ALUMNI
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James Ady - Instructor, Ballet Conservatory West; American Ballet Theatre; Principal, Pennsylvania Ballet
Rocío Agüero - Teatro Colon Ballet
Devin Alberda - New York City Ballet
Justin Allen - Co-Artistic Director, The Rock School for Dance Education; Dayton Ballet
Joshua Allenback - Colorado Ballet
Tamara Allison - Child Lead NY Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Valerie Amiss - The Academy of Ballet NJ; Soloist, Pennsylvania Ballet
Alexandra Ansenelli - New York City Ballet
Robert Arold - Houston Ballet
Allyson Ashley - Dance Theatre of Harlem
Cameron Auble-Branigan - American Repertory Ballet
Eliza Barbic - Eugene Ballet, Ballet Idaho
Alladson Barreto - Kansas City Ballet, Ballet West
Melissa Bartusch - City Ballet of San Diego
Allison Basford - The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Ashley Baszto - Orlando Ballet
Maximilien Baud - Pennsylvania Ballet
Cato Berry - Colorado Ballet, Philadelphia Ballet Corps
Lucas Bilbro - North Carolina Dance Theatre
Gilbert Bolden III - New York City Ballet - Corps de Ballet
Laura Bowman - Pennsylvania Ballet
Laura Breckenridge - Broadway shows, Blue Bloods, Grey's Anatomy, Gossip Girl
Bobbie Briscoe - Company C Contemporary Ballet, Joffrey Ballet
Samantha Bristow- Corps de Ballet- San Francisco Ballet
Karley Brooke - Trainee - LA Ballet
William Burden - PHILADANCO, Elleone Dance Theater,
Spectrum Dance Theater
Kacey Burke - Roxy Ballet
Rachel Butler - Director, Huntsville Ballet School; Soloist, Pennsylvania Ballet; Soloist, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Rachelle Butler-Fochs - Director, School of Madison Ballet; Former Principal with Madison Ballet
Fabrice Calmels - Principal, Joffrey Ballet
Tim Cannon - Dance Alive!
Nick Carter - Louisville Ballet
Aidan Carrasquel - Ballet San Antonio, Soloist
Martha Chamberlain - Pennsylvania Ballet, Senior Lecturer University of the Arts
Elizabeth Chapman - Georgia Ballet
Taylor Ciampi - First State Ballet, Atlanta Ballet
Jade Conner - Royal Ballet of Flanders
Emily Corney - Lead in Fame
Christine Cox - Artistic Director, Ballet X; Pennsylvania Ballet
Karel Cruz - Principal, Pacific Northwest Ballet
Kyle Davis - Pacific Northwest Ballet
Michael Davis - Kansas City Ballet
Madeline Deavenport - North Carolina Dance Theatre, New Chamber Ballet
Yosbel Delgado - Rock School Faculty Member, Pennsylvania Ballet
Remembering Michaela DePrince (d. 2024) - Former Soloist, Boston Ballet, Soloist, Dutch National Ballet; Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cover of Newsweek Magazine 2013, Star of the award-winning documentary First Position
Megan Dillon - North Carolina Dance Theatre 2nd Company
Gregory Dominiak - Paris Opera Ballet
Matthew Donnell - Kansas City Ballet, DIY Dancer
Teresa D’Ortone - American Ballet Theatre - Corps de Ballet
Zachary Downer - Cats on Broadway, Hello Dolly! on Broadway
Derek Dunn - Principal, Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet
Tina Egan - American Repertory Ballet
Damir Emric - Soloist - Ballet San Jose, Royal New Zealand Ballet
Shaelynn Estrada - National Ballet of Canada
Katchiri Feys - Ballet Arkansas
Andrew Fleischner - Los Angeles Ballet
Molly Flippen - Los Angeles Ballet
Nick Fonseca - Orlando Ballet
Morgan Foster - Huntsville Ballet
Nick Garvey - Ballets de San Juan
Jessica Gatinella - Pennsylvania Ballet
Joseph Gatti - Principal, Cincinnati Ballet; Soloist, Boston Ballet; Corella Ballet
Kenna Gold - Orlando Ballet
Tonatiuh Gomez - San Diego Ballet
Ellen Green - Guest Artist and Faculty Member, Ballet Chicago; New York City Ballet
Christian Guitierrez - Corps de Ballet - Carolina Ballet
Kara Hanretty - Ballet Arizona
Reggie Harris - Austin Ballet, Head of the Chicago High School for the Arts
Alexandra Hartnett - Ballet Arizona, Opera and Ballet of Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Jessica He - Atlanta Ballet
Sydney Henson - Cleveland Ballet
