Winners of the WBC 2023 Finals
Congratulations to the winners of the 16th Annual World Ballet Competition held in Orlando, Florida from June 19-24, 2023! This edition attracted participants representing 25 countries and 28 states. Our participants were awarded more than $400,000 in scholarships, cash prizes, job contracts and dance apparel.
**SCHOLARSHIP & COMPANY CONTRACT AWARDS**
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Outstanding School Award
All American Classical Ballet School (Lutz, Florida, USA)
Honorable Mention by the Jury - School Award
La Sylphide Ballet School of Mongolia
Outstanding Teacher Award
Wei Dongsheng of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
Choreography Award & $500 Cash Prize
Geovanna Garavelo-Bortoleto for choreographing “Acta Sactorum" performed by #615 Orlando International School of Dance
Encouragement Award
Isabella Sa (Brazil) #105 of Studio de Danças por Lucinha Azeredo
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (AGES 16-24)
Medalists
Male
Gold Medal & $3,000 Cash Prize: Song Teng (United States) #480
Houston Ballet
Silver Medal & $2,000 Cash Prize: Roberto Tarantino (Italy) #484
Orlando Ballet II
Bronze Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Juan Montobbio Maestre (Spain) #482
Philadelphia Ballet
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Nicholas Motley (United States) #483
Kelly and Company Studios
Female
Silver Medal & $2,000 Cash Prize: Samantha Wright-Vargas (United States) #427
Art Ballet Academy
Bronze Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Katie Kassner (United States) #417
Ballet Conservatory at Skyra
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Sophia Zonni (Canada) #437
Ellison Ballet and Private Coaching by Irina and Max Beloserkovsky
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Shannon McNiven (United States) #419
Indiana Ballet Conservatory
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Regan Forster (United States) #405
Ballet West Academy
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
438 Marissa Doke (United States) of Master Ballet Academy
410 Esther Feng (Australia) of The National Theatre Ballet School
431 Ana Luiza Felippe (Brazil) of Lapidari Companhia de Dança
405 Regan Forster (United States) of Ballet West Academy
401 Julia Garman (United States) of Kansas School of Classical Ballet
417 Katie Kassner (United States) of Ballet Conservatory at Skyra
428 Sydney Kim (United States) of Marat Daukayev School of Ballet
416 Isabel Rose Lehman (United States) of Hollywood Ballet Academy
419 Shannon McNiven (United States) of Indiana Ballet Conservatory
482 Juan Montobbio Maestre (Spain) Apprentice with Philadelphia Ballet
483 Nicholas Motley (United States) of Kelly and Company Studios
484 Roberto Tarantino (Italy) of Orlando Ballet II
480 Song Teng (United States) of Houston Ballet
427 Samantha Wright-Vargas (United States) of Art Ballet Academy
432 Ana Wu (Canada) of The School of Cadence Ballet
437 Sophia Zonni (Canada) of Ellison Ballet and Private Coaching by Irina and Max Beloserkovsky
PRE-PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (AGES 14-15)
Medalists
Male
Gold Medal & $1,500 Cash Prize: Bryce Young (United States) #381
All American Classical Ballet School
Silver Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Noah Lehman (United States) #382
Hollywood Ballet Academy
Bronze Medal & $500 Cash Prize: Hudson Silva-Costa (United States) #380
In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory
Female
Gold Medal & $1,500 Cash Prize: Sophia Yamazaki (Brazil) #329
Lapirari Cia de Dança
Silver Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Yun Xin Lin (United States) #328
MorningStar Dance Academy
Bronze Medal & $500 Cash Prize: Linzi Huang (United States) #321
Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Jing Hui Tay (Singapore) #309
Barreworks Dance Studio
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
316 Tatiana Chen (United States) of A&A Ballet
337 Haylie Fletcher (United States) of Indiana Ballet Conservatory
330 Naomi Gasser (United States) of The Rock School for Dance
322 Lauren Jett Highfill (United States) of Kansas School of Classical Ballet
321 Linzi Huang (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
320 Emma Jacobs (United States) of Ballet Institute of San Diego
382 Noah Lehman (United States) of Hollywood Ballet Academy
328 Yun Xin Lin (United States) of Morningstar Dance Academy
307 Sarah Andressa Rocha (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Dança
333 Gianna Rodriguez (Panama) of Ballet Academy by Maruja Herrera
327 Yasmim Rosa (Brazil) of Escola Fabiana Ballet
380 Hudson Silva-Costa (United States) of In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory
309 Jing Hui Tay (Singapore) of Barreworks Dance School
