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Featured Alumni of the World Ballet Competition
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Sasha De Sola (USA) San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer 2008 Silver Medalist |
English National Ballet Principal Dancer 2009 Gold Medalist |
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Isaac Hernandez (Mexico) English National Ballet Lead Principal Dancer 2010 Gold Medalist |
Norwegian National Ballet Principal Dancer 2007 Gold Medalist |
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Kiev Opera and Ballet Principal Dancer 2007 Gold Medalist |
Junxiong Zhao (China) Boston Ballet Principal Dancer 2012 Silver Medalist |
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San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer 2008 Gold Medalist |
Yoshiaki Nakano (Japan) Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer 2010 Silver Medalist |
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Julia Anne Conway (USA) English National Ballet First Artist 2014 Gold Medalist |
Miami City Ballet Soloist 2009 Gold Medalist |
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Jonathan Batista (Brazil) Oklahoma City Ballet Principal Dancer 2010 Silver Medalist |
Thomas Mattingly (USA) Ballet West Principal Dancer 2008 Encouragement Award |
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Preston Chamblee (USA) New York City Ballet Corps de Ballet 2011 Scholarship Winner |
Avetik Karapetyan (Armenia) Royal Swedish Ballet Soloist 2007 Silver Medalist |
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Boston Ballet Second Soloist 2008 & 2011 Silver Medalist |
Nayara Lopes (Brazil) Pennsylvania Ballet First Soloist 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Boston Ballet First Soloist 2007 Gold Medalist |
JoAnna Schmidt (USA) Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Soloist 2010 Scholarship Recipient |
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Francesca Velicu (Romania) English National Ballet First Artist 2012 Gold Medalist |
Complexions Contemporary Ballet 2011 Gold, 2013 Silver Medalist |
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Cincinnati Ballet, Soloist 2013 Gold, 2014 Silver Medalist |
Alberta Ballet 2014 Gold Medalist |
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Birmingham Royal Ballet 2008 Bronze, 2009 Gold, 2011 Gold Medalist |
Royal Swedish Ballet 2008 Gold, 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Tulsa Ballet Demi-Soloist 2011 Silver Medalist |
Veronica Verterich (USA) Stuttgart Ballet Demi-Soloist 2009 Bronze Medalist |
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Tarasina Masi (USA) Vanemuine Ballet 2007 Finalist |
Douglas Horne (USA) Orlando Ballet 2010 Bronze Medalist |
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Sydney Dolan (USA) Pennsylvania Ballet Soloist 2016 Bronze Medalist |
Giovanna Rotolo (Italy) Czech National Ballet First Soloist 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Washington Ballet 2010 Silver Medalist |
Amber Lewis (Australia) Ballet Arizona 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Kirill Poselyanov (Canada) Canada’s Ballet Jörgen 2012 Scholarship Winner |
Rafael Valdez (Colombia) Dutch National Ballet 2016 Bronze Medalist |
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Isaac Akiba (USA) Boston Ballet Soloist 2007 Silver Medalist |
Alvin Tovstogray (Ukraine) Oklahoma City Ballet Principal Dancer 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Sareen Tchekmedyian (USA) Broadway's Anastasia 2007 Bronze Medalist |
Serena Sovdsnes (USA) Cincinnati Ballet 2011 Silver Medalist |
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Dresden Opera and Ballet 2007 Silver Medalist |
Oregon Ballet Theatre 2009 Gold Medalist |
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Norton Fantinel (Brazil) Washington Ballet Soloist 2008 Encouragement Award |
Kenya Nakamura (Japan) Singapore Dance Theatre First Artist 2007 Encouragement Award |
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Gabriele Lukasik (USA) Colorado Ballet Studio Company 2017 Bronze Medalist |
Zherlin Ndudi (Ukraine) Ballet Arizona Soloist 2009 Silver Medalist |
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Maria Clara Coelho (Brazil) Tulsa Ballet 2013 and 2014 Gold Medalist |
National Ballet of Canada 2009 Bronze Medalist |
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Teatrul de Balet Sibiu (Romania), Atlantic Ballet of Canada 2009 Silver Medalist |
Mackenzie Richter (USA) Houston Ballet Demi-Soloist 2013 Silver Medalist |
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Paul Branco (USA) Sarasota Ballet 2011 Scholarship Winner |
Kuei-Hsien Chu (Taiwan) Ballet West 2008 Bronze Medalist |
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Koyo Yanagishima (Japan) Cleveland Ballet 2018 Gold Medalist |
Dylan Santos (Brazil) Dance Theatre of Harlem 2011 Bronze Medalist |
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Blake Kessler (USA) Cincinnati Ballet 2011 Silver Medalist |
Esmiani Jani (USA) Washington Ballet 2011 Contract Winner |
