Awards & Winners
Pre-competitive division:
3rd place – Carina Fox – Lasley Centre for the Performing Arts
2nd place – Alina Tsung – Akhemdova Ballet Academy
1st place – Avery Kerns – Seber Method Academy
Youth Classical Top 12:
Clara Lange – Manassas Ballet Academy
Youth Classical Division
3rd Place – Finley Mikluscak – Manassas Ballet Academy
2nd place – Emma Paskhal – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
1st place – Savva Patrushev – Manassas Ballet Academy
Youth Contemporary Division
2nd place – Finely Mikluscak – Manassas Ballet Academy
1st place – Emma Paskhal – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Top 12 Junior Classical:
Taylor Anderson – Seber Method Academy
Ariel Barnett – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Elaine Zhang – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Fiona Winters – Academy of Russian Ballet
Jennifer Ku – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Gabriella Sosa – Academy of Russian Ballet
Alice Winters – Academy of Russian Ballet
Emily Beloe – Cosmopolitan Ballet Theatre
Mabelle Liu – L’Etoile Ballet Academy of Maryland
Bianca Watson – Seber Method Academy
Sydney Dondlinger – Manassas Ballet Academy
Alyssa Kalisch – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Junior Classical Top 3
3rd place – Lily Motahari – Kirov Academy of Ballet
2nd place – Charlotte Tettelin – L’Etoile Ballet Academy of
Maryland
1st place – Abigail Larkin – Kirov Academy of Ballet
Junior Contemporary Top 12
Alani Moore – Manassas Ballet Academy
Ariel Barnett – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Elaine Zhang – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Charlotte Thomas – Columbia Youth Ballet
Jennifer Ku – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Alyssa Kalisch – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Caroline Moore – Ordway Conservatory of Ballet
Bianca Watson – Seber Method Academy
Sydney Dondlinger – Manassas Ballet Academy
Junior Contemporary Top 3:
3rd Place (Tie) – Gabriella Sosa (Academy of Russian Ballet) and
Emily Beloe (Cosmopolitan Ballet Theatre)
2nd Place – Lily Motahari – Kirov Academy of Ballet
1st Place – Taylor Anderson – Seber Method Academy
Teen Classical Division Top 12
Lilith Carlson – Academy of Russian Ballet
Lucy Qian – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Avery Nokes – Seber Method Academy
Kaelyn Gardener – Academy of Russian Ballet
Yiran Wei – Kirov Academy of Russian Ballet
Grace King – International Ballet Academy
Schuyler Crozier – Independent
Mei-Chi Chou – Independent
Abigail Kane-Haspel – Lasley Centre of the Performing Arts
Ava Price – Academy of Russian Ballet
Ellen Xin – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Emma Pan – L’Etoile Ballet Academy of Maryland
Teen Classical Top 3
3rd Place (Tie) – Alexandra Cheloff (L’Etoile) and Natalie Du
Charme (L’Etoile)
2nd place – Jeslyn Li (L’Etoile)
1st Place – Skylar Mills – Seber Method Academy
Teen Contemporary Top 12
Jada Simms – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Veronica Mooney – Classical Ballet of Fredericksburg
Isabella Parone – Ordway Conservatory of Ballet
Lucy Qian – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Ellen Xin – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Schuyler Crozier – Independent
Abigail Kane-Haspel – Lasley Centre for the Performing Arts
Ava Price – Academy of Russian Ballet
Kendall Walker – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Daniella Armon – Academy of Russian Ballet
Anna Ross – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Katharine Ackerman – Lasley Centre for the Performing Arts
Teen Contemporary Top 3
3rd Place – Avery Nokes – Seber Method Academy
2nd Place – Eleanor Merrit – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
1st Place – Skylar Mills – Seber Method Academy
Senior Classical Top 12
Gabrielle Fish – L’Etoile Ballet Academy of Maryland
Juliana Anderson – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Tess Moayedi – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
JoJo Levin – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Angelika Gratchner – Kirov Academy of Ballet
Abigail Riley – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Gianna Armand – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Jasmine Simms – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Brooklyn Oster – Classical Ballet of Fredericksburg
Senior Classical Top 3
3rd place – Sophia Ricimer – Cosmopolitan Ballet Theatre
2nd place – Margaret Cusick – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
1st place – Callie Rector – Academy of Russian Ballet
Senior Contemporary top 12
JoJo Levin – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Angelika Gratchner – Kirov Academy of Ballet
Tess Moayedi – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Sophia Ricimer – Cosmopolitan Ballet Theatre
Juliana Anderson – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Abigail Riley – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Ellie Ford – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Ava Valan – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
Senior Contemporary Top 3
3rd Place – Margaret Cusick – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
2nd Place – Gianna Armand – Dance Conservatory of Maryland
1st Place – Callie Rector – Academy of Russian Ballet
Mens Classical Division Top 4:
4th – Aidan Charboneau – Ordway Conservatory of Ballet
3rd Place (Tie) – Miles Orvetti (Washington School of Ballet) and
Jacob Liberman (Washington School of Ballet)
2nd Place – Michael Brancato (Washington School of Ballet)
1st Place – Francesco Messina (Washington School of Ballet)
Pas De Deux Category Top 3
3rd Place NOT awarded
2nd Place – Vikitoria Nikitenko and Jax Aquino – Lyadov Dolls –
Academy of Russian Ballet
1st Place – Natalie Du Charme (L’Etoile) and Joshua Burnham
(Non Compete) – Le Corsaire
Duet/Trio
1st Place – Terra E Liberta – Ahkmedova Ballet Academy
Small Ensembles
2nd Place – L’etoile Ballet Academy
1st Place – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Large Ensemble
2nd Place – ALL Large Ensembles – Ethos and Notte Della
Tarante – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
1st Place – ALL Large Ensembles – Raymonda and Nayada
Friends Variation – L’etoile
Character/Folk
6th Place – Fiona Beselman (Kalinka Dance Ensemble) – Cossak
Dance
5th Place – Lada Borovikov (Kalinka Dance Ensemble) – Russian
Dance
4th Place – Lily Shen (L’Etoile) – Arabian
3rd Place – Jota Aragonesa – L’Etoile
2nd Place – Barinya – Academy of Russian Ballet
1st Place – Bliss – Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Grand Prix – NOT awarded
Youth Star Award
Viktoria Nikitenko – Academy of Russian Ballet
Best Schools 2022
L’Etoile The Ballet Academy of Maryland and
Washington School of Ballet
Best Costume 2022:
Akhmedova Ballet Academy
Best Teacher 2022
Youth Division – Yuri and Jasmine Nikitenko –
Academy of Russian Ballet
Best Male Teacher 2022
Rinat Imaev – Washington School of Ballet