Congratulations to the winners of the World Ballet Competition OPEN Romania 2015 held from March 19-22!
*ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF OVIDIU MATIU*
Winners of the Introductory Category (ages 8-11):
Contemporary Solo
Not Awarded
Classical Solo
Bronze Medal, Diana Alexandra Nitu Niculae (Romania), Competitor #100
Bronze Medal, Carla Ioana Ana-Maria Popescu (Romania), Competitor #102
Bronze Medal, Andreea Iuliana Tarus (Romania), Competitor #106
Silver Medal, Luca Dobos (Romania), Competitor #104
Winners of the Preparatory Category (age 12-13):
Contemporary Solo
Special Mention, Mara Antonia Tudose (Romania), Competitor #222
Bronze Medal, Andrei Fabian Raschitor (Romania), Competitor #216
Silver Medal, Darius Gramada (Romania), Competitor #215
Classical Solo
Special Mention, Andrei Fabian Raschitor (Romania), Competitor #216
Bronze Medal, Mihaela-Octavia Cristea (Romania), Competitor #208
Bronze Medal, Darius Gramada (Romania), Competitor #215
Silver Medal - Andreea Diana Dumitru (Romania), Competitor #220
Silver Medal - Stefanija Gashtarska (Macedonia), Competitor #214
Winners of the Pre-Professional Category (age 14-17):
Contemporary Solo
Special Mention, Lauren Emery (United Kingdom), Competitor #331
Bronze Medal, Teodora Sabina Cojocariu (Romania), Competitor #304
Silver Medal, Maria Ruxandra Bodea (Romania), Competitor #300
Classical Solo
Special Mention, Teodora Silvia Badea (Romania), Competitor #315
Special Mention, Milena Ogrizovic (Serbia), Competitor #322
Bronze Medal, Viviana Celina Olaru (Romania), Competitor #301
Bronze Medal, Teodora Sabina Cojocariu (Romania), Competitor #304
Silver Medal - Maria Ruxandra Bodea (Romania), Competitor #300
Gold Medal - Momona Sakakibara (Japan), Competitor #310
Winners of the Professional Category (age 18-26):
Contemporary Solo
Not Awarded
Classical Solo
Special Mention, Ho Nyoung Yang (South Korea), Competitor #419
Special Mention, Sung Yoon Park (South Korea), Competitor #416
Bronze Medal, Mayura Takase (Japan), Competitor #403
Silver Medal - Ye Lim Choi (South Korea), Competitor #410
Silver Medal - Elliot Bourke (Australia), Competitor #415
Gold Medal - Arisa Mori (Japan), Competitor #407
Gold Medal - Akane Tanaka (Japan), Competitor #418
Gold Medal - Mihai Cristian Preda (Romania), Competitor #409
Ensemble Category - Winners (age 8-26):
Special Mention, La Sylphide Ballet School (Romania), Competitors # 601 "Spring's Children" and # 607 "Birds"
Bronze Medal, Liceul de Coregrafie Floria Capsali (Romania), Competitor # 605 "Someone Like You"
Pas de Deux Category - Winners (age 14-26):
Special Mention, Mayura Takase and Eisho Suzuki (Japan), Competitor #503
Bronze Medal, Yvonne Slingerland (Spain) and Elliot Bourke (Australia), Competitor #500
Bronze Medal, Ada Gonzalez (Spain) and Stefan Mester (Romania), Competitor #502
Best Choreography Awards:
Edward Clug for "Radio and Juliet" performed by #409, Mihai Cristian Preda
Mihaela Iosif for "Prayer" performed by #210, Valentina Turmacu
Best Teacher Award:
Rosina Kovacs-Pop for coaching Competitor #310, Momona Sakakibara (Japan)
Best Ensemble Teacher Award:
Lorelai Bari and Anca Mandrescu for Competitor #607, "Birds" performed by La Sylphide Ballet School (Romania)
Sibiu Ballet Theater - Special Director's Choice Award:
• Ho Nyoung Yang (South Korea)
• Ji Yun Shin (South Korea)
• So Youn Park (South Korea)
• Sung Yoon Park (South Korea)
• Suwan Lee (South Korea)
• Ye Lim Choi (South Korea)
Scholarship Awards
The following competitors are awarded a Tuition Scholarship for the Central Florida Ballet's 2015 Summer Intensive in Orlando, Florida, USA:
#101, Bianca Andreea Badea (Romania)
#104, Luca Dobos (Romania)
#113, Rumelina Dilcheva (Bulgaria)
#115, Diana Andreea Ionita (Romania)
#119, Teofil Cosma (Romania)
The following competitors are awarded a Tuition and Housing Scholarship for the International Ballet Academy of Norwell/New England Movement Arts in Boston Massachusetts for the 2015 Summer Intensive.
#322, Milena Ogrizovic (Serbia)
#313, Maja Stojakov (Serbia)
#220, Andreea Diana Dumitru (Romania)
WBC OPEN EXCELLENCE AWARD
Momona Sakakibara (Japan), Competitor #310 (Pre-Professional Category) with a cash prize of $500 US Dollars
Akane Tanaka (Japan), Competitor #418 (Professional Category) with a cash prize of $500 US Dollars
Mihai Cristian Preda (Romania), Competitor # 409 (Professional Category) with a cash prize of $2,000 US Dollars
Competitors Invited to the 2015 World Ballet Competition USA Finals this June in Orlando, Florida, USA are:
Luca Dobos (Romania), Competitor #104
Stefanija Gashtarska (Macedonia), Competitor #214
Darius Gramada (Romania), Competitor #215
Andreea Diana Dumitru (Romania), Competitor #220
Maria Ruxandra Bodea (Romania), Competitor #300
Momona Sakakibara (Japan), Competitor #310
Arisa Mori (Japan), Competitor #407
Akane Tanaka (Japan), Competitor #418
Mihai Cristian Preda (Romania), Competitor #409