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Abigail Cotter (USA) Colorado Ballet 2008 Bronze Medalist |
Andres Figueroa (Columbia) Tulsa Ballet Best Pas de Deux Award |
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Joao Pedro Sampaio (Brazil) Tulsa Ballet 2014 Gold Medalist |
Nayon Iovino (Brazil) Ballet Arizona 2012 Gold Medalist |
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Zachary Downer (USA) Broadway's Cats 2015 Bronze Medalist |
Jessica He (USA) Atlanta Ballet 2014 Bronze Medalist |
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Minji Nam (South Korea) Stuttgart Ballet Corps de Ballet 2007 Bronze Medalist |
Houston Ballet Corps de Ballet 2014 Bronze Medalist |
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Orlando Ballet 2018 Gold Medalist |
Walter Gutierrez Garcia (Cuba) Ballet San Jose 2009 Silver Medalist |
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Nikolas Gaifullin (USA) Atlanta Ballet 2012 Silver Medalist |
Taylor Ciampi (USA) Atlanta Ballet 2015 Silver Medalist |
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Mary Ann Schaefer (USA) Ballet West 2010 Jury Prize |
Gleidson Vasconcelos (Brazil) Ballet Arizona 2009 Gold Medalist |
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Meredith Harrill (USA) State Street Ballet, Joffrey Ballet 2007 Encouragement Prize |
Risa Mochizuki (Japan) New Jersey Ballet 2015 Gold Medalist |
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Francesca Dugarte (Venezuela) Ballet MET, Washington Ballet 2013 Silver Medalist |
Austin Eyler (USA) Pennsylvania Ballet Corps de Ballet 2016 Bronze Medalist |
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Emmanuel Martirosyan (Armenia) New Jersey Ballet 2018 Finalist |
Sophie Miklosovic (USA) Ballet MET 2017 Gold Medalist |
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Ashley Brooke Lunn (USA) Czech Republic Ballet, Slovak National Theatre 2008 Silver Medalist |
Grace-Anne Powers (USA) Ballet MET, Ballet San Jose 2009 Silver Medalist |
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Now Training at Vaganova Ballet Academy (Russia) 2018 Gold, 2019 Silver Medalist |
Featured on NBC's World of Dance 2018 Silver, 2019 Gold Medalist |
For additions to our Alumni list, please email dancer name, company and current position to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
The International Job Fair
Secure a dance position for the 2020-21 Season at the WBC International Job Fair. This event will provide qualified dancers with the opportunity to audition in one venue for numerous professional job openings worldwide.
Dancers will audition in a ballet technique class in front of Directors, Ballet Masters, Coaches and Choreographers from across the globe, who are looking to fill open positions within their companies.
Date: Friday, June 19, 2020 at 9:00am
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Dancers: Click Here to Apply
WBC Competitors: Click Here to Register (you do not need to re-audition)
Directors: Click Here to Register
WBC Judges
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Each year, the World Ballet Competition's Organizing Committee selects an international roster of artistic talent to serve on the WBC's Jury Panel. Below you will find a listing of past Jury Members. |
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Chan Hon Goh (Canada) |
Gennadi Nedvigin (Russia) |
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Slawomir Wozniak (Poland) |
Brian Yoo (South Korea) |
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Marianna Tchkerkassky (USA) |
Adam Sklute (USA) |
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Christopher Moore (United Kingdom) |
Tina LeBlanc (USA) |
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Samantha Dunster (USA) |
Daniela Buson (Italy) |
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Valentina Kozlova (Russia) |
Elisabetta Hertel (Italy) |
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Hsienfa Cheng (Singapore) |
Bojan Spassoff (USA) |
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Patricia Barker (USA) |
Luba Gulyaeva (Russia) |
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Anais Chalendard (France) |
Judith Turos (Germany) |
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Marat Daukayev (Russia) |
Robert Hill (USA) |
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Jeffrey Rogers (USA) |
Claudia Zaccari (Italy) |
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Alexey Kulpin (Russia) |
Rolanda Sarabia (Cuba) |
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Magaly Suarez (Cuba) |
Heather Sanders Fryxell (USA) |
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Debra Austin (USA) |
Marin Boieru (Romania) |
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Pasha Kambalov (Russia) |
Kristina Kambalov (USA) |
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Sharon Story (USA) |
Eleusa Lourenzoni (Brazil) |
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Mihailo Djuric (Serbia) |
Willy Shives (USA) |
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