WBC Alumni

  • Sasha De Sola (USA)

    San Francisco Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2008 Silver Medalist

  • Isaac Hernandez (Mexico)

    San Francisco Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2010 Gold Medalist

  • Natalia Domracheva (Ukraine)

    Kiev Opera and Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2007 Gold Medalist

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  • Whitney Jensen (USA)

    Norwegian National Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2007 Gold Medalist

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  • Jeffrey Cirio (USA)

    English National Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2009 Gold Medalist

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  • Taras Domitro (Cuba)

    San Francisco Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2008 Gold Medalist

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  • Madison Brown (USA)

    American Ballet Theatre

    Studio Company

    2019 Gold Medalist,

    2018 Silver Medalist

  • Jordan Elizabeth Long (USA)

    Miami City Ballet

    Soloist

    2009 Gold Medalist

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  • Rui Huang (China)

    National Ballet of Canada

    2009 Bronze Medalist

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  • Sylvie Squires (USA)

    American Ballet Theatre

    Studio Company

    2018 Silver Medalist

  • Veronica Verterich (USA)

    Stuttgart Ballet

    Demi-Soloist

    2009 Bronze Medalist

  • Joseph Gatti (USA)

    Boston Ballet

    First Soloist

    2007 Gold Medalist

  • Francesca Dugarte (Venezuela)

    Ballet MET,

    Washington Ballet

    2013 Silver Medalist

  • Miko Fogarty (UK/USA)

    Birmingham Royal Ballet

    2008 Bronze, 2009 Gold,

    2011 Gold Medalist

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  • Hannah Bettes (USA)

    Boston Ballet

    Second Soloist

    2008 & 2011 Silver Medalist

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  • Lang Alan Ma (China)

    Alberta Ballet

    2014 Gold Medalist

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  • Rafael Valdez (Colombia)

    Dutch National Ballet

    2016 Bronze Medalist

  • Emily Slawski (USA)

    Royal Swedish Ballet

    2008 Gold,

    2011 Bronze Medalist

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  • Julia Anne Conway (USA)

    English National Ballet

    First Artist

    2014 Gold Medalist

  • Lauren Hunter (USA)

    Dutch National Ballet

    2016 Bronze Medalist

  • Alexander McGowan (USA)

    Stuttgart Ballet

    2010 Bronze Medalist

  • Sydney Dolan (USA)

    Philadelphia Ballet

    First Soloist

    2016 Bronze Medalist

  • Grace-Anne Powers (USA)

    Ballet MET,

    Ballet San Jose

    2009 Silver Medalist

  • Carina Brown (USA)

    Oregon Ballet Theatre

    2009 Gold Medalist

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  • Diana Gomez (Colombia)

    Tulsa Ballet

    2008 Gold Medalist

  • Jorge Barani (Cuba)

    Cincinnati Ballet

    Soloist

    2013 Gold, 2014 Silver Medalist

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  • Zherlin Ndudi (Ukraine)

    Ballet Arizona

    Soloist

    2009 Silver Medalist

  • Tamako Miyazaki (Japan)

    Washington Ballet

    2010 Silver Medalist

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  • Alvin Tovstogray (Ukraine)

    Oklahoma City Ballet

    Principal Dancer

    2011 Bronze Medalist

  • Nayon Iovino (Brazil)

    Ballet Arizona

    2012 Gold Medalist

  • Arielle Martin (USA)

    Teatrul de Balet Sibiu (Romania),

    Atlantic Ballet of Canada

    2008 Gold, 2009 Silver Medalist

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  • Kirill Poselyanov (Canada)

    Canada’s Ballet Jörgen

    2012 Scholarship Winner

  • Amber Lewis (Australia)

    Ballet Arizona

    2011 Bronze Medalist

  • Walter Gutierrez Garcia (Cuba)

    Ballet San Jose

    2009 Silver Medalist

  • Giovanna Rotolo (Italy)

    Czech National Ballet

    First Soloist

    2011 Bronze Medalist

  • Maria Clara Coelho (Brazil)

    Tulsa Ballet

    2013 and 2014 Gold Medalist

  • Zachary Downer (USA)

    Broadway's Cats

    2015 Bronze Medalist

  • Joao Pedro Sampaio (Brazil)

    Tulsa Ballet

    2014 Gold Medalist

  • Austen Acevedo (USA)

