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The Indiana Ballet Conservatory, founded in 2010 by Artistic Director Alyona Yakovleva, is a pre-professional ballet school committed to providing the best classical ballet training to its students and launching the next generation of dancers onto the world stage.

 

IBC students continually place in top positions in national and international competitions and pursue professional careers in dance around the world. IBC is also proud to report our student body represents 20 countries from around the globe under one roof.

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  • Ranked #3 in the USA for alumni placement in professional companies

  • 2026 1st Place Ensembles, ADC|IBC

  • 2023 1st Place Ensembles, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

  • 2022 YAGP Regional Outstanding Choreographer - Alyona Yakovleva

  • ADC|IBC Outstanding Coach 2017 – Alyona Yakovleva

  • 2022 Outstanding Choreographer, YAGP

  • 2018 Silver Medalist at the International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi.

  • 2017 Outstanding Coach, ADC|IBC

  • 2017 & 2006 Outstanding Teacher, Youth America Grand Prix

  • 2010 Outstanding School & 1st Place Ensembles, Russian Ballet Academy of IN, Youth America Grand Prix

  • 2009 Outstanding School & 1st Place Ensembles, Russian Ballet Academy of IN, YAGP

  • 2007 Outstanding School & 1st Place Ensembles, Russian Ballet Academy of IN, YAGP

  • 1999 Grand Ballerina of Russian Conference for Young Scientists and Specialists

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  • 14 time Outstanding School & 1st Place Ensembles, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP)

  • 6 time 2nd Place Pas de Deux, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, YAGP

  • 5 time 3rd Place Pas de Deux, Indiana Ballet Conservatory, YAGP

  • 6 time YAGP Regional Outstanding Teacher – Alyona Yakovleva

  • 7 time YAGP Regional Outstanding Choreographer – Sergey Sergiev

  • 9 time YAGP Regional 1st Place Ensembles & ADC|IBC 1st Place Ensemble 2018

  • Multiple Gold, Silver, or Bronze medals and top placement at international ballet competitions – Moscow, Varna, ADC|IBC, YAGP Finals, IIBC, WBAC USA and International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Multiple top winners at YAGP Regional – Grand Prix, Youth Grand Prix and Hope Award

  • Multiple 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Top 12 placements in all age divisions and categories

  • ADC|IBC 2022 Regionals

    Pittsburgh:

    • Phoebe Ingram: Primary 1st Place Classical and 1st Place Contemporary

    • Peri Ingram: Junior 13th Place Classical

    Seattle:

    • Aurora Ausserer: Senior 3rd Place Classical and Top 15 Contemporary

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    YAGP 2022 Regionals

    San Diego:

    • Haylie Fletcher Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    Seattle:

    • Aurora Ausserer 3rd Place Classical and 3rd Place Contemporary

    Pittsburgh:

    • Clara Crane 2nd Place Junior Classical and Top 12 Contemporary

    • Tenly Devoe Top 24 Senior Classical and Top 12 Contemporary

    Atlanta:

    • Haylie Fletcher Junior Top 12 Classical

    Chicago (February):

    • Phoebe Ingram Pre-Competitive - 1st Place Contemporary and 2nd Place Classical

    • Jade Crane Pre-Competitive - Top 12 Classical

    • Abigail Warn - Junior - 3rd Place Contemporary, Top 12 Classical

    • Merritt Goheen - Junior - Top 12 Contemporary, Top 24 Classical

    • Ryo Matsunami - Junior - Top 12 Contemporary and Classical

    • Sofia Gladkov - Junior - Top 12 Contemporary

    • Lilly Murphy - Junior - Top 24 Classical

    • Hana Lee - Junior - Top 24 Classical

    • Shannon Mcniven - Top 12 Contemporary and Top 24 Classical

    • Rin Matsunami - Top 24 Classical

    Chicago (March):

    • Rin Matsunami - Top 12 Classical

    • Rin Matsunami - Top 12 Contemporary

    • Ashlie Rohan - Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    • Caroline Kirshner - Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    Kansas City:

    • Abigail Kimball 1st Place Senior Classical

    • Shannon Mcniven Top 12 Senior Classical, 2nd Place Senior Contemporary

    • Anna Schmitz Top 24 Senior Classical, Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Holding On and Letting Go- 1st Place Ensemble

    Indianapolis:

    • Outstanding School

    • Best Choreographer - Alyona Yakovleva

    • 1st Place Large Ensemble Moving Forward

    • Top 12 Large-Daylight, Scamarohi, Tarantella

    • 2nd Place Small Ensemble Spooky and Harlequinade (Thomas Wilcutts and Phoebe Ingram)

    • Pre-Competitive 1st Place Classical -Phoebe Ingram

    • Top 12 Contemporary-Hadley Harlan

    • Junior Top 24 Ashlie Rohan, Caroline Kirschner, Lily Murphy

    • Top 12 Lilly Hussong, Sophia Gladkov

    • 3rd Place Contemporary -Merritt Goheen

    • Top 24 Thomas Wilcutts

    • Top 12 Ashlie Rohan

    • Top 12 Abigail Kimball

    • 2nd Place Men Luke Derksen

    • Top 24 Phoebe Burrell

    • Top 12 Anna Schmitz

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    YAGP International Finals

    • Phoebe Ingram - 3rd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary

    • Moving Forward - Top 24

  • YAGP 2022(October) Regional Chicago 1:

    Ryo Matsunami 1st place Junior Classical

    Merritt Goheen 1st place Junior Contemporary

    Merritt Goheen 3rd place Junior Classical

    Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Classical

    Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    Rin Matsunami Top 12 Senior Classical

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Seattle:

    Aurora Ausserer 3rd Place Senior Classical and Top 12  Senior Contemporary

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Winston - Salem:

    Thomas Wilcutts 2nd Place Junior Contemporary and Top 6 Junior Men's Classical

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Chicago 2:

    Abigail Warn Senior Top 12 Classical

    Jade Crane Junior Top 24 Classical

    Clara Crane 2nd Place Junior Classical and Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    Clara Crane and Abigail placed 3rd in the small ensemble category!

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Chicago 3:

    Pre-Competitive Division
    Top 12 Classical – Arisa Cayetano
    Top 12 Contemporary – Marlo Hooper
     
    Junior Division
    2nd Place Classical – Phoebe Ingram
    Top 12 Contemporary – Phoebe Ingram
     
    Senior Division
    3rd Place Classical – Ashlie Rohan
    3rd Place Contemporary – Sophia Gladkov
    Top 12 Classical – Sophia Gladkov
    Top 24 Classical – Shannon McNiven
    Top 24 Classical – Ava Blain

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    Small Ensembles

    3rd Place for “My Tears are becoming a sea” Ashlie Rohan & Shannon McNiven

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Boston:

    Haylie Fletcher Senior Top 12 Classical and Senior Top 12 Contemporary

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Miami (Boca-Raton):

    Haylie Fletcher Senior Top 12 Contemporary and 3rd place in Senior Contemporary

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    YAGP 2023 Regional Indianapolis:

    Indiana Ballet Conservatory received "Outstanding School" YAGP Indianapolis 2023

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    Pre-Competitive Division

    Top 12 Contemporary – Arisa Cayetano
    Top 12 Classical – Adelyn Mcclure

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    Junior Division

    1st Place Junior Contemporary – Phoebe Ingram
    Top 12 Contemporary – Hadley Harlan, Anna Becker
    Top 24 Contemporary – Scarlet Ciano
    Top 24 Classical – Scarlet Ciano

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    2nd Place Senior Contemporary – Ashlie Rohan
    Top 12 Contemporary – Shannon McNiven
    Top 24 Contemporary – Ava Blain, Abigail Warn, Luke Derksen
    3rd Place Senior Men’s Classical – Luke Derksen

    Top 12 Classical – Shannon McNiven

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    Large Ensembles Category:

