Jewels Festival 9th Edition
Scholarship Recipients:
Academy of Russian Ballet
Summer 2025 - 50% scholarship
Vivian Aden
Ana Akers
Ava Akers
Lia Akers
Max Akers
Rand Akers
Maria Duess
Miori Endo
Allie Greenstreet
Kiara Henry
Paige Hokulani
Grace Huntington
Miko Ikezawa
Elsa Irani-Tehran
Harper Keebaugh
Anya Olsen
Chloe Paulin
Sofia Tang
Summer 2025 - 25% scholarship
Aria Berdynaj
Rhiley Boetteger
Lilah Collins
Leela Henry
Grace Huntington
Anya Olsen
Amelia Schreiber
Sara Schwartz
Duet - School of Russian Ballet
Year Round - 20% Scholarship
Varvara Britovskaia
Catskills Ballet Camp - 25 % Scholarship
Maria Duess
Vasilisa Lobanova
Kiara Henry
Leela Henry
Chloe Paulin
Ana Akers
Ava Akers
Lia Akers
Max Akers
Rand Akers
Paige Hokulani
Catskills Ballet Camp - 20% Scholarship
Gabriella Cassessi
Zaria Kalan
Elsa Iran-Tehrani
Mina Iran-Tehrani
Sara Schwartz
Sofia Bobkov
Anya Olsen
April Intensive
Miori Endo
Chloe Paulin
Summer Intensive - 25 % Scholarship
Chloe Paulin
Sara Schwartz
Japan International Ballet Festival
Full scholarship entree
Carla Lin
Eva Julia
Kiara Henry
Catherine Zhang
Sasha Ratmistrovskaya
Sophia Ale
Half scholarship entree
Victoria Nikitenko
Alan Omurzakov
Sofia Kolesnikovs
Graelyn Billingsley
Jewels Festival Ballet Competition
50% Scholarship
Vasilisa Lobanova
Maria Duess
Mi Na Zackirson
Prisha Roy
Sofiya Kolesinkov
Catherine Zhang
Sara Schwartz
Elsa Irani-Tehrani
Anran Ma
Sophia Ale
25% Scholarship
Joanna Baer
Miori Endo
Karina Girdharry
Carla Lin
Nina Lesko
Alexandra Markina
Elizabeth Markina
Anna Patonich
Sasha Rotmistrovskaya
Joffrey Ballet School
Classical Intensive - 100% Scholarship
Gabriella Cassesi
Classical Intensive - 50% Scholarship
Autumn Higgins
Nina Lesko
Contemporary Intensive - 50% Scholarship
Alexandra Markina
Elizabeth Markina
Lesko Ballet Academy
Summer Intensive
Miroslava Polonchak
Year Round
Sara Schwartz
NY Dance Artistry - Hariyama Ballet
Short Study Scholarship
Callie Williams
Alisa Nerezko
Nina Lesko
Mia Khawaja
Royal Dance Global Grand Prix
100% Scholarship
Viktoria Nikitenko
Carla Lin
Sofiya Kolesnikova
Karina Girdharry
Izabella Azbel
Catherine Zhang
Kiara Henry
Eva Julia Sutanto
Olan Omurzakov
Sophia Ale
50% Scholarship
Renee Terzi
Vivan Aden
Sara Schwarts
Scholarships
We are thrilled to unveil a brand new opportunity for dancers at our upcoming Jewels Festival! As in our previous editions, partner schools will be awarding scholarships to participating dancers. This season we are giving dancers the chance to take an active role in the decision process!
Prior to the competition, dancers will be asked to rank the top 2 scholarships that they are most interested in being considered for. Scholarships will then be matched based on these preferences. If a dancer ranks highly for a particular school and there is mutual interest, they will be awarded the scholarship for that school.
This new way of awarding scholarships, unique to our competition, ensures that dancers will receive scholarships from the schools they are most interested in, offering them opportunities that align with their career and training goals.
Please see below for the current list of participating schools. (The list will be updated with more opportunities as we get closer to the competition date)
Participating Schools- Jewels Festival 9th Edition
Year Round Programs:
Academy of Russian Ballet - 25%, 50%, 100% scholarships - 2 dancers
(Manassas, VA)
Duet - School of Russian Ballet - 20% scholarship- 3 dancers
(Brooklyn, NY)
Lesko Ballet Academy - 50% scholarship
(Staten Island, NY)
Philadelphia Dance Conservatory - April through June and participation in the recital on June 26, 2025. 25% scholarship - 3 dancers
(Feasterville-Trevose, PA)
Summer Intensives:
Academy of Russian Ballet - 25%, 50%, 100% scholarships - 2 dancers
(Manassas, VA)
Catskills Ballet Camp (CBC) Summer Intensive Program - 25% scholarship - 3 dancers
(Catskill Mountains, Hunter area, NY)
Duet - School of Russian Ballet - Summer Ballet Intensive 25% scholarship- 3 dancers
(Brooklyn, NY)
Joffrey Ballet School - 100% Classical scholarship- 1 dancer, 50% Classical scholarship- 2 dancers and 50 % Contemporary scholarship - 2 dancers
(New York, NY)
Lesko Ballet Academy - 70% scholarship
(Staten Island, NY)
Warrenton Ballet Center - 25% scholarship- Beginning Summer Intensive 3 weeks only (ages 7-10), 25% scholarship - Intermediate Summer Intensive 3 weeks only (ages 9-13), 25% scholarship- Advanced Summer Intensive 3 or 6 weeks (ages 13 and up)
(Warrenton, VA)
Short Term Study:
Academy of Russian Ballet - 25%, 50%, 100% scholarships - 2 dancers
(Manassas, VA)
Duet - School of Russian Ballet - April Intensive 25% scholarship- 3 dancers
(Brooklyn, NY)
NY Dance Artistry - Hariyama Ballet - 100% scholarship - 4 dancers. This Short Study Scholarship allows dancers to visit the school from one day to one week during the year-round program. (Not valid for Summer). The Short Study visit will serve as an opportunity for a long term scholarship offer for the 2025 - 2026 year-round program.
(New York, NY)
Competitions:
Japan International Ballet Competition - Competition in August, 2025
(Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan)
Jewels Festival Ballet Competition- 50% scholarship- 10 dancers, 25% scholarship- 10 dancers
(Pennsylvania, USA)
Royal Dance Global Grand Prix
(China)
