From June 11-21, 2018, dancers from the U.S. and performed through the different rounds of the USA International Ballet Competition. About 30 finalists performed during Round III from June 19-21, and finally, the winners received their medalists during an awards gala on Friday, June 22. The medalists are as follows:
Senior Division Medalists
Men’s Senior Gold Medalist—Sicong Wu, China
Women’s Senior Gold Medalist—Yunting Qiu, China
Men’s Senior Silver Medalist—Sangmin Lee, Republic of Korea
Women’s Senior Silver Medalist—Soobin Lee, Republic of Korea
Women’s Senior Silver Medalist—Katherine Barkman, USA
Men’s Senior Bronze Medalist—David Schrenk, USA
Women’s Senior Bronze Medalist—Chisako Oga, USA
Best Senior Couple—Soobin Lee & Sangmin Lee, Republic of Korea
Junior Division Medalists
Men’s Junior Gold Medalist—No gold awarded
Women’s Junior Gold Medalist—Elisabeth Beyer, USA
Men’s Junior Silver Medalist—Hyuma Kiyosawa, Japan
Women’s Junior Silver Medalist—Julia Rust, USA
Women’s Junior Silver Medalist—Carolyne Galvao, Brazil
Men’s Junior Bronze Medalist—Harold Mendez, USA
Men’s Junior Bronze Medalist—Joseph Markey, USA
Women’s Junior Bronze Medalist—Tia Wenkman, USA
Women’s Junior Bronze Medalist—Rheya Shano, USA
Special Awards
Robert Joffrey Award of Merit—Mya Kresnyak, Canada
Jury Award of Encouragement—Veronica Atienza, Philippines
Jury Award of Encouragement—Nicole Klaudine Barroso
Jury Award of Encouragement—Razmik Marukyan, Armenia
Choreography Award—Zhang Disha for “Sad Birds,” performed by Sicong Wu and Yunting Qiu
Choreography Award—Fei Bo for “Permanent Yesterday,” performed by Sicong Wu and Yunting Qiu
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