Awards
2024
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)
Chicago, IL - October 2023
Outstanding Teacher Award - Marina Osipova, PhD
Youth Grand Prix Award / Junior Age 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, Kitri’s Friends From Ballet “Don Quixote”, Friends Duet From Ballet “Naiad and The Fisherman”, Hungarian Trio From Opera “A Life For The Tsar“, Pas De Quatre From Ballet “Awakening Of Flora“, German Polka, Prelude In G Minor, Soulful Syncopations, Irish Dance
2nd Place for all Large Ensembles - Dream Scene From Ballet “Don Quixote“, Gypsy Dance, Tarantella, Still Life, Aragonese Jota, Tatarian Dance, Moldavian Dance
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 (10)
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
John Cranko Ballet School Summer Intensive
Nashville Ballet Summer Intensive
School Of European Ballet Summer Intensive
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
Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive (BBASI CT, Bolshoi PREP)
Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive
HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive
Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive
Cleveland Ballet Summer Intensive
Alberta Ballet School, Canada
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
Finals - St. Petersburg, FL - 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)
Finals - Tampa, FL - 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)
Moscow IBC Summer Intensive
Oklahoma City Ballet Summer Intensive
HARID Conservatory Summer Intensive
Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive
Cleveland Ballet Summer Intensive
Alberta Ballet School, Canada
Goh Ballet Academy & Youth Company Summer Intensive, Canada