Arnaldo Hernandez - Ballet Austin
Isaac Hernandez - Lead Principal, English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet; Principal, San Francisco Ballet
Esteban Hernandez - Principal, San Francisco Ballet
Kyra Homeres - M.J.M. Dance Inc.; Dancer and Instructor, Miami City Ballet
Patrick Howell - Principal - Milwaukee Ballet
José Hurtado - Ballet de Monterrey, Soloist
Ian Hussey - Principal, Pennsylvania Ballet
Ellie Iannotti - Orlando Ballet
James Ihde - Soloist, Pennsylvania Ballet
Victoria Jaenson - Collage Dance Collective
Jenn Jansma - Carolina Ballet
Russell Janzen - Former Principal - New York City Ballet
Damian Johnson - New York City Ballet
Erik Johnson - Milwaukee Ballet
Rachael Jones - Nashville Ballet, Washington Ballet 2nd Company
Jeanette Kakareka - English National Ballet, Bayerische Staatsballett
Masayoshi Katori - Saarlandisches Straatstheater
Elizabeth Keller - Trey McIntyre Project, Miami City Ballet, Ballet Idaho
Rebecca King - Miami City Ballet
Ashley Knapp - New York City Ballet
Mine Kusano - Pennsylvania Ballet
Lucas Labrador - Indianapolis Ballet, Apprentice, Atlanta Ballet
Sarah Lapointe - Former Principal - Charlotte Ballet
Kristie Latham - Ballet Memphis; Ballet Met Ballet
Andrea Long - Dance Theater of Harlem
Skyler Lubin - Ballet X; Miami City Ballet
Veronica Lynn - Soloist, American Ballet Theater
Callie Manning - Principal, Miami City Ballet
Abdul Manzano - Dance Theater of Harlem, Charlotte Ballet
Skyler Martin - Dutch National Ballet
Emma Matthews - State St Ballet
Olivia MacCabe - Oklahoma City Ballet -Studio Company
Janey McGeary - Pennsylvania Ballet and New York City Ballet
Amelia McGravey - Houston Ballet II
Katie Meeusen - Ballet West, Ballet San Jose, Ballet Met
Juliana Missano - Atlanta Ballet
Regina Montgomery - Tulsa Ballet, Soloist
Miguel Angel Montoya - Atlanta Ballet
Alana Morgenstern - Israel Ballet
Sara Michelle Murawski - Pennsylvania Ballet; Dresden Semper Opera Ballet; Soloist, Slovak National Ballet
Elizabeth Murphy - Pacific Northwest Ballet Principal, Ballet West
Jackie Nash - Atlanta Ballet
Taryn Oliveri - Ballet Memphis
Tempe Ostergren - Boston Ballet, Kansas City Ballet
Eric Otto -. New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Movin' Out, Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, Ballet X, Faculty - Central Park Dance
Nikkia Parish - Washington Ballet
Colby Parsons - Alberta Ballet, American Ballet Theatre
Olivia Parsons - Charlotte Ballet
Luciano Perotto - Principal, Ballet de Monterrey, Cleveland Ballet,
Jillian Price - Orlando Ballet
Jaime Polovcak - Orlando Ballet
Marina Profy - First State Ballet
Angel Ramirez - Atlanta Ballet
Cesar Ramirez - Los Angeles Ballet
Marcos Ramirez - Los Angeles Ballet
Claire Rathbun - Cats on Broadway, So You Think You Can Dance, Anastasia, The Washington Ballet
Giovanni Ravelo - Roxy Ballet
Joshua Reynolds - Atlanta Ballet, Smuin Ballet
Rachel Richardson - American Ballet Theatre
Lawrence Rines - Boston Ballet
Shayna Rudd - PHILADANCO
Ashley Ruhl - Ballet West
Catherine Russell - Kansas City Ballet
Jennita Russo - Hubbard Street Dance Company, Choreographer of "Disney Glow Fest" at California Adventure, Choreographer for Celine Dion, Jay-Z and Beyonce
Erica Sabatini - Carolina Ballet, Dresden Ballet
Jennifer Savelli - Pennsylvania Ballet, Fosse, Boy From Oz, Chicago the Movie, Anything Goes
Tyler Savoie - Pennsylvania Ballet, Kansas City Ballet
Andrew Scordato - New York City Ballet
Madeleine Scott - Ballet West, Sacramento Ballet, Santa Fe Ballet
Christie Sciturro - Miami City Ballet
Kristen Segin - New York City Ballet
Christopher Sellers - 1st Soloist, Ballet West
Gabe Stone Shayer - formerly American Ballet Theatre
Christine Shevchenko - Principal - American Ballet Theatre
Jimmy Shughart - Alabama Ballet
Ilir Shtylla - Ballet Arizona
Beckanne Sisk - Principal, Houston Ballet, Ballet West
Jennifer Smith - Pennsylvania Ballet
Promise Smith - Atlantic City Ballet
