National Ballet Competition Winners 2026
Individual Competition 2026
Preparatory
Gold- Isla Duncan
Silver- Mina Terry
Bronze- Penelope Saldivar
Fourth (TIE)- Penelope Chu and Sylvia Hong
Fifth- Allie Greenstreet
Sixth (TIE)- Felipa Gjerrild and Giovani Saldivar
Seventh- Evangelina Burnhart
Eighth- Eden Silve
Junior
Gold- Shiqi Hui
Silver- Bryce Bernal
Bronze- Aubry Mason
Fourth- Penelope Miles
Fifth- Elsa Lisse
Sixth- Emmelina Ross
Seventh- Hadley Mook
Eighth- Harper Murphy
Ninth- Madeline Downs
Tenth- Audrey Hunsberger
Senior
Gold- Tessa Palmer
Silver- Madison Backstrom
Bronze- Elizabeth Kim
Fourth- Alexis Nelson
Fifth- Lily Mason
Sixth- Kayla Nelson
Seventh- Ruth Kwon
Eighth- Keira Green
Ninth- Zoe Johnson
Tenth- Abigail Larkin
Pre-Professional
Gold- Tatiana Chen
Silver- Elliot Jacob
Bronze- Julia Gluschuk
Fourth- Annabelle Kozsuch
Fifth- Alisa Zakovics
Sixth- Anya Henry
Seventh- Dana Riley
Eighth- Eva Hayde
Ninth- Alexandra Steeprow
Tenth- Faith Garrett
Ensemble Competition 2026
Classical Pas de Deux/Small Ensembles
Gold- Coppelia Pas De Deux
Silver- What Lurks in the Shadows
Bronze- La Fille Mal Gardee Pas de Deux
Fourth- Empty Space
Fifth- La Vivandiere Excerpts
Large Ensembles
Gold- Grand Pas from La Fille Mal Gardee
Silver- The Awakening
Bronze- La Fille Mal Gardee Waltz
Fourth- La Esmeralda Pas de Siz
Fifth- Emergence
Other Awards 2026
Best Choreographer (Chosen by Jury)
Maeghan McHale and Isabella Torres
Outstanding School
Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts
Best Teacher
Davit Karapetyan
Jury Award of Encouragement (Chosen by Jury)
Crosley Carruthers, Penelope Saldivar, Giovanni Saldivar
Best Classical (Classical with the highest score)
Tatiana Chen
Best Contemporary (Contemporary with the highest score)
Shiqi Hui
Most Inspirational Performance (Chosen by Jury)
Aubry Mason for Me