    Houston Ballet

    Corps de Ballet

    2014 Bronze Medalist

  • Austin Eyler (USA)

    Philadelphia Ballet

    First Soloist

    2016 Bronze Medalist

  • Minji Nam (South Korea)

    Stuttgart Ballet

    Corps de Ballet

    2007 Bronze Medalist

Junxiong Zhao (China)

Boston Ballet

Principal Dancer

2012 Silver Medalist

 

Preston Chamblee (USA)

New York City Ballet

Corps de Ballet

2011 Scholarship Winner

Yoshiaki Nakano (Japan)

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Principal Dancer

2010 Silver Medalist

 

Avetik Karapetyan (Armenia)

Royal Swedish Ballet, Soloist

2007 Silver Medalist

Jonathan Batista (Brazil)

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Principal Dancer

2010 Silver Medalist

 

Nayara Lopes (Brazil)

Pennsylvania Ballet

First Soloist

2011 Bronze Medalist

Thomas Mattingly (USA)

Ballet West, Principal Dancer

2008 Encouragement Award

 

JoAnna Schmidt (USA)

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre

Soloist

2010 Scholarship Recipient

Francesca Velicu (Romania)

English National Ballet

First Artist

2012 Gold Medalist

 

Douglas Horne (USA)

Orlando Ballet

2010 Bronze Medalist

Tatiana Melendez (USA)

Complexions

2011 Gold,

2013 Silver Medalist

 

Amber Lewis (Australia)

Ballet Arizona

2011 Bronze Medalist

Chong Son (Japan)

Tulsa Ballet

Demi-Soloist

2011 Silver Medalist

 

Isaac Akiba (USA)

Boston Ballet, Soloist

2007 Silver Medalist

Tarasina Masi (USA)

Vanemuine Ballet

2007 Finalist

 

Sareen Tchekmedyian (USA)

Broadway's Anastasia

2007 Bronze Medalist

Serena Sovdsnes (USA)

Cincinnati Ballet

2011 Silver Medalist

 

Norton Fantinel (Brazil)

Washington Ballet

Soloist

2008 Encouragement Award

Yuki Ogasawara (Japan)

Dresden Opera and Ballet

2007 Silver Medalist

 

Kenya Nakamura (Japan)

Singapore Dance Theatre

First Artist

2007 Encouragement Award

Paul Branco (USA)

Sarasota Ballet

2011 Scholarship Winner

 

Gabriele Lukasik (USA)

Colorado Ballet

Studio Company

2017 Bronze Medalist

Kuei-Hsien Chu (Taiwan)

Ballet West

2008 Bronze Medalist

 

Mackenzie Richter (USA)

Houston Ballet

Demi-Soloist

2013 Silver Medalist

Koyo Yanagishima (Japan)

Cleveland Ballet

2018 Gold Medalist

 

Abigail Cotter (USA)

Colorado Ballet

2008 Bronze Medalist

Dylan Santos (Brazil)

Dance Theatre of Harlem

2011 Bronze Medalist

 

Andres Figueroa (Columbia)

Tulsa Ballet

Best Pas de Deux Award

Blake Kessler (USA)

Cincinnati Ballet

2011 Silver Medalist

 

Jessica He (USA)

Atlanta Ballet

2014 Bronze Medalist

Esmiani Jani (USA)

Washington Ballet

2011 Contract Winner

 

Ashley Coupal (Canada)

Orlando Ballet

2018 Gold Medalist

Nikolas Gaifullin (USA)

Atlanta Ballet

2012 Silver Medalist

 

Meredith Harrill (USA)

Joffrey Ballet

2007 Encouragement Prize

Taylor Ciampi (USA)

Atlanta Ballet

2015 Silver Medalist

 

Risa Mochizuki (Japan)

New Jersey Ballet

2015 Gold Medalist

Mary Ann Schaefer (USA)

Ballet West

2010 Jury Prize

 

Sophie Miklosovic (USA)

Ballet MET

2017 Gold Medalist

Gleidson Vasconcelos (Brazil)

Ballet Arizona

2009 Gold Medalist

 

Emmanuel Martirosyan (Armenia)

New Jersey Ballet

2018 Finalist

 For additions to our Alumni list, please email the dancer’s name, company and current position to info@worldballetcompetition.com.