Kate Spauldin - Lousiville Ballet
Nicole Stalker - Miami City Ballet
Taylor Stanley - Principal, New York City Ballet
Abigail Stewart - Corps de Ballet, Columbia Classical Ballet
Nick Stuccio - Director, Fringe Festival
Umi Taguchi - Columbia Classical Ballet
Hitomi Takeda - Houston Ballet
Rena Takahashi - Grand Rapids Ballet
Anna Tateda - Oklahoma City Ballet, Corps Member
Yukihiro Tamura - Colombia Classical Ballet
Mayu Tanigaito - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Margaret Tappan - Berlin Ballet, Dutch National Ballet
Lindsey Tatum - Tulsa Ballet
Tomoha Terada - Soloist, Ekaterinburg Ballet (Russia)
Michelle Thieme - Ballet West
Kyle Thomas - Topeka Ballet
Mariah Thomas - Austin Ballet
Lisl Vaillant-McDonald - Director, Ballet Southwest Academy, LLC, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Pennsylvania Ballet, Phantom of the Opera
Luid Valdez - Cincinnati Ballet
Andrew Veyette - Principal - New York City Ballet
Francis Veyette - Pennsylvania Ballet
Voltaire Wade-Greene - Hamilton on Broadway Dance Captain
Yueh Erica Wang - Corps De Ballet - Hong Kong Ballet
Michael Wardlow - Soloist - Cincinnati Ballet
Jodi Weiner .- Georgia Ballet
Jessica Weisner - Ballet Director- Dancemakers, Yuma, AZ ; U.S. Marine Corps - 5 Years ; Dance Captain - Jean Ann Ryan Producitions, Inc.
Maya Wheeler - San Francisco Ballet Choreographic Fellow,
Royal Swedish Ballet
Alison Whitaker - Louisville Ballet
Katherine Whitlock - Washington Ballet
Paris Wilcox - Kansas City Ballet, Arizona Ballet
Lateef Williams - Kansas City Ballet
Brooke Wilson - Boston Ballet
Lori Wilson - St. Louis Ballet
Gabriella Yudenich - Soloist - Pennsylvania Ballet
Kyohei Yoshida .- Grand Rapids Ballet
Joan Sebastian Zamora - English National Ballet, Joffrey Ballet
Roman Zavarov - Soloist - Ballet Arizona, Boston Ballet
MoCen Zhao - Liaoning Ballet of China
WanTing Zhao - Principal - San Francisco Ballet
Jin Zhang - Corps - American Ballet Theatre
Andres Zuniga - Corps, New York City Ballet
Since the inception of Rock Academics in September 2001, graduating seniors have been accepted to several exceptional colleges and universities. An abbreviated list includes:
Boston University
Brigham Young University
Butler University
Case Western Reserve University
Drexel University
Duke University
Florida State University
Fordham
George Washington University
Indiana University
Juilliard
Manhattan Marymount College
New York University
North Carolina School of the Arts
SUNY Purchase
Scripps College
University of the Arts
University of California (various campuses)
University of Massachusetts
University of Wisconsin
You can also see Rock Academics students and alumni in film and television, such as:
America's Got Talent
Breaking Pointe
First Position
Chicago
Dancing with the Stars
Megalopolis
AWARDS
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2025 YAGP - Tampa - Finals
Joseph Hwang - Top 12 Senior
Blake Metcalf - Top 12 Junior
Classical Symphony 1st Movement - 2nd Place Classical Ensemble
Jasmine Wong & Nikita Malaki - Top 12 Pas de Deux
Nutcracker Pas de Trois - Top 12 Duo/Trio2025 YAGP - Philadelphia - February
Hope Award - Adriana Barber
1st Place Senior Classical - Women's - Beatriz Ribeiro
1st Place - Junior Classical Men's - Gabriel Brown
1st Place Junior Classical Women's - Amelia Sias
1st Place - Senior Contemporary Men's - Nikita Malaki
1st Place Senior Contemporary Women's - Lila Page
1st Place - Junior Contemporary Men's - Blake Metcalf
2nd Place - Senior Classical Men's - Samuel Gauss
2nd Place - Junior Classical Men's - Blake Metcalf
2nd Place - Junior Classical Women's - Murphy Henninger
2nd Place - Senior Contemporary Women's - Beatriz Ribeiro
2nd Place - Junior Contemporary Women's - Murphy Henninger
3rd Place - Senior Classical Men's - Nikita Malaki
3rd Place - Senior Classical Women's - Jane Woodford
3rd Place - Senior Contemporary Men's - Samuel Gauss
3rd Place - Junior Contemporary Men's - Gabriel Brown2025 National Ballet Competition, Wilmington, DE