    1st Place - Waltz from Fairy Doll: (Alyona Yakovleva)
    Abigail warn, Addison Mummert , Allison York, Arisa Cayetano, Ashlie Rohan, Aurora Ausserer, Ava Blain, Ava Hoover, Ava Lilien , Caroline Kirschner, Catherine Annicchiarico, Chelsea Meng, Clara Crane, Eleanore Franko, Elisabeth York, Elzora Karlsson, Grace Cantwell, Hadley Harlan, Haylie Fletcher, Jade Crane, Katherine Kibler, Lily Murphy, Luke Derksen, Madeline Pfeifer, Maura Wheeler, Merritt Goheen, Mia Krietemeyer, Peri Ingram, Phoebe Ingram, Rin Matsunami, Ryo Matsunami, Scarlet Ciano, Shannon McNiven, Starla Karlsson & Thomas Wilcutts
     
    Top 12 Large Ensemble

    Against the Clock (Brooke Napier) Anna Becker, Aurora Ausserer, Ava Blain, Elzora Karlsson, Lilly Hussong, Navy Bluhm, Starla Karlsson, Tori King

     

    Patching The Void (Sergey Sergiev) Abigail Warn, Anna Becker, Ashlie Rohan, Ava Hoover, Caroline Kirschner, Clara Crane, Elzora Karlsson, Haylie Fletcher, Jade Crane, Lily Murphy, Luke Derksen, Madeline Pfeifer, Merritt Goheen, Peri Ingram, Phoebe Ingram, Rin Matsunami, Ryo Matsunami, Shannon McNiven, Sophia Gladkov & Starla Karlsson
     
    The Trees (Sergey Sergiev)
    Anna Becker, Aurora Ausserer, Ava Blain, Elzora Karlsson, Luke Derksen, Starla Karlsson & Thomas Wilcutts
     
    Small Ensembles Category
    3rd Place Small Ensemble “Is It A Tulip You Are, Is It A Hyacinth Or Rose!” (Sergey Sergiev)  Aurora Ausserer, Haylie Fletcher & Shannon McNiven
     
    Top 12 Small Ensemble

    “Chinese Dance Fairy Doll” (Alyona Yakovleva) Abigail Warn & Clara Crane
     
    Pas De Duex Category
    2nd Place “I Only Have Eyes For You” (Sergey Sergiev) Phoebe Ingram & Thomas Wilcutts

  • YAGP 2024 Regionals

    Chicago (February)

    • Abigail Warn Top 24 Senior Classical

    • Ashlie Rohan 3rd place Senior Contemporary

    • Abigail Warn Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Scarlet Ciano Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Scarlet Ciano Top 12 Junior Contemporary

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    Chicago (January)

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Reilly Verschure 3rd place Senior Contemporary

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Phoebe Ingram 2nd place Junior Contemporary

    • Phoebe Ingram Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Celine Mcgrew Top 12 Junior Contemporary

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    Chicago (October)

    • Clara Crane 3rd place Senior Classical

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Clara Crane Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Ryo Matsunami 3rd place Junior Classical

    • Jade Crane Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Marlo Hooper Top 6 Pre-Competitive Contemporary

    • As One 3rd place Ensemble

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    Indianapolis

    • Clara Crane 2nd place Senior Classical

    • Abigail Warn Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Justin Hamilton Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Clara Crane 3rd place Senior Contemporary

    • Justin Hamilton Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Navy Bluhm Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Ryann Leinauer Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Phoebe Ingram 2nd place Junior Classical

    • Caroline Kinzl Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Celine Mcgrew Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Allison York Top 24 Junior Classical

    • Elisabeth York Top 24 Junior Classical

    • Thomas Wilcutts 1st place Junior Classical

    • James Augustus Leinauer 2nd place Junior Classical

    • James Augustus Leinauer Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    • Starla Karlsson Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    • Lily Belle Mckamie Top 24 Junior Contemporary

    • Adelyn Mcclure Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical

    • Miriam Ritter Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical

    • Adelyn Mcclure Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary

    • Justin Hamilton & Phoebe Ingram 1st place Pas De Deux

    • Clara Crane & Luke Derksen 2nd place Pas De Deux

    • Going Here There Who Knows Where 1st place small ensembles

    • False Horizon 3rd place small ensembles

    • Hidden Figures 1st place large ensembles

    • I Carry Your Heart Top 12 large ensembles

    • The City Of Derna Top 12 large ensembles

    • Outstanding School Award - Indiana Ballet Conservatory, IN

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    Kansas City

    • Lily Murphy Top 24 Senior Classical

    • Lily Murphy Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Luke Derksen 3rd place Senior Classical

