Awards

2024

• 2024 Prix de Lausanne

  Carson Willey - Finalist

• 2024 YAGP

  Finals:

  2nd Place Classical Ensemble - Tarantella: Adrian Carabe-Peredo, David Consuegra, Sofía Durán Sánchez, Liam Grayson, Andrei Gronostayskiy, Yuliana Hryhorenko, Anita Kopzon, Maria Lopez Saldaña, Noe Lynds, Owen McCarroll, Kemani Murphy, Savva Patrushev, Charley Toscano, Jasmine Wong

  3rd Place Senior Division Men - Carson Willey

  3rd Place Duet/ Trios - Neapolitan Dance: Joseph Hwang & Jacob Shapiro

  Top 12 Classical Pas de Deux - Raymonda: Nikita Malaki & Maria Lopez Saldaña

  Top 12 Junior Division Men - Andrei Gronostayskiy
  
  Philadelphia Semi-Finals:

  Outstanding School Award

  Grand Prix - Carson Willey

  1st Place Senior Classical Men’s - David Consuegra
  3rd Place Senior Classical Men’s - Alden Smith

  1st Place Senior Classical Ladies - Noe Lynds

  1st Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - David Consuegra
  2nd Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - Phoenix Decker
  3rd Place Senior Contemporary Men’s - Alden Smith

  2nd Place Senior Contemporary Ladies - Noe Lynds

  1st Place Junior Classical Ladies - Sofia Durán Sanchez

  1st Place Junior Classical Men - Charley Toscano
  2nd Place Junior Classical Men - Savva Patrushev

  1st Place Small Ensemble - Raymonda: Maria Lopez, Nikita Malaki
  3rd Place Small Ensemble - Walpurgis Night: Alona Chorna, Anya Guletskaya, Olena Sarzhynska

  2nd Place Large Ensemble - Tarentella: Adrian Carabe-Peredo, David Consuegra, Sofía Durán Sánchez, Liam Grayson, Andrei Gronostayskiy, Yuliana Hryhorenko, Anita Kopzon, Maria Lopez Saldaña, Noe Lynds, Owen McCarroll, Kemani Murphy, Savva Patrushev, Charley Toscano, Jasmine Wong
  
  Pittsburgh Semi-Finals:

  The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Outstanding School Award

  1st Place Small Ensemble - Neapolitan Dance from Swan Lake
  1st Place Senior Male Classical & 2nd Place Contemporary - Jacob Shapiro
  3rd Place Senior Female Classical & Top 12 Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
  3rd Place Junior Classical - Tessa Palmer

  Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical & Contemporary - Alexandra Gronostaiskaya
  Top 12 Junior Classical - Alexis Nelson
  Top 12 Senior Female Classical & Contemporary - Kaela Backstrom

  Top 24 Junior Classical - Ella Gasser, Ellie Sidlow, Madison Backstrom
  Top 24 Junior Contemporary - Callie Bergson-Shilcock and Ella Gasser
  Top 24 Senior Classical - Julia Gluschuk, Annabelle Kozsuch, Dana Riley
  Top 24 Senior Contemporary - Annabelle Kozsuch, Dana Riley

• National Ballet Competition

  The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Best School

  The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Best Teacher

  1st Place Small Ensemble with Neapolitan Dance
  1st Place Large Ensemble with Classical Symphony
  3rd Place Large Ensemble with Fusion by Carlos Dos Santos
  4th Place Large Ensemble with Gravity by Roderick Phifer
  5th Place Large Ensemble with Dance with Umbrellas by Anastasia Babayeva

  1st Place Pre-Professional - Jacob Shapiro
  5th Place Pre-Professional - Lia Issakov

  4th Place Senior - Joseph Hwang
  6th Place Senior - Naomi Gasser
  7th Place Senior - Andrei Gronostaysiy
  8th Place Senior - Kaela Backstrom
  9th Place Senior - Alexis Nelson

  3rd Place Junior - Ella Gasser
  4th Place Junior - Madison Backstgrom
  7th Place Junior - Tessa Palmer
  8th Place Junior - Ellie Sidlow

  3rd Place Pre-Competitive - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
  5th Place Pre-Competitive - Bryce Bernal
  7th Place Pre-Competitive - Kayleigh Powell

• Jewels Festival

  Grand Prix Diamond Award - Andrei Gronostayskiy

  1st Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
  3rd Place Pre-Competitive Classical - Tessa Palmer & Madison Backstrom
  Top 5 Pre-Competitive Classical - Kayleigh Powell
  Top 12 Pre-Competitive Classical - Milena Sipman, Clara Ruday, & Alice Tian

  1st Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Madison Backstrom
  2nd Place Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Alexandra Gronostayskaya
  Top 5 Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Tessa Palmer
  Top 12 Pre-Competitive Contemporary - Alice Tian, Clara Ruday, Anna Huang, & Milena Sipman

  2nd Place Junior Classical - Naomi Gasser & Callie Bergson-Shilcock
  Top 5 - Ellie Sidlow & Ella Gasser
  Top 12 Junior Classical - Demiana Wahba, Juliette Stewart, Annabelle Kozsuch, Grace King, Hannah Diem, & Natalie Wozniak
  Top 24 Junior Classical - Isabella Coleman, Olivia Krapf, & Estelle Dzien

