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