    • Luke Derksen 1st place Senior Classical

    • Arisa Cayetano Top 24 Junior Classical

    • Arisa Cayetano Top 24 Junior Contemporary

    • Jade Crane Top 24 Top 24 Junior Contemporary

    • Clara Crane & Luke Derksen 3rd place Pas De Deux

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    Nashville

    • Shannon Mcniven Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Hadley Harlan Top 24 Junior Contemporary

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    Salt Lake City

    • Haylie Fletcher Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Haylie Fletcher Top 12 Senior Contemporary

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    Winston-Salem

    • Thomas Wilcutts Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Thomas Wilcutts Top 12 Junior Contemporary

  • YAGP 2025 Regionals

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    Atlanta

    • Adelyn Mcclure Top 12 Junior Classical

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    Boston

    • Reilly Verschure Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Reilly Verschure Top 24 Senior Contemporary

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    Chicago (February)

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Reilly Verschure 3rd place Senior Contemporary

    • Ashlie Rohan Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Phoebe Ingram 1st Junior Classical

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    Chicago (January)

    • Clara Crane Top 12 Senior Classical

    • Clara Crane Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Ryann Leinauer Top 24 Senior Contemporary

    • Jade Crane Top 12 Junior Classical

    • James Augustus Leinauer Top 12 Junior Classical

    • Charli Klink Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    • James Augustus Leinauer Top 12 Junior Contemporary

    • Jade Crane Top 24 Junior Contemporary

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    Kansas City

    • Ashlie Rohan 3rd place Senior Classical

    • Lily Murphy Top 24 Senior Classical

    • Ashlie Rohan 3rd place Senior Contemporary

    • Lily Murphy Top 12 Senior Contemporary

    • Arisa Cayetano Top 24 Junior Classical

    • Arisa Cayetano Top 12 Junior Contemporary

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    Indianapolis

    • PRE-COMPETITIVE CLASSICAL
      ·      Miriam Ritter, Top 12
      ·      Meredith Drucker, Top 12
      ·      Nora Woloszyn, Top 12
       
      PRE-COMPETITIVE CONTEMPORARY
      ·      Madeleine Tu, Top 12

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    • JUNIOR CLASSICAL
      ·       Jade Crane 2nd Place
      ·       Celine McGrew Top 12
      ·       Allison York Top 24
      ·       Elisabeth York Top 24

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    • JUNIOR CONTEMPORARY
      ·       Phoebe Ingram 3rd Place
      ·       Adelyn McClure Top 12
      ·       Celine McGrew Top 24
      ·       LB McKamie Top 24
      ·       Ava Mcgraw Top 24

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    • SENIOR CLASSICAL
      ·       Ashlie Rohan 1st Place
      ·       Reilly Verschure 2nd Place
      ·       Starla Karlsson Top 24
      ·       Ryann Leinauer Top 24

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    • SENIOR CONTEMPORARY
      ·       Reilly Verschure 1st Place
      ·       Clara Crane Top 12
      ·       Emily Geon Top 12
      ·       Starla Karlsson Top 12

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    • PAS DE DEUX
      ·       1st Place; Don Quixote Clara Crane & James Augustus Leinauer

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    • SMALL ENSEMBLE
      ·       1st Place; Girls in Black
      ·       2nd Place; Earth Awakens
      ·       Top 12; Moment in Time

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    • LARGE ENSEMBLE
      ·       2nd Place; Cut The World
      ·       3rd Place; Jota
      ·       Top 12; In The Middle

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    • CHOREOGRAPHER AWARD
      ·       Brooke Napier

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    • OUTSTANDING SCHOOL AWARD
      ·       INDIANA BALLET CONSERVATORY

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    ADC/IBC
    JUNIOR
    CLASSICAL