Outstanding School: The Rock School for Dance-West Chester
Outstanding Teacher: Etienne Diaz
Best Classical: Adriana Barber
Best Contemporary: Tessa Palmer
Small Ensembles
1st Place-Gold Medal:
Pas de Trois from the Nutcracker
Large Ensembles
2nd Place-Silver Medal: The Unfolding Path
3rd Place-Bronze Medal: Classical Symphony 1st Movement
4th Place: Classical Symphony 2nd Movement
Preparatory Division:
1st Place-Gold Medal: Adriana Barber
3rd Place-Bronze Medal: Bryce Bernal
6th Place: Alexandra Gronostayskaya
Junior Division:
1st Place-Gold Medal: Tessa Palmer
3rd Place-Bronze Medal: Madison Backstrom
5th Place: Kayla Nelson
7th Place: Tesla Campbell
10th Place: Kayleigh Powell
Senior Division:
4th Place: Joseph Hwang
5th Place: Alexis Nelson
6th Place: Ella Gasser
7th Place: Annabelle Kozsuch
8th Place: Kaiya Barber
9th Place: Ellie Sidlow
Pre-Professional Division
1st Place-Gold Medal: Julia Bellantoni
3rd Place-Bronze Medal: Kaela Backstrom
• 2025 YAGP Kansas City, MO
Celia Morrison Senior 1st Place Classical
2025 YAGP Washington D.C.
Outstanding School Award - West Chester
1st Place Senior Men Classical - Landen Walker
2nd Place Senior Men Classical - Joseph Hwang
3rd Place Senior Men Classical - Elliot Jacob
2nd Place Senior Classical - Alexis Nelson
3rd Place Junior Classical ⁃ Savva Patrushev
1st Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Adriana Barber
2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Bryce Bernal
2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary ⁃ Adriana Barber
2nd Place Large Ensemble - Classical Symphony 1st Movement
3rd Place Large Ensemble - Unfolding Path
Top 3rd Place Small Ensemble ⁃ Nutcracker Pas de Trois2025 YAGP Philadelphia - October
Outstanding School Award - Philadelphia
1st Place Senior Classical - Caelan Gagnon
2nd Place Senior Classical - María López Saldaña
1st Place Senior Contemporary - María López Saldaña
2nd Place Senior Contemporary - Jasmine Wong
1st Place Ensemble - Jasmine Wong & Nikita Malaki, The Nutcracker Suite Pas de Deux
2nd Place Ensemble - La Bayadere Drum Dance Variation2025 Universal Ballet Competition - Pittsburgh
⭐Outstanding Studio Award - The Rock School for Dance | West Chester
⭐Rising Star Award: Adriana Barber
🔹Primary Intermediate Classical
7th overall - Milena Sipmen
🔹Primary Competitive Classical
1st Place - Adriana Barber
2nd Place - Bryce Bernal
4th Place - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
🔹Primary Competitive Contemporary
3rd Place - Adriana Barber
5th Place - Bryce Bernal
6th Place - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
🔹Jr Intermediate Classical
7th Place - Alice Tian
10th Place - Allison Beugless
🔹Jr Intermediate Contemporary
6th Place - Alice Tian
7th Place - Allison Beugless
🔹Jr Competitive Classical
1st Place - Madison Backstrom
2nd Place - Tessa Palmer
11th Place - Kayla Nelson
15th Place - Kaiya Barber
🔹Jr Competitive Contemporary
10th Place - Kaiya Barber
🔹Sr Intermediate Classical
4th Place - Molley Ginder
🔹Sr Intermediate Contemporary
4th Place - Molley Ginder
5th Place - Jade Moore
8th Place - Hannan Diem
🔹Sr Women’s Competitive Classical
4th Place - Julia Bellantoni
7th Place - Kaela Backstrom
8th Place - Alexis Nelson
10th Place - Annabelle Kozsuch
12th Place - Callie Bergson-Hilbert
13th Julia Gluschuk
15th Place - Juliette Stewart
🔹Sr Men’s Competitive Classical
1st Place - Joseph Hwang
2nd Place - Elliot Jacob
3rd Place - Adrian Carabe-Peredo
🔹Sr Women’s Competitive Contemporary
6th Place - Julia Bellantoni
7th Place - Callie Bergson-Hilbert
12th Place - Alexis Nelson
14th Place - Julia Gluschuk
15th Place - Annabelle Kozsuch
🔹Sr Men’s Competitive Contemporary
2nd Place - Elliot Jacob
3rd Place - Joseph Hwang
4th Place - Adrian Carabe-Peredo
🔹Primary Competitive Duet/Trio
1st Place - Pas de Trois from Nutcracker
🔹Primary Intermediate Ensemble
1st Place - Quality of Mercy
3rd Place - Bolero
🔹Jr Competitive Ensemble