  1st Place Junior Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
  3rd Place Junior Contemporary - Juliette Stewart
  Top 5 Junior Contemporary - Ellie Sidlow, Callie Bergson-Shilcock, Ella Gasser, Grace King, & Annabelle Kozsuch
  Top 12 Junior Contemporary - Estelle Dzien, Demiana Wahba, Jade Moore & Natalie Wozniak

  3rd Place Junior Freestyle - Ava Mancuso

  2nd Place Senior Classical - Lia Issakov
  Top 5 Senior Classical - Kala Backstrom & Dana Riley
  Top 12 Senior Classical - Kylie Connell

  3rd Place Senior Contemporary - Kaela Backstrom
  Top 5 Senior Contemporary - Kylie Connell & Dana Riley

  1st Place Boys Classical & Contemporary - Joseph Hwang
  2nd Place Boys Classical - Bryce Bernal

  1st Place Classical Ensembles - Classical Symphony
  3rd Place Classical Ensembles - Dance with Umbrellas

  1st Place Contemporary Ensembles - Gravity
  2nd Place Contemporary Ensembles - Earth
  3rd Place Contemporary Ensembles - Fusion

  2nd Place Freestyle Ensemble - Pink Panther

• Universal Ballet Competition

  The Rock School for Dance | West Chester - Outstanding Classical Coach

  Legacy Award - Naomi Gasser

  1st Place Senior Competitive Classical - Naomi Gasser
  2nd Place Senior Competitive Classical - Kaela Backstrom
  4th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Anya Henry
  5th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Joseph Hwang
  10th Place Senior Competitive Classical - Annabelle Kozsuch

  8th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Anya Henry
  10th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Naomi Gasser
  13th Place Senior Competitive Contemporary - Joseph Hwang

  5th Place Senior Intermediate Contemporary - Jade Moore
  8th Place Senior Intermediate Contemporary - Isabelle Coleman

  8th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Tessa Palmer
  10th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Ellie Sidlow
  13th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Ella Gasser
  14th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Callie Bergson-Hilbert
  15th Place Junior Competitive Classical - Demiana Wahba

  1st Place Junior Competitive Ensemble - Classical Symphony

  8th Place Junior Intermediate Classical - Estelle Dzien
  10th Place Junior Intermediate Classical - Anna Huang

  6th Place Junior Intermediate Contemporary - Anna Huang
  8th Place Junior Intermediate Contemporary - Clara Ruday

  3rd Place Primary Competitive Classical - Bryce Bernal
  4th Place Primary Competitive Classical - Sasha Gronostayskaya
  5th Place Primary Competitive Classical - Kayleigh Powell

  1st Place Primary Competitive Ensemble - Earth

  9th Place Primary Intermediate Classical - Milena Sipman

  7th Place Primary Intermediate Contemporary - Milena Sipman

  1st Place Primary Intermediate Ensemble - The Pink Panther
  2nd Place Primary Intermediate Ensemble - Tarantella

2023

• Youth America Grand Prix - Semi-Finals - 2023

- Philadelphia - Outstanding Choreographer - Telmo Moreira “Yo”
- 2nd Place Jade Conner and Andrew Fleischner
- 1st Place Small Ensemble - Ava Ramirez & Manuel Morales
- 2nd Place Classical Junior Division - Sofia Sanchez
- 2nd Place Classical Junior Division Men’s - Owen McCarroll
- 1st Place Senior Classical & 3rd Place Contemporary - Jade Connor
- 1st Place Classical Senior Division Men’s - Manuel Morales
- 3rd Place Classical Senior Division Men’s - Mario Mery
- Boston - 2nd place Classical, 3rd place Contemporary - Milo Mills

• Youth America Grand Prix - Semi-Finals - 2022/23

- Philadelphia - Outstanding School Award - The Rock School
- 3rd place - small ensemble - Nick Garvey & Dakyung Lee
- 1st place - large ensemble - Men's ensemble
- 2nd Place - Jr contemporary - Ava Ramirez
- 1st Place - Jr classical - Ava Ramirez
- 3rd Place - Sr contemporary - Nick Garvey
- 2nd Place - Sr classical women - Sabrina Sierens
- 3rd Place - Sr classical men - Nick Garvey
- 2nd Place - Sr classical men - Yuki Hasada

• ADC IBC 2023

- 2nd place Classical - Emily McAllister
- 5th place Classical and 6th place Contemporary - Sabrina Sierens

2020

• Dance Teacher Award - Bo And Stephanie Spassoff

2019

• 2019 YAGP PHILA. SEMI-FINALS

- 13th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Outstanding Choreographer Award: Colby Damon
- 1st place Ensemble - Piazolla - Marcos, Angel, Cesar Ramirez
- Senior Grand Prix - Angel Ramirez

2018

• 2018 YAGP NYC FINALS

- Top 6 Contemporary Pas de Deux
- 1st place Ensemble

• 2018 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 13th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Grand Prix - Kaeli Ware
- 1st Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Mine Kusano
- 1st & 2nd Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Linyue Zhao
- 2nd Sr. Women's Classical - Rena Takahashi
- 1st Sr. Men's Classical - Brandon Rannalli
- 3rd Sr. Men's Clasical - Joel Johnson
- 1st Sr. Men's Contemporary - Jason Hsu
- 1st Jr. Women's Classical - Anna Turkington
- 2nd Jr Women's Classical & Contemporary - Ellie Iannotti
- 3rd place Men's Junior Classical Division

• 2018 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 2nd & 1st Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Maria Gabriela Gutierrez Aza
- Top 