Youth America Grand Prix - World's largest non-profit international student ballet competition and scholarship program.
2025
*Mia Hall – Senior 2nd Place classical, Austin, TX, Colorado Ballet Academy's Pre-Professional Division invitation, The Oklahoma City Ballet school Full Year scholarship, Nashville Ballet School Full Year invitation, Rock School SI scholarship, invitation to Finals
*Gigi Houston – Junior top 24 classical, Austin, TX, Rock School SI scholarship, R-Class & AK Dancewear Ambassador
*Ila Acharya – Junior top 12 classical, Austin, TX, Rock School & Colorado Ballet SI scholarship, invitation to Finals
*Lindy Holderbaugh – Senior top 12 classical, Philadelphia, PA & Senior top 12 contemporary, Austin, TX, Rock School SI scholarship
*Samantha Wright-Vargas – Senior top 12 classical, Austin, TX, Rock School SI scholarship
*Samantha Phan – Pre-competitive top 12 classical, Austin, TX, Colorado Ballet Academy scholarship
*Mia Salgado – Junior top 12 classical, Philadelphia, PA
2024
* Art Ballet Academy - "Outstanding School" Award, Austin
* Ila Acharya - Austin 1st Place Pre-Competitive Classical & Top 12 Contemporary, Chicago 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical
* Gigi Houston - 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical
* Lindy Holderbaugh - 2nd Place Junior Classical
* Mia Hall - 2nd Place Senior Classical & Top 12 contemporary
* Samantha Wright-Vargas - 3rd Place Senior Classical & 3rd Place Contemporary
* Ensemble Fear of water - 3rd Place
* Trio Earning hearts - Top 6
* Mia Salgado - Chicago Top 12 Pre-competitive classical
2023
* Mariya Kudyakova - "Outstanding Teacher" Award
* Mia Hall - 1st Place Classical Senior Austin, 3rd Place Contemporary Houston, invitation to Finals
* Samantha Wright-Vargas - Silver Medal at the International World Ballet Competition, Ballet Theatre UK company traineeship, Orlando Ballet Trainee, Nashville Ballet Trainee, year-round and summer intensive scholarships to several prestigious ballet schools; YAGP - Top 12 Classical Senior Philadelphia, Top 24 Senior Contemporary Houston, invitation to Finals
* Ila Acharya - 2nd Place Classical Pre-Competitive Austin, invitation to Finals
* Lindy Holderbaugh - 3rd Place Classical Junior Austin
* Mia Salgado - Top 12 Classical Pre-Competitive Houston
* Aminah Jones - Top 24 Classical Senior Houston, Top 24 Senior Contemporary Houston
2022
* Mariya Kudyakova - "Outstanding Teacher" Award
* "Pizzicato" Mia Hall & Samantha Wright-Vargas - 2nd Place Small Ensemble, Houston
* Mia Hall - 2nd Place Classical Junior, Top 12 Contemporary, Austin, invitation to Finals
* Samantha Wright-Vargas (Official Ballet Rosa soloist) – RP Ambassador 2022,
3rd Place Classical Senior, Top 12 Contemporary Houston; Top 12 Classical Senior, Austin
* Liam Coomes – 2nd Place Classical Pre-Competitive, Austin, invitation to Finals
* Maya Trejo – 3rd Place Classical Pre-Competitive, Philadelphia, invitation to Finals
* Aminah Jones - Top 24 Classical Houston
* Audrey Coomes - Top 24 Classical Houston
* Lindy Holderbaugh – Top 12 Classical Junior Austin
* Isabelle Grant-Geddie - RP Ambassador 2022
2021
* Harris Yesenik & Samantha Wright-Vargas - Classical Pas De Deux 1st Place Houston, YAGP Finals;
2nd Place Contemporary PDD Houston, 3rd Place Contemporary PDD Dallas, YAGP Finals
* Harris Yesenik - YAGP Final Round, Tampa, FL; 2nd Place Senior Classical Houston, 3rd Place Senior Contemporary, YAGP Finals
* Samantha Wright-Vargas - 3rd Place Junior Classical Houston, Top 12 Classical & Top 12 Contemporary Dallas, YAGP Finals
* Kyra Davis - 3rd Place Pre-competitive Classical Philadelphia, YAGP Finals
* Lindy Holderbaugh - Top 12 Pre-competitive Classical Philadelphia
* Maya Trejo - Top 12 Pre-competitive Classical Philadelphia
* Isabelle Grant-Geddie - Top 12 Junior Classical Philadelphia
* Mia Hall - Top 12 Junior Classical Philadelphia, YAGP Finals
