Winners of the WBC 2026 Finals
Congratulations to the winners of the 19th Annual World Ballet Competition held in Orlando, Florida from June 15-20, 2026! This edition attracted participants representing over 18 countries and 18 U.S. states. To date, our participants have been awarded more than $5,550,000 in scholarships, cash prizes, job contracts and dance apparel.
**SCHOLARSHIP & COMPANY CONTRACT AWARDS**
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Outstanding School Award
MorningStar Dance Academy (USA)
Outstanding Coaching Award
Atlanta Professional Dance Academy (USA)
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (AGES 16-24)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & $3,000 Cash Prize: Minori De Silva (United States) #407
Silver Medal & $2,000 Cash Prize: Kelly Zhong (United States) #429
Bronze Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Claire Ling (United States) #425
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Eva Shinn (United States) #414
Male
Bronze Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Aiden Moss (United States) #481
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Ranking determined by final scores
Female
417 Samyra Abbas (Brazil) of Engenharia da Dança
424 Ki Jun Chan (Hong Kong) of Supreme Dance Academy
431 Miroslava Chursina (United States) of International Ballet of Florida
407 Minori De Silva (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
422 Guinevere Gale (United States) of The Premier Ballet School of Orange County
415 Avalon Kirby (United States) of Triad International Ballet
425 Claire Ling (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
414 Eva Shinn (United States) of The Premier Ballet School of Orange County
430 Clara Soares De Miranda (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Dança
405 Wendy Tian (New Zealand) of Mt Eden Ballet Academy
403 Katherine Yang (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
429 Kelly Zhong (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
Male
484 Aidan Charboneau (United States)
481 Aiden Moss (United States)
482 Clay Kinler (United States)
PRE-PROFESSIONAL CATEGORY (AGES 14-15)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & 1,500 Cash Prize: Megan Jarvis (United Kingdom) #323
Silver Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Amelia Legault (United States) #308
Bronze Medal & $500 Cash Prize: Eleanor Kim (United States) #318
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Nam Nam (Hong Kong) #305
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Rafaela Caixeta (Brazil) #319
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Annalie Beirens (United States) #306
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Leilani Kalil (United States) #325
Male
Gold Medal & $1,500 Cash Prize: Giancarlos Rangel (United States) #382
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Vinicius Pedroni (Brazil) #381
Top 12 Female & Male Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Ranking determined by final scores
Female
306 Annalie Beirens (United States) of Le Jeune Dance
319 Rafaela Caixeta (Brazil) of Ballet Cristina Vaz
323 Megan Jarvis (United Kingdom) - Independent
325 Leilani Kalil (United States) of Pembroke Ballet
318 Eleanor Kim (United States) of Metropolitan Ballet Theatre
308 Amelia Legault (United States) of Le Jeune Dance
314 Brianna Lopez (United States) of Hollywood Ballet Academy
313 Kelly Lu (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
305 Nam Nam (Hong Kong) of Supreme Dance Academy
327 Sydney Sterling (United States) of Palmetto Conservatory of Dance/Palmetto Ballet Theatre
312 Allie Wright (United States) of Ballet Austin
309 Allyson Zhang (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
Male
382 Giancarlos Rangel (United States)
381 Vinicius Pedroni (Brazil)
PREPARATORY CATEGORY (AGES 12-13)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & $600 Cash Prize: Elynn Nie (United States) #215
Silver Medal & $400 Cash Prize: Chloe Li (United States) #208
Bronze Medal & $200 Cash Prize: Leonela Piovesan (Ecuador) #214
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Maya Xu (United States) #211
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Leticia Melo (Brazil) #210
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Emmie Whyte (United States) #212
Top 12 Female Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Ranking determined by final scores (Two competitors tied in this category)
Female
221 Anna Alvarez Acevedo (Mexico) of A.R.T Dance Academy
220 Odette Enriquez-Chaoui (United States) of Infinity Dance Studio
204 Anna Gervasoni Giordano (Argentina) of Estudio de Ballet Barbara Yacovone
206 Hollis Kane (United States) of Le Jeune Dance
208 Chloe Li (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
207 Avery Liang (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
210 Leticia Melo (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Danca
215 Elynn Nie (United States) of of MorningStar Dance Academy
214 Leonela Piovesan (Ecuador) of Forçak Ballet
213 Laila Rosario-Centeno (Puerto Rico) of Danzafusion
219 Katherine Sun (United States) of Etoile Dance Academy
212 Emmie Whyte (United States) of Odasz Dance Theatre
211 Maya Xu (United States) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
INTRODUCTORY CATEGORY (AGES 9-11)
Medalists
Female
Gold Medal & $350 Cash Prize: Jion Heo (South Korea) #111
Gold Medal & $350 Cash Prize: Celestine Magadia (New Zealand) #112
Silver Medal & $250 Cash Prize: Jennifer Wen (United States) #118
Bronze Medal & $150 Cash Prize: Olivia Wang (United States) #121
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Evelyn Barnett (United States) #104
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Finley Best (United States) #107
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Iris Guo (United States) #117
Top 12 Female Dancers (in alphabetical order)
Ranking determined by final scores (Two competitors tied in this category)
122 Evelyn Archerman (United States) of N&D Ballet
104 Evelyn Barnett (United States) of Etoile Dance Academy
107 Finley Best (United States) of Classical Collective
108 Kathryn Cetina Mack (Mexico) of AB Ballet academy
117 Iris Guo (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
111 Jion Heo (South Korea) of Atlanta Professional Dance Academy
103 Emily Lipkin (United States) of Central Florida Ballet
112 Celestine Magadia (New Zealand) of Studio Dance by Lina
101 Laura dos Santos Vieira Alves (Brazil) of Balletarrj Escola de Dança
121 Olivia Wang (United States) of MorningStar Dance Academy
118 Jennifer Wen (United States) of Morningstar Dance Academy
113 Irisa Zhang (United States) of The Premier Ballet School of Orange County
116 Irene Zhang (United States) of Etoile Dance Academy
ENSEMBLE CATEGORY (AGES 9-24)
Medalists
Gold Medal & $1,500 Cash Prize: Atlanta Professional Dance Academy (USA) #609
Silver Medal & $1,000 Cash Prize: Etoile Dance Academy (USA) #608
Bronze Medal & $500 Cash Prize: MorningStar Dance Academy (USA) #610
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Pembroke Ballet (USA) #605
Honorable Mention by the Jury: Le Jeune Dance (USA) #606
Top 10 Finalists
Atlanta Professional Dance Academy (USA)
#602 Current
#609 Echo of the Dunhuang
Escola Fabiana Ballet (Brazil)
#604 Pizzicato
Etoile Dance Academy (USA)
#601 Cherries from Chipollino
#608 Joys of Spring
Le Jeune Dance (USA)
#606 Two Cherries
MorningStar Dance Academy (USA)
#610 The Failed Heist
#603 Waltz
Pembroke Ballet (USA)
#605 La Finale
Encouragement Award
#430 Clara Soares De Miranda (Brazil)
Choreography Award & $500 Cash Prize
Andrea Astuto for choreographing "The Silent Gathering" #212