329 Sophia Yamazaki (Brazil) of Lapidari
381 Bryce Young (United States) of All American Classical Ballet School
PREPARATORY CATEGORY (AGES 12-13)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & $600 Cash Prize: Minori De Silva (United States) #213
MorningStar Dance Academy
Silver Medal & $400 Cash Prize: Luisa Ferreira (Brazil) #216
Atelie Da Danca
Bronze Medal & $200 Cash Prize: Sophia Santos (Brazil) #206
Balletarrj Escola de Dança
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Amelia Legault (United States) #203
Le Jeune Dance
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Ella Mo (United States) #221
MorningStar Dance Academy
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Marcele Dos Santos (Brazil) #211
Balletarrj Escola de Dança
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Mya-Sylvia Chmel (United States) #223
Dimitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy
Male
Gold Medal & $600 Cash Prize: Owen Chambers (United States) #281
Kansas School of Classical Ballet
Silver Medal & $400 Cash Prize: Adler Gorden (United States) #280
In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
281 Owen Chambers (United States) of Kansas School of Classical Ballet
223 Mya-Sylvia Chmel (United States) of Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy
213 Minori De Silva (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
211 Marcele Dos Santos (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Dança
216 Luisa Ferreira (Brazil) of Ateliê Da Dança
280 Adler Gorden (United States) of In The Spotlight Dance Conservatory
202 Joanna Herstone (United States) of St. Augustine Ballet
224 Chloe Larsen (Canada) of Prefontaine Ballet
203 Amelia Legault (United States) of Le Jeune Dance
221 Ella Mo (United States) of Morning Star Dance Academy
206 Sophia Santos (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Danca
219 Jasmin Sheng (United States) of Morning Star Dance Academy
201 Joey Yi Wen Tan (Singapore) of Barreworks Dance School
204 Riho Yokogawa (United States) of Hunterdon Hills Ballet
INTRODUCTORY CATEGORY (AGES 9-11)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & $350 Cash Prize: Alícia Prietsch Dresch (Brazil) #111
Ballet Vera Bublitz
Silver Medal & $250 Cash Prize: Nomin Margad (Mongolia) #114
La Sylphide Ballet & Piano School
Bronze Medal & $150 Cash Prize: Milania Leone (United States) #123
All American Classical Ballet School
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Elynn Nie (United States) #108
MorningStar Dance Academy
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Emily Tan (United States) #125
MorningStar Dance Academy
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Elena Peng (United States) #128
Movements In Time Dance Artistry
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Jennifer Wen (United States) #118
MorningStar Dance Academy
Male
Bronze Medal & $150 Cash Prize: David Kim (United States) #191
Victoria Ballet
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
181 Noah Chatigny (United States) of Naples Ballet and Company
109 Qiana Dai (United States) of Hengda Dance Academy
180 Isaac Davidov (United States) of Secrets of Classical Ballet Academy
106 Saruul Dalaitseren (Mongolia) of La Sylphide Ballet Academy
134 Esther Fiuza (Brazil) of Studio Gouveia Coaching
130 Daisy Gullett (United States) of Cornerstone Academy for Performing Arts/Texture Contemporary Ballet
191 David Kim (United States) of Victoria Ballet
123 Milania Leone (United States) of All American Classical Ballet School
114 Nomin Margad (Mongolia) of La Sylphide Ballet & Piano School
108 Elynn Nie (United States) of Morning Star Dance Academy
128 Elena Peng (United States) of Movements In Time
111 Alicia Prietsch Dresch (Brazil) of Ballet Vera Bublitz
105 Isabel Sa (Brazil) of Studio de Danças Lucinha Azeredo
113 Sarah Shikhel (United States) of Morning Star Dance Academy
125 Emily Tan (United States) of Morning Star Dance Academy
118 Jennifer Wen (United States) of Morningstar Dance Academy
ENSEMBLE CATEGORY (AGES 9-24)
Medalists
Gold Medal & $2,000 Cash Prize:
Atlanta Professional Dance Academy for "The Sonnet of Wings" #619
Silver Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize:
All American Classical Ballet for "Transcendence" #609
Bronze Medal & $500 Cash Prize:
Orlando International School of Dance for "Acta Sanctorum" #615
Top 5 Finalists
All American Classical Ballet for "Transcendence" #609 (Lutz, Florida, USA)
Atlanta Professional Dance Academy for "The Sonnet of Wings" #619 and "Who Lights the Sun" #613 (Johns Creek, Georgia, USA)
Orlando International School of Dance for "Acta Sanctorum" #615 (Orlando, Florida, USA)
The Rock School for Dance for “Gounod Duet” #607 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)