1st Place - Classical Symphony 2nd Movement
3rd Place - La Vie en Rose
🔹Senior Competitive Ensemble
3rd Place - Classical Symphony 1st Movement
4th Place - The Unfolding Path
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2024 Prix de Lausanne
Carson Willey - Finalist
2024 YAGP
Finals:
2nd Place Classical Ensemble - Tarantella: Adrian Carabe-Peredo, David Consuegra, Sofía Durán Sánchez, Liam Grayson, Andrei Gronostayskiy, Yuliana Hryhorenko, Anita Kopzon, Maria Lopez Saldaña, Noe Lynds, Owen McCarroll, Kemani Murphy, Savva Patrushev, Charley Toscano, Jasmine Wong
3rd Place Senior Division Men - Carson Willey
3rd Place Duet/ Trios - Neapolitan Dance: Joseph Hwang & Jacob Shapiro
Top 12 Classical Pas de Deux - Raymonda: Nikita Malaki & Maria Lopez Saldaña
Top 12 Junior Division Men - Andrei Gronostayskiy
Philadelphia Semi-Finals:Outstanding School Award
Grand Prix - Carson Willey
1st Place Senior Classical Men’s - David Consuegra
3rd Place Senior Classical Men’s - Alden Smith1st Place Senior Classical Ladies - Noe Lynds
1st Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - David Consuegra
2nd Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - Phoenix Decker
3rd Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - Alden Smith2nd Place Senior Contemporary Ladies - Noe Lynds
1st Place Junior Classical Ladies - Sofia Durán Sanchez
1st Place Junior Classical Men - Charley Toscano
2nd Place Junior Classical Men - Savva Patrushev1st Place Small Ensemble - Raymonda: Maria Lopez, Nikita Malaki
3rd Place Small Ensemble - Walpurgis Night: Alona Chorna, Anya Guletskaya, Olena Sarzhynska2nd Place Large Ensemble - Tarentella: Adrian Carabe-Peredo, David Consuegra, Sofía Durán Sánchez, Liam Grayson, Andrei Gronostayskiy, Yuliana Hryhorenko, Anita Kopzon, Maria Lopez Saldaña, Noe Lynds, Owen McCarroll, Kemani Murphy, Savva Patrushev, Charley Toscano, Jasmine Wong
Pittsburgh Semi-Finals:The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Outstanding School Award
1st Place Small Ensemble - Neapolitan Dance from Swan Lake
1st Place Senior Male Classical & 2nd Place Contemporary - Jacob Shapiro
3rd Place Senior Female Classical & Top 12 Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
3rd Place Junior Classical - Tessa PalmerTop 12 Pre-Competitive Classical & Contemporary - Alexandra Gronostaiskaya
Top 12 Junior Classical - Alexis Nelson
Top 12 Senior Female Classical & Contemporary - Kaela BackstromTop 24 Junior Classical - Ella Gasser, Ellie Sidlow, Madison Backstrom
Top 24 Junior Contemporary - Callie Bergson-Shilcock and Ella Gasser
Top 24 Senior Classical - Julia Gluschuk, Annabelle Kozsuch, Dana Riley
Top 24 Senior Contemporary - Annabelle Kozsuch, Dana RileyNational Ballet Competition
The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Best School
The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Best Teacher
1st Place Small Ensemble with Neapolitan Dance
1st Place Large Ensemble with Classical Symphony
3rd Place Large Ensemble with Fusion by Carlos Dos Santos
4th Place Large Ensemble with Gravity by Roderick Phifer
5th Place Large Ensemble with Dance with Umbrellas by Anastasia Babayeva1st Place Pre-Professional - Jacob Shapiro
5th Place Pre-Professional - Lia Issakov4th Place Senior - Joseph Hwang
6th Place Senior - Naomi Gasser
7th Place Senior - Andrei Gronostaysiy
8th Place Senior - Kaela Backstrom
9th Place Senior - Alexis Nelson3rd Place Junior - Ella Gasser
4th Place Junior - Madison Backstgrom
7th Place Junior - Tessa Palmer
8th Place Junior - Ellie Sidlow3rd Place Pre-Competitive - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
5th Place Pre-Competitive - Bryce Bernal
7th Place Pre-Competitive - Kayleigh Powell
Jewels Festival
Grand Prix Diamond Award - Andrei Gronostayskiy
1st Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Tessa Palmer & Madison Backstrom
Top 5 Pre-Competitive Classical - Kayleigh Powell
Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical - Milena Sipman, Clara Ruday, & Alice Tian1st Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Madison Backstrom
2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
Top 5 Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Tessa Palmer
Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Alice Tian, Clara Ruday, Anna Huang, & Milena Sipman2nd Place Junior Classical - Naomi Gasser & Callie Bergson-Shilcock
Top 5 - Ellie Sidlow & Ella Gasser
Top 12 Junior Classical - Demiana Wahba, Juliette Stewart, Annabelle Kozsuch, Grace King, Hannah Diem, & Natalie Wozniak
Top 24 Junior Classical - Isabella Coleman, Olivia Krapf, & Estelle Dzien1st Place Junior Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
3rd Place Junior Contemporary - Juliette Stewart
Top 5 Junior Contemporary - Ellie Sidlow, Callie Bergson-Shilcock, Ella Gasser, Grace King, & Annabelle Kozsuch
Top 12 Junior Contemporary - Estelle Dzien, Demiana Wahba, Jade Moore & Natalie Wozniak3rd Place Junior Freestyle - Ava Mancuso
2nd Place Senior Classical - Lia Issakov
Top 5 Senior Classical - Kala Backstrom & Dana Riley
Top 12 Senior Classical - Kylie Connell3rd Place Senior Contemporary - Kaela Backstrom
Top 5 Senior Contemporary - Kylie Connell & Dana Riley1st Place Boys Classical & Contemporary - Joseph Hwang
2nd Place Boys Classical - Bryce Bernal1st Place Classical Ensembles - Classical Symphony
3rd Place Classical Ensembles - Dance with Umbrellas1st Place Contemporary Ensembles - Gravity
2nd Place Contemporary Ensembles - Earth
3rd Place Contemporary Ensembles - Fusion2nd Place Freestyle Ensemble - Pink Panther
Universal Ballet Competition
The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Outstanding Classical Coach
Legacy Award - Naomi Gasser
1st Place Senior Competitive Classical - Naomi Gasser
2nd Place Senior Competitive Classical - Kaela Backstrom
4th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Anya Henry
5th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Joseph Hwang
10th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Annabelle Kozsuch8th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Anya Henry
10th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
13th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Joseph Hwang5th Place Senior Intermediate Contemporary - Jade Moore
8th Place Senior Intermediate Contemporary - Isabelle Coleman8th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Tessa Palmer
10th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Ellie Sidlow
13th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Ella Gasser
14th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Callie Bergson-Hilbert
15th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Demiana Wahba1st Place Junior Competitive Ensemble - Classical Symphony
8th Place Junior Intermediate Classical - Estelle Dzien
10th Place Junior Intermediate Classical - Anna Huang6th Place Junior Intermediate Contemporary - Anna Huang
8th Place Junior Intermediate Contemporary - Clara Ruday3rd Place Primary Competitive Classical - Bryce Bernal
4th Place Primary Competitive Classical - Sasha Gronostayskaya
5th Place Primary Competitive Classical - Kayleigh Powell1st Place Primary Competitive Ensemble - Earth
9th Place Primary Intermediate Classical - Milena Sipman
7th Place Primary Intermediate Contemporary - Milena Sipman
1st Place Primary Intermediate Ensemble - The Pink Panther
2nd Place Primary Intermediate Ensemble - Tarantella
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• Youth America Grand Prix - Semi-Finals - 2023
- Philadelphia - Outstanding Choreographer - Telmo Moreira “Yo”
- 2nd Place Jade Conner and Andrew Fleischner
- 1st Place Small Ensemble - Ava Ramirez & Manuel Morales
- 2nd Place Classical Junior Division - Sofia Sanchez
- 2nd Place Classical Junior Division Men’s - Owen McCarroll
- 1st Place Senior Classical & 3rd Place Contemporary - Jade Connor
- 1st Place Classical Senior Division Men’s - Manuel Morales
