Winners of the WBC 2014 Finals

Congratulations to the winners of the 2014 World Ballet Competition held in Orlando, Florida, USA from June 9-14!

INTRODUCTORY MEDALISTS (Ages 9-11)

Male

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $100, # 121, Luca Dobos (Romania)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $200, #122, Darius Gramada (Romania)

Female

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $100, #120, Melinda Gong (USA)

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $100, #114, Jasmine Chen (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $200, #104, Reina Stamm (USA)

Gold Medalist & Cash Prize of $300, #109, Courtney Kirchgessner (USA)

INTRODUCTORY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Central Florida Ballet - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#104 Reina Stamm (USA)

#121 Luca Dobos (Romania)

#122 Darius Gramada (Romania)

Festival Ballet Providence - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#104 Reina Stamm (USA)

#109 Courtney Kirchgessner (USA)

#114 Jasmine Chen (USA)

#119 Emma Huerta (Romania)

#120 Melinda Gong (USA)

#121 Luca Dobos (Romania)

#122 Darius Gramada (Romania)

PREPARATORY MEDALISTS (Ages 12-13)

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $100, #222, Anna Yeh (USA)

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $100, #214, Amanda Rose Hall (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $200, #225, Ellie Wong (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $200, #208, Alina Taratorin (USA)

PREPARATORY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive

#225 Ellie Wong (USA)

International Ballet Academy of Norwell - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition & Housing

#216, Irina Georgiana Tarau (Romania)

Festival Ballet Providence - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#209 Aurora Naatjes (USA)

#214 Amanda Rose Hall (USA)

Accademia Internazionale Coreutica - Summer Intensive 2014 - Full Tuition

#216 Irina Georgiana Tarau (Romania)

#222 Anna Yeh (USA)

#225 Ellie Wong (USA)

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive

#225 Ellie Wong (USA)

Tulsa Ballet - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#222 Anna Yeh (USA)

Central Florida Ballet - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#216 Irina Georgiana Tarau (Romania)

Carreno-Barbieri Festival

#225 Ellie Wong (USA)

The Rock School for Dance Education

#225 Ellie Wong (USA)

PRE-PROFESSIONAL MEDALISTS (Ages 14-17)

Male

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $500, #355, Austen Acevedo (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $750, #357, Jin Chang Gu (China)

Female

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $250, #319, Jessica He (USA)

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $250, #321, Caitlin Rosalie Field (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $750, #311, Madeleine Gardella (USA)

Gold Medalist & Cash Prize of $1,000, #317, Julia Anne Conway (USA)

PRE-PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Sarasota Ballet Summer Intensive

#355 Austen Acevedo (USA)

#357 Jin Chang Gu (China)

Festival Ballet Providence - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#303 Tatiana Melendez (USA)

#317 Julia Anne Conway (USA)

#321 Caitlin Rosalie Field (USA)

Pittsburgh Ballet Theater Summer Intensive

#355 Austen Acevedo (USA)

#357 Jin Chang Gu (China)

Accademia Internazionale Coreutica - Summer Intensive 2014 - Full Tuition

#306 Valentina Guidi (Argentina)

Accademia Internazionale Coreutica - Full Year - Full Tuition

#317 Julia Anne Conway (USA)

#342 Shaelynn Estrada (USA)

First State Ballet Theatre - Summer Intensive 2014 or 2015 - Full Tuition

#315 Alison Tatsuoka (USA)

Tulsa Ballet - Summer Intensive - Full Tuition

#303 Tatiana Melendez (USA)

Carreno-Barbieri Festival

#355 Austen Acevedo (USA)

#357 Jin Chang Gu (China)

Orlando Ballet Summer Intensive

#311 Madeleine Gardella (USA), Full Tuition

#340 Sophie Williams (USA), Full Tuition and Room & Board

The Rock School for Dance Education

#355 Austen Acevedo (USA)

#342 Shaelynn Estrada (USA)

PROFESSIONAL MEDALISTS (Ages 18-24)

Male

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $750, #422, Kota Fujishima (Japan)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $1,000, #413, Jorge Lopez Barani (Cuba)

Gold Medalist & & Cash Prize of $1,500, #421, Lang Ma (China)

Female

Bronze Medalist & Cash Prize of $750, #403, Claire Rathbun (USA)

Silver Medalist & Cash Prize of $1,000, #405, Nina Barcelos Fernandes (Brazil)

Gold Medalist & Cash Prize of $1,500, #407, Jin Zhang (China)

ENSEMBLE MEDALISTS (Ages 9-24)

2nd Place and Cash Prize of $1,000

#602 "Noire et Blanc", 

Rock School for Dance Education

1st Place & Cash Prize of $1,500

#601 "Jarocho", Dancentre of Edinburg

PAS DE DEUX MEDALISTS (Ages 14-24)

Bronze Medalist and Cash Prize of $1,000

#501, Maine Kawashima and Masahiro Haneji (Japan)

Silver Medalist and Cash Prize of $1,500

#506, Nina Barcelos Fernandes and Davi Chagas de Carvalho (Brazil)

Gold Medalist and Cash Prize of $3,000

#504, Maria Clara Marinho Coelho and João Pedro de Jesus Sampaio Machado (Brazil) 

PAS DE DEUX SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Accademia Internazionale Coreutica - Summer Intensive 2014 - Full Tuition

#503 Nicholas Alexander Keeperman (USA)

Accademia Internazionale Coreutica - Full Year - Full Tuition

#504 João Pedro de Jesus Sampaio (Brazil)

CHOREOGRAPHY CATEGORY 

Choreography Award Winner and $1,000 Cash Prize

"Speak" Choreography Entry #5, Viktor Plotnikov

SPECIAL PRIZES

Teacher Award

Ana Palmieri of Brazil

Teacher Award

Romulo Ramos of Brazil

Apparel Prizes

Motionwear

Bodywrappers

So Danca

N'Styl Performance Wear