    • Phoebe Ingram, 3rd Place, Chicago

    • Jade Crane, 6th Place, Chicago

    • Gus Leinauer, 12th Place, Chicago

    • Celine McGrew, 15th Place, Pittsburgh

    • Philomena Ritter, 19th Place, Chicago


    JUNIOR
    CONTEMPORARY

    • Phoebe Ingram, 1st Place, Chicago

    • Jade Crane, 6th Place, Chicago

    • Gus Leinauer, 10th Place, Chicago

    • Celine McGrew, 11th Place, Pittsburgh


    SENIOR
    CLASSICAL

    • Clara Crane, 1st Place, Chicago

    • Ashlie Rohan, 3rd Place, Chicago

    • Reilly VerSchure, 7th Place, Toronto

    • Starla Karlsson, 12th Place, Chicago

    • Lily Murphy, 13th Place, Chicago


    SENIOR
    CONTEMPORARY

    • Clara Crane, 2nd Place, Chicago

    • Reilly VerSchure, 4th Place, Toronto

    • Ashlie Rohan, 5th Place, Chicago

    • Lily Murphy, 8th Place, Chicago

    • Ryann Leinauer, 9th Place, Chicago


    Duet/Trio

    • Girls in Black, Clara Crane, Jade Crane, Starla Karlsson, 1st Place, Chicago

  • ADC/IBC

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    Chicago Regional

    PRIMARY

    CLASSICAL

    • Meredith Drucker, 1st Place

    • Nora Woloszyn, 2nd Place

    • Cecilia Ritter, 3rd Place

    • Madeleine Tu, 8th Place

    • Teagan Towler, 11th Place

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    PRIMARY

    CONTEMPORARY

    • Meredith Drucker, 1st Place

    • Maddie Mosier, 4th Place

    • Madeleine Tu, 6th Place

    • Teagan Towler, 10th Place

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    JUNIOR

    CLASSICAL

    • LILY BELLE MCKAMIE, 7th Place

    • ELISABETH YORK, 11th Place

    • ARISA CAYETANO, 12th Place

    • ALLISON YORK, 13th Place

    • ADELYN MCCLURE, 14th Place

    • SIENNA MOFFATT, 16th Place

    • PHILOMENA RITTER, 17th Place

     

    JUNIOR

    CONTEMPORARY

    • LILY BELLE MCKAMIE, 6th Place

    • ARISA CAYETANO, 11th Place

    • SIENNA MOFFATT, 12th Place

    • AVA MCGRAW, 13th Place

    • PHILOMENA RITTER, 14th Place

    • MIRIAM RITTER, 16th Place

    • ALLISON YORK, 18th Place

    • ELISABETH YORK, 20th Place

    • HARLOW ROCHFORD, 21st Place

    • ADELYN MCCLURE, 22nd Place

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    SENIOR

    CLASSICAL

    • EMILY GEON, 1st Place

    • JADE CRANE, 3rd Place

    • PHOEBE INGRAM, 4th Place

    • CLARA CRANE, 5th Place

    • STARLA KARLSSON, 8th Place

    • CHARLI KLINK, 10th Place

    • LILY MURPHY, 14th Place

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    SENIOR

    CLASSICAL MEN

    • THOMAS WILCUTTS, 1st Place

    • JAMES AUGUSTUS LEINAUER, 3rd Place

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    SENIOR

    CONTEMPORARY

    • EMILY GEON, 1st Place

    • STARLA KARLSSON, 2nd Place

    • PHOEBE INGRAM, 3rd Place

    • CLARA CRANE, 5th Place

    • CHARLI KLINK, 6th Place

    • LILY MURPHY, 9th Place

    • JADE CRANE, 12th Place

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    SENIOR

    CONTEMPORARY MEN

    • THOMAS WILCUTTS, 1st Place

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    CLASSICAL PAS DE DEUX

    • JADE CRANE, THOMAS WILCUTTS, 2nd Place

    • CLARA CRANE, JAMES AUGUSTUS LEINAUER, 3rd Place

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    DUET/TRIO

    • Edges Of Escape, Clara Crane, Jade Crane, Starla Karlsson, 1st Place

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    LARGE ENSEMBLE

    • THE GROUND THAT MOVES US, 1st Place

    • RIFT, 2nd Place

    • PURITY, 3rd Place

    • SUITS, 4th Place

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