- 3rd Place Classical Senior Division Men’s - Mario Mery
- Boston - 2nd place Classical, 3rd place Contemporary - Milo Mills• Youth America Grand Prix - Semi-Finals - 2022/23
- Philadelphia - Outstanding School Award - The Rock School
- 3rd place - small ensemble - Nick Garvey & Dakyung Lee
- 1st place - large ensemble - Men's ensemble
- 2nd Place - Jr contemporary - Ava Ramirez
- 1st Place - Jr classical - Ava Ramirez
- 3rd Place - Sr contemporary - Nick Garvey
- 2nd Place - Sr classical women - Sabrina Sierens
- 3rd Place - Sr classical men - Nick Garvey
- 2nd Place - Sr classical men - Yuki Hasada• ADC IBC 2023
- 2nd place Classical - Emily McAllister
- 5th place Classical and 6th place Contemporary - Sabrina Sierens -
Item description2019 YAGP PHILA. SEMI-FINALS
2020 - Dance Teacher Award - Bo And Stephanie Spassoff
- 13th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Outstanding Choreographer Award: Colby Damon
- 1st place Ensemble - Piazolla - Marcos, Angel, Cesar Ramirez
- Senior Grand Prix - Angel Ramirez -
Item description2018 YAGP NYC FINALS
- Top 6 Contemporary Pas de Deux
- 1st place Ensemble2018 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 13th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Grand Prix - Kaeli Ware
- 1st Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Mine Kusano
- 1st & 2nd Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Linyue Zhao
- 2nd Sr. Women's Classical - Rena Takahashi
- 1st Sr. Men's Classical - Brandon Rannalli
- 3rd Sr. Men's Clasical - Joel Johnson
- 1st Sr. Men's Contemporary - Jason Hsu
- 1st Jr. Women's Classical - Anna Turkington
- 2nd Jr Women's Classical & Contemporary - Ellie Iannotti
- 3rd place Men's Junior Classical Division2018 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 2nd & 1st Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Maria Gabriela Gutierrez Aza
- Top 12 Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Kenna Gold2018 WORCESTER YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 1st & 2nd Jr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Emma Spillane
2018 BOSTON YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 3rd & Top 12 Sr. Men's Classical & Contemporary - Damien Alexander Snow
- Top 12 Jr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Brooke Wilson2018 NEW YORK YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 3rd place Ensemble - Le Corsaire - Odalisque
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2017 YAGP NYC FINALS
- Top 12 Classical Pas de Deux
- 2nd place Ensemble2017 US PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR PROGRAM
- 2017 US Presidential Scholar in Arts: Juliana Missano
- Distinguished Teacher: Robert Hodges, Director of Academics
2017 NATIONAL YOUNGARTS WEEK
- Finalist: Juliana Missano - Silver Medal
2017 MOSCOW IBC
- Luciano Perotto - Second Round
2017 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 12th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Senior Age Division: Grand Prix Award - Luciano Perotto, Ian Bulack
- Classical Dance: 1st place - Carmella Casabella / 2nd place - Mine Kusano, Ava Elise LofasTop 12: Abigail Anthony, Ruka Karimata, Luciano Perotto, Anna Tateda, Casey Wallis, Erica Yeuh Wang, Abigail Joy Yoder, Kaylee McConeghy, Lucy Samuel, and Nicole Ostertag
- Contemporary Dance: 1st place - Carmella Casabella, Abigail Joy Yoder / 3rd place - Mine Kusano
Top 12: Abigail Anthony, Karen Humphrey, Ruka Karimata, Luciano Perotto, Casey Wallis, Erica Yeuh Wang, Ivana Sauza, Kenna Gold, and Nicole Ostertag
- Junior Age Division: Youth Grand Prix Award - Ellie Iannotti
- Classical Dance: 1st place - Teresa D'Ortone / 3rd place - Brooke WilsonTop 12: Ellie Iannotti, Maria Gabriella Gutierrez Aza and Kendall Beauchamp
- Contemporary Dance: 2nd place - Teresa D'Ortone / 3rd place - Maria Gabriella Gutierrez Aza
- Ensemble: 1st place - Luciano Perotto and Casey Wallis, Carmella Casabella and Christian Gutierrez
- Outstanding Choreographer Award: Justin Allen, Ballet Master/Associate Director - The Rock School
2017 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- Senior Age Division: Grand Prix Award - Juliana Missano
- Ensemble: 1st place - Juliana Missano and Lucas Labrador2017 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- Junior Age Division:
- Contemporary Dance: 2nd place - Abigail Fletcher -
2016 YAGP NYC FINALS
- Mary Day Artistry Award - Julia-Rose Sherrill
- Top 8 Pas de Deux
- Top 8 Ensemble2016 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 11th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Outstanding Choreographer Award
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Women's Senior Classical Division
- 1st and 3rd place Women's Contemporary Division
- 1st and 2nd place in Men's Senior Classical Division
- 1st and 2nd place in Men's Senior Contemporary Division
- 1st place Women's Junior Classical Division
- 3rd place Men's Junior Classical Division
- Hope Award Pre-Competitive Age Division - Ellie Iannotti2016 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 1st place Women's Senior Classical Division
- Two Rock competitors - 3rd place Women's Contemporary2016 SAN FRANCISCO YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 2nd place Women's Senior Classical Division
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2015
2015 WORLD BALLET COMPETITION - ORLANDO, FL
- Best School Award
- Silver Medal Female Pre-Professional
- Bronze Medal Male Professional2015 YAGP NYC FINALS
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Women's Senior Classical Division
- 3rd place inClassical Pas de Deux
- 3rd place in Ensemble2015 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 10th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Jr. and Sr. Grand Prix: 1st place Pas de Deux
- 1st place Senior Classical and Contemporary Women's Division
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in Senior Classical Men's Division
- 1st and 2nd place in Senior Contemporary Men's Division2014
2014 WORLD BALLET COMPETITION
- More medals than any other competing organization
- Three solos and the ensemble, Noir et Blanc performed at the final gala2014 YAGP NYC FINALS
- The Rock School ensemble was the only student piece selected to perform at the YAGP 15th Anniversary Gala at the Koch Theater in Lincoln Center.
- Over 30 dancers accepted to compete.
- Silver Medal Classical Pas de Deux
- Bronze Medal Ensembles
- Mary Day Award - Zachary Downer2014 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 9th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Jr. and Sr. Grand Prix; 1st place Men's Contemporary and Classical
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in Pas de Deux2013
2013 YAGP NYC FINALS
- 2nd place Senior Women Classical - Rachel Richardson.
- Top 12 Ensembles2013 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL
- 8th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Grand Prix Senior Women - Rachel Richardson
- 1st, Senior Women Classical - Madison Pride
- Top 12 Senior Women - Sarah La Pointe, Lydia Merritt, Claire Rathbun
- 1st, Senior Men Classical - Tomoha Tereada
- Top 6 Senior Men - Tim Leonard- 1st, Senior Women Contemporary - Claire Rathbun
- 2nd Senior Women Contemporary - Promise Smith
- 3rd Senior Women Contemporary - Madison Pride
- Top 12 Senior Women Contemporary - Natalie Berry, Sarah La Pointe, Elizabeth-Jane Moller, Madison Pride, Rachel Richardson- 3rd Senior Men Contemporary - Tomoha Tereada
- Top 6 Senior Men Contemporary - Lucas Bilbro
2012
2012 YAGP NYC FINALS
- Gold Medal Winner for Ensemble
ACCOLADES
- Jerome Robbins Foundation recipients for four consecutive years.
- Two Princess Grace Foundation Award winners.
- Moscow International Dance Competition Gold and Bronze Medal winners.
- USA International Ballet Competition Gold and Bronze Medal winners.
- International Ballet Competition in Havana, Cuba - Gold Medal winner.