* Charlotte Holloway - Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical Houston
* Aminah Jones - Top 24 Junior Classical Dallas
* Kori Callahan - Top 24 Junior Classical Kansas City
* Small ensemble "Duet of Cherries" - invitation to YAGP Finals
2020
Mariya Kudyakova & Oleksandr Kryvonis - "Outstanding Teacher" Award
Julia Drusch - Philadelphia, PA - 2nd Place Senior Classical & 3rd Place Senior Contemporary
Kyra Davis - Philadelphia, PA - 2nd Place Pre-Competitive Classical
Harris Yesenik & Samantha Wright-Vargas Pas De Deux - Houston, TX - 2nd Place, Philadelphia, PA 3rd Place
Harris Yesenik (Body Wrappers Brand Model) - Houston, TX 1st Place Junior Classical, 2nd Place Junior Contemporary; Philadelphia, PA Top 6 Junior Contemporary
Samantha Wright-Vargas - Houston, TX - 3rd Place Junior Classical, Philadelphia, PA Top 12 Junior Classical
Lindy Holderbaugh - Houston, TX - Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical; Philadelphia, PA Top 6 Pre-Competitive Contemporary
Mia Hall - Philadelphia, PA - Top 12 Junior Classical
2019
Harris Yesenik - Houston, TX 1st Place Junior Classical & Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Contemporary
Julia Drusch - Houston, TX 3rd Place Senior Classical
Kaya Lane - Dallas, TX Top 12 Senior Classical
Anna Cooper - Houston, TX Top 12 Senior Classical
Samantha Wright-Vargas - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical
Manu (Julia Drusch, Maddie Gilbert, Samantha Wright-Vargas) - Houston, TX Top 6 Ensemble
Ocean & the Pearls (Julia Drusch & Anna Cooper) - Dallas, TX Top 12 Ensemble
Mia Hall - Dallas, TX Pre-Competitive Top 12 Classical & Houston, TX Pre-Competitive Top 12 Contemporary
Aminah Jones - Houston, TX Pre-Competitive Top 12 Classical
Isabelle Grant-Geddie - Houston, TX Top 24 Junior
Harris Yesenik & Maddie Gilbert - Top 6 Classical Pas De Deux & Contemporary Duet
2018
Julia Drusch (Grishko Gem) - Dallas, TX 2nd Place Junior Classical, Top 12 Contemporary
Harris Yesenik & Maddie Gilbert - Houston, TX 3rd Place Pas De Deux
Harris Yesenik - Dallas, TX Top 6 Junior Classical
Anna Cooper (RP Ambassador) - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical
Gracie Watton - Austin, TX Top 12 Junior Classical & Dallas, TX Top 24 Junior Classical
Isabelle Grant-Geddie - Austin, TX Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
Samantha Wright-Vargas - Austin, TX Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
Madeleine Gilbert - Houston, TX Top 12 Junior Classical & Contemporary
2017
Julia Drusch - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical
Madeleine Gilbert - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical & Top 12 Contemporary
Harris Yesenik - Dallas, TX Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
Anna Cooper - Dallas, TX Top 24 Junior Classical
Hanha Stephenson - Dallas, TX Top 24 Junior Classical
2016
Forrest Neufeldt - Dallas, TX 3rd Place Senior Classical
Pizzicato (Julia Drusch & Skylar Neufeldt) - Dallas, TX 3rd Place ensemble
Julia Drusch - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical
Madeleine Gilbert - Dallas, TX Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical & Contemporary
Skylar Neufeldt - Dallas, TX Top 12 Junior Classical & Contemporary
Adriana Rivera-Camareno - Dallas, TX Top 24 Senior Classical
Emily Neufeldt - Dallas, TX Top 24 Junior Classical
Kelsey Thomas - Dallas, TX Top 24 Senior Classical
Victoria Virnoche - Dallas, TX Top 24 Senior Classical
2013-2015
Skylar Neufeldt - Dallas, TX Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical
Kelsey Thomas - Dallas, TX Top 24 Senior Classical
Pas de trois (Forrest Neufeldt, Emily Neufeldt, Kaya Lane) - Dallas, TX Top 12 Ensemble
Odalisque Pas de trois (Skylar Neufeldt, Emily Neufeldt, Kaya Lane) - Austin, TX Top 12 Ensemble
Swan ensemble - Austin, TX Top 12 Ensemble
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