Jewels Festival 2021 Winners List!!!  

​​January 15th - 18th, 2021

PRE-COMPETITIVE DIVISION
GRAND PRIX OVERALL - Brittany Tesoriero (692)
2nd Place – Dagny Fiorello (342)
3rd Place – Annika Zurl (324)

Group A
1st Place
Owen Simmons - age 8 - Basilio Variation Don Quixote (180) – Cadence Ballet
Dagny Fiorello - age 8 – Variation Paquita (186) – Greenwich Conservatory of Classical Ballet

2nd Place
Kanon Kubota - age 8 – Doll Variation Coppelia (168) - Hariyama Ballet
Ami Tobiya - age 8 - Fairy Variation Sleeping Beauty (169) - Hariyama Ballet

3rd Place
Annika Zurl - age 8 – Spanish Dance (score 165) – Hariyama Ballet

Group B
1st Place
Andrei Gronostayskiy - age 10 – Variation Paquita (217) Academy of International Ballet
Brittany Tesoriero - age 9 - Shades Variation La Bayedere (232) Duet – School of Russian Ballet

2nd Place
Sanoka Toyama - age 10 - Cupid Variation (186) Hariyama Ballet
Sophie Amiri Goodman - age 10 - Pas de Trois Swan Lake (191) Hariyama Ballet

3rd Place
Hinata Ohno - age 9 – Variation Paquita (179) Hariyama Ballet
Sae Matsuo - age 9 – Fairy Variation Sleeping Beauty (152) Hariyama Ballet
Ellery Marmur - age 9 - Jewel Variation Sleeping Beauty (180) Hariyama Ballet
  
JUNIOR DIVISION
GRAND PRIX OVERALL - Ksenia Pototski (712)
1st Place – Nadya Veretchak (680)
2nd Place – Allegra DeVecchi (665)
3rd Place – Juliana Veretchak (649)

Group C
Classical
1st Place
Ksenia Pototski -12 - Aurora Variaito Awaking of Flora (238) – Duet – SRB
Allegra De Vecchi - 12 - Variation La fille Mal Gardee (217) - Inhouse Expressions

2nd Place
Maria Nakai - 11 - Chinese The Nutcracker (209) – Hariyama Ballet
Leyla Kuvandikova - 11 – Tarantella (214) Duet – SRB

3rd Place
Natalie Simmons -11 – Variation La Fille Mal Gardee (204) – Cadence Ballet
Alexa Jensen - 11 - Variation Talisman (205) – AIB

Contemporary
1st Place
Maria Nakai -11 - Spirits of the Earth (223) – Haryama Ballet
Allegra De Vecchi -12 - Witty Doll (236) - Inhouse Expressions

2nd Place
Nanami Hara -12 – Pursuite (195) - Aika Ballet

3rd Place
Tsumugi Tomioka -11 - Winter Sprite (188) – Hariyama Ballet
  
Group D
Classical
1st Place
Alisa Buitenhuis -13 - Dream Variation Raymonda (224) – GCCB
Nadya Veretchak -14 – Hungarian Bride Swan Lake (235) – Duet - SRB

2nd Place
Juliana Veretchak -12 – Spanish Bride Swan Lake (217) – Duet - SRB
Kaela Backstrom -13 - Odalisque Variation le Corsaire (218) – AIB

3rd Place
Ella Kurtz -13 - Variaiton Pas de Trois Swan Lake (188) – New England
Sophia Fleming -13 – Variaiton Le Corsaire (210) - Cadence Ballet

Contemporary
1st Place
Sophia Fleming -13 - An Ending (219) - Cadence Ballet
Anastasia Lapin -14 – Congo (234) – My Way

2nd Place
Julianna Veretchak -13 – Storm (218) - Duet - SRB
Kaela Backstrom -13 – Synthetic (210) - AIB

3rd Place
Corinne Bishay -13 - Evgeni’s Waltz (189) – AIB
Silvia Peinado -14 – Mazury (193) - Aika Ballet
  
PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
GRAND PRIX OVERALL – Liliana Zakaryan (710)
1st Place – Melinda Wang (687)
2nd Place – Mia Christie (641)
3rd Place – Alexondra Banford (640)
 
Group E
Classical
1st Place
Liliana Zakaryan - 15 – Mazurka (239) – Duet – SRB
Melinda Wang - 16 – Variation Paquita (229) – AIB

2nd Place
Karina Shlionsky - 15 – Italian Bride Swan Lake (221) – Duet – SRB
Mia Christie - 15 – Variation Don Quixote (227) – Kingsport Ballet

3rd Place
Morgan Mullins - 15 – Pizzicato Variation Raymonda (219) - Kingsport Ballet
Haley Breslin - 16 – Paquita Variation (212) – International Ballet Academy
 
Contemporary
1st Place
Alexondra Banford - 15 – The Departure (232) – New England
Melinda Wing - 16 – The Gift (235) - AIB

2nd Place
Heley Breslin -16 – Walpurgy Night (211) – IBA
Mia Neslanovic -16 – The Untold – (196) - AIB

3rd Place
Mia Tran - 16 – Star Chaser (205) – AIB
Avery Baumel -16 – The Monarch (197) – New England
 
Group F
Classical
2nd Place
Sophia Collins - 17 – Raymonda Variation (187) – AIB

3rd Place
Alyssa Sipman -17 – Variation Paquita (172) – AIB
 
Contemporary
3rd Place
Sophia Collins -17 – Pose (183) - AIB
  
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION
GRAND PRIX OVERALL – Patricia Jane (650)

Classical
1st Place
Patricia Jane -19 – Medora Entrance Le Corsaire (221) - Center Point Ballet Dance Academy

PAS DE DEUX / DUET
GRAND PRIX - Coppelia (327) – Kingsport Ballet
Sophie Kooy & Garrett Frierson

ENSAMBLE
GRAND PRIX BEST SCHOOL – Academy of International Ballet (874)

1st Place
Waltz from La Fille Mal Gardee (236) - AIB
Spring (238) – Duet – SRB

2nd Place
Intertwined (231) – AIB
Spartacus Suite (232) – Duet SRB

3rd Place
Glitch (208) – AIB
Pas De Troi Nutcracker (218) – Duet - SRB

BOYS GRAND PRIX - Garrett Frierson

1st Place
Joshua Gerovich

2nd Place
Andrey Gronostayskiy

JUDGES AWARDS:
Vadim Pisarev – Liliana Zakaryan
Svetlana Al Neaydi – Maria Nakai
Leonid Flegmatov – Melinda Wang
Era Jouravlev – Coppelia Pas
Konstantin Dournev – HeilyBreslin
Andreu Jouravlev - Tsumugi Tomioka
HOPE AWARD – Own Simmons
SPECIAL GUEST AWARD FROM EKATERINA SMUROVA – Brittany Tesoriero
SPECIAL PRIZE CUTEST AWARD – Kanon Kubota

BEST SCHOOL AWARD – Academy of International Ballet

1st Place
Duet – School of Russian Ballet & Haryaima Ballet

2nd Place
Kingsport Ballet & Cadence Ballet

3rd Place
Center Pointe Ballet Dance Academy & New England Academy of Dance & Aika Ballet

TEACHERS AWARD:
1st place – Julia Voriobyeva & Konstantin Dournev / Anstasia Babaeva & Denis Gronostayskiy
2nd place – Leonid Flegmatov / Mami Haryiama
3rd place – Viktor Yeliohin

Scholarships Summer programs: 
NJ Ballet School of Dance – Ksenia Potoski
Joffrey Ballet – Alexondra Banford
Duet – SRB – Morgan Millins, Mia Christie, Maria Nakai
Kingsport Ballet – Allegra DeVicchi

Gala performance:
Brittany Tesoriero (Shades)
Dagny Fiorello (Paquita)
Annika Zurl (Spanish)
Sae Matsuo (Fairy)
Owen Simmons (Basilio)
Kanon Kubota (Doll)
Ami Tobiya (Fairy)
Andrei Gronostayskiy (Paquita)
Sonoka Toyama (Cupid)
Sophie Amiri Goodman (Pas de troi)
Hinata Ohno (Paquita)
Ellery Marmur (Jewel)
Ksenia Pototsli (Aurora – Flora)
Allegra DeVicci (Doll)
Maria Nakai (Spirit of Earth)
Layla Kuvandikova (Tarantella)
Natalie Simmons (La Fille)
Alexa Jensen (Talisman)
Nanami Hara (Pursuite)
Tsumugi Tomioka (Winter Sprite)
Alisa Buitenhuis (Raymonda Dream)
Nadya Veretchak (Hungarian Dance)
Juliana Veretchak (Spanish)
Kaela Backstrom (Odalisque)
Ella Kurtz (Pas de Troi)
Sophia Fleming (An Ending)
Anastasia Lapin (Ciongo)
Cornie Bishay (Evgeni’s Waltz)
Silvia Painado (Mazury)
Liliana Zakaryan (Mazurka)
Melinda Wang (Paquita)
Karina Shlionsky (Italian)
Mia Christie (Don Quixote)
Morgan Mullins (Raymonda Pizzicato)
Haley Breslin (Paquita)
Alexondra Banford (The Departue)
Mia Tran (Star Chaser)
Sophia Collins (Pose)
Patricia Jane (La Corsaire)
Mia Neslanovic (There is a Pain so Utter)
Joshua Gerovich (The Nutcracker)
Avery Baumel  (The Monarch)
Coppelia Pas
Waltz La Fille
Spring
Intertwined
Spartacus Suite
Glitch
Pas de Troi

The 2021 Open Dance Competition​

The Jewels Festival Presents
The Open Dance Competition!​
We would like to congratulate all participants with a great competition, digital edition!!!
The judges noted the high level of all participants.  
Please see below all the results!!
Watch all of the winners below and on our Youtube! ​​​

Winners List
Solo Classical/Neo-classical category 

Age 6 - 8
I Place
Lucia Perrone, Little Dancer (score 537) Age 8
You Shien Wong, Esmeralda variation (score 536) Age 8

II Place
Lucia Perrone, Princess Florine variation (score 511) Age 8  

III Place  
Esme Moran, Dance with apples (score 490) Age 7
Madeline Leanore, Kitri variation (score 458) Age 6

  Age 9 - 11

I Place
Brittany Tesoriero, Paquita variation (score 581) Age 9

II Place
Brittany Tesoriero, Swan Lake variation (score 574) Age 9

III Place
Leyla Kuvandikova, Swan Lake variation (score 544) Age 11

Age 12 - 14

I Place
Joshua Gerovich, Swan Lake variation (score 548) Age 12

II Place  
Sabine Shwake, Fairy Doll variation (score 537) Age 13

III Place  
Marjorie Lim, Paquita variation (score 456) Age 13
Amanda Belle, Paquita variation (score 435) Age 13  

Age 15 - 18

I Place
Lily Moran, Paquita variation (score 564) Age 16

Solo Contemporary/Modern
I Place
Lily Moran,  Storyteller (score 570) Age 16

II Place
Joshua Gerovich,  Hunted (score 557) Age 12

Ensemble
I Place
Waltz of the Flowers, Music school Josip Hatze (score 548)

II Place
Giselle, Music school Josip Hatze (score 519)

All winners are invited to participate at the Jewels Festival 2021 Gala performance. We will announce the date where the Gala performance will be held.
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN AND THANK YOU FOR DANCING WITH US!!! 

​All of our dancers were amazing to watch but our judges would like to give out the special "Hope" to Joshua Gerovich! They wish him a great success with his dance career and hopes he strives to keep improving his craft and keep expressing himself.