Trio /11-13 y.o. - Etude Trio (Lauren Hays, Mina Wittig, Lena Mehta)

Scholarships

Princess Grace Academy Short Term Scholarship

Zurich Dance Academy Short Term Scholarship

John Cranko Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

Dutch National Ballet Academy Short Term Scholarship

Colorado Ballet Short Term Scholarship

Oklahoma Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

European School of Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

International Contemporary Masters of Dance Workshop in NY & CT Scholarship

Oslo National Academy of the Arts Short Term Scholarship

Alberta Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive Scholarship

2024

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

New York, NY International Finals - April 2024

Top 12 / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (13)

Junior Final Round - Ekaterina Pichkova (13)

Top 12 / Large Ensemble - Aragonese Jota (A. Vasilieva)

Participated in Finals as soloists - Manon Godet (10), Safiya Bahdanovich (11), Valerie Jia (11), Ekaterina Pichkova (13), Valerie Sokolenko (15), Olivia Meza (17)

Participated in Finals as ensemble members - Yukari Dozono (11), Safiya Bahdanovich (11), Sherilyn Chen (11), Lia Zeng (12), Sheina Stesin (13), Ekaterina Pichkova (13), Halle Fairbanks (13), Jennifer Liu (14), Nyla Craig (15), Minna Ko (15), Yuki Kishida (15), Emily Ung (15), Valerie Sokolenko (15), Aria Gao (16), Lydia Petlick (16), Jane Reall (16)

Chicago, IL - October 2023

Outstanding Teacher Award - Marina Osipova, PhD

Youth Grand Prix Award / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (13)

2nd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (11)

Top 6 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (11)

San Francisco, CA - January 2024

3nd Place Classical / Senior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (15)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Olivia Meza (17)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Catherine Jian (13)

2nd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Safiya Bahdanovich (11)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Lena Mehta (9)

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Manon Godet (10)

Top 12 Contemporary / Senior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (15)

3rd Place Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (11)

1st Place for all Small Ensembles - The Duel (D. Rubin), Kitri’s Friends From Ballet “Don Quixote”, Friends Duet From Ballet “Naiad and The Fisherman”, Hungarian Trio From Opera “A Life For The Tsar“ (A. Vasilieva), Pas De Quatre From Ballet “Awakening Of Flora“, German Polka (A. Fomkin) , Prelude In G Minor (A. Pavlova), Soulful Syncopations (D. Rubin), Irish Dance (A. Fomkin)

2nd Place for all Large Ensembles - Dream Scene From Ballet “Don Quixote“, Gypsy Dance (A. Vasilieva), Tarantella (A. Pavlova), Still Life (D. Rubin), Aragonese Jota (A. Vasilieva), Tatarian Dance (A. Fomkin), Moldavian Dance (A. Pavlova)

YAGP Audience Choice Award in “Large Classical Ensembles” - Dream Scene From Ballet “Don Quixote“

YAGP Audience Choice Award in “Character Dance Ensembles“ - Tarantella

San Francisco, CA - February 2024

Top 12 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Yukari Dozono (11)

Top 12 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Yukari Dozono (11)

Top 12 Contemporary / Senior Division - Nyla Craig (15)

San Diego, CA - March 2024

2nd Place Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (11)

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Katherine Yeh (12)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Nyla Craig (15)

Top 24 Classical / Senior Division - Reece Hamilton (15)

California Dance Classics

San Francisco, CA - February 2024

1st place Contemporary / 8 y.o. and younger - Marissa Liu (8)

1st place Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Emma Tsai (8)

2nd place Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Marissa Liu (8)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Audrey Han (6)

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Selin Lim (8)

3rd place Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Manon Godet (10)

Special Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Kaylee Zhou (10)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Lena Mehta (9)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Valerie Jia (11)

Honorable Mention Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Yukari Dozono (11)

1st place Contemporary / 11-2 y.o. - Katherine Yeh (12)

Special Honorable Mention Contemporary / 11-12 y.o. - Valerie Jia (11)

2nd Place Contemporary / 13-14 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (13)

Special Honorable Mention Classical / 13-14 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (13)

Honorable Mention Classical / 15-16 y.o. - Valerie Sokolenko (15)

Honorable Mention Contemporary / 15-16 y.o. - Nyla Craig (15)

3rd place Classical / 17 y.o. and older - Olivia Meza (17)

3rd place Neo-Classical Solo / 15-16 y.o. - Lydia Petlick (16)

2nd place National Character Solo / 15-16 y.o. - Minna Ko (15)

3rd place National Character Solo / 15-16 y.o. - Aria Gao (16)

1st place National Character Duo/Trio / 11 y.o. and older - Hungarian Trio From Opera “A Life Fro the Tsar“

2nd place National Character Duo/Trio / 11 y.o. and older - Irish Dance

1st place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 11-13 y.o. - Friends Duet From Ballet “Naiad and The Fisherman”

1st place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 10 y.o. and younger - German Polka

2nd place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 10 y.o. and younger - Manu Trio From Ballet “La Bayadere“

3rd place Classical Ballet Duo/Trio / 14 y.o. and older - Kitri’s Friends From Ballet “Don Quixote“

Special Honorable Mention Classical Ensemble / 10 y.o. and younger - Lillies

1st place Contemporary Ensemble / 11-13 y.o. - Soulful Syncopations

2nd place Open Ensemble / 10 y.o. and younger - Moldavian Dance

1st place Contemporary Duo/Trio / 11-13 y.o. - Prelude In G Minor

3rd place Contemporary Duo/Trio / 14 y.o. and older - The Duel

1st place National Character Ensemble / 11 y.o. and older - Gypsy Dance

2nd place National Character Ensemble / 11 y.o. and older - Aragonese Jota

3rd place National Character Ensemble / 11 y.o. and older - Tatarian Dance

2nd place Contemporary Ensemble / 14 y.o. and older - Still Life

Scholarships

Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive, Short Term Scholarship

HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive Scholarship

John Cranko Ballet School Summer Intensive Scholarship

Nashville Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

School Of European Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

Pôle National Supérieur de Danse Rosella Hightower Short Term Scholarship

Kansas City Ballet Short Term Scholarship

Alberta Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

2023

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

Tampa, FL International Finals - April 2023

Top 24 / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Junior Final Round - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Participated in Finals as soloists - Valerie Jia (10), Ekaterina Pichkova (12), Jaslyn Kwan (14), Valerie Sokolenko (14)

Participated in Finals as ensemble members - Sheina Stesin (12), Ekaterina Pichkova (12), Jaslyn Kwan (14), Jade Yoo (14), Nyla Rae Craig (14), Aria Gao (15), Noelle Cybart (15), Lydia Petlick (15), Anna Fitzgerald (15)

San Francisco, CA - January 2023

Outstanding Teacher Award - Marina Osipova, PhD

3rd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (10)

Top 12 Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Valerie Jia (10)

2nd Place Classical / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (14)

3rd Place Classical / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (14)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Catherine Jian (12)

Top 24 Classical / Junior Division - Halle Fairbanks (12)

3rd Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (14)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Anna Firzgerald (15)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Noelle Cubart (15)

2nd Place / All Ensembles

Los Angeles, CA - November 2022

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Top 12 Contemporary / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

ADCIBC

St Petersburg, FL International Finals - March 2023

Top 15 Primary Division - Valerie Jia (10)

Top 10 Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Junior Final Round - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

Top 25 Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (14), Jaslyn Kwan (14)

5th Place Ensemble - Pas De Quatre (Anna Fitzgerald (15), Valerie Sokolenko (14), Ekaterina Pichkova (12), Jaslyn Kwan (14))

Chosen to participate in the special piece choreographed by Mimmo Miccolis out of more than 100 Senior Competitors for the Final Round Gala - Anna Fitzgerald (15)

Participated in Finals as soloists - Valerie Jia (10), Ekaterina Pichkova (12), Jaslyn Kwan (14), Valerie Sokolenko (14), Anna Fitzgerald (15), Noelle Cybart (15)

Participated in Finals as ensemble members - Ekaterina Pichkova (12), Jaslyn Kwan (14), Valerie Sokolenko, Anna Fitzgerald (15)

San Francisco, CA - November 2022

2nd Place Classical /Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (14)

3rd Place Classical / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (14)

4th Place Classical / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

2nd Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (14)

3rd Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

4th Place Contemporary / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (14)

5th Place Classical / Senior Division - Anna Fitzgerald (15)

2nd Place / Ensemble

3rd Place / Ensemble

California Dance Classics

San Francisco, CA - March 2023

Honorable Mention Classical / 8 y.o. and younger - Elsa Wang (7)

Honorable Mention Classical / 9-10 y.o. - Valerie Jia (10)

Special Honorable Mention Contemporary / 9-10y.o. - Valerie Jia (10)

1st Place Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

1st Place Classical / 13-14 y.o. - Valerie Sokolenko (14)

3rd Place Classical / 13-14 y.o. - Jaslyn Kwan (14)

1st Place Neo-Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (12)

1st place Neo-Classical / 13-14 y.o. - Valerie Sokolenko (14)

1st place Neo-Classical / 15-16 y.o. - Noelle Cybart (15)

3rd Place Classical Ballet Trio / 14 y.o. and older - Three Shades From Ballet “La Bayadere“

1st Place National Character Trio / 14 y.o. and older - Fandango

2nd Place Classical Ensemble / 14 y.o. and older - Excerpts From The Grand Pas Of The Ballet “Paquita“

3rd Place Classical Ensemble / 14 y.o. and older - Animated Frescoes From The Ballet “Little Humpbacked Horse“

1st Place National Character Ensemble / 14 y.o. and older - Ukrainian Dance

Scholarships

John Cranko Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

ABT Summer Intensive Scholarship

Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive (BBASI CT, Bolshoi PREP) Scholarship

Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive Scholarship

Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

Cleveland Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

Alberta Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

2022

VKIBC

New York, NY - June 2022

Gold Medal Classical / Youth Category - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Gold Medal Contemporary / Division 1 - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Bronze Medal Classical / Student Category - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

ADCIBC

St. Petersburg, FL International Finals - March 2022

Grand Prix / Primary Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Jury Encouragement Award - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

Houston, TX - January 2022

3rd Place Classical / Primary Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Top 9 Classical / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

5th Place Contemporary / Primary Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Top 16 Contemporary / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

Tampa, FL International Finals - April 2022

Top 24 Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

Final round / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

San Diego, CA - November 2021

2nd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

1st Place Contemporary / Pre-Competitive Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

2nd Place Classical / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

Top 12 Contemporary / Junior Division - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

San Francisco, CA - January 2022

1st Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

3rd Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Sheina Stesin (11)

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

Top 12 Classical / Junior Division - Noelle Cybart (14)

Top 12 Contemporary / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

Top 12 Classical / Senior Division - Kiko Cortez (15)

3rd Place / Ensemble

San Francisco, CA - February 2022

1st Place Classical / Pre-Competitive Division - Sheina Stesin (11)

2nd Place Classical / Junior Division - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

1st Place / Ensemble

California Dance Classics

San Francisco, CA - March 2022

1st Place Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

3rd Place Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Sheina Stesin (11)

1st Place Neo-Classical / 11-12 y.o. - Ekaterina Pichkova (11)

1st Place Classical / 13-14 y.o. - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

Special Honorable Mention Contemporary (4th place) / 13-14 y.o. - Valerie Sokolenko (13)

Honorable Mention (5th place) / Classical 13-14 y.o. - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

2 times Honorable Mention (5th place) / Contemporary 13-14 y.o. - Jaslyn Kwan (13)

Special Honorable Mention Classical / 15-16 y.o. - Kiko Cortez (15)

Scholarships

Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive (BBASI CT, Bolshoi PREP) Scholarship

Moscow IBC Summer Intensive Scholarship

Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive Scholarship

Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

Cleveland Ballet Summer Intensive Scholarship

Alberta Ballet School Short Term Scholarship

Goh Ballet Academy & Youth Company Summer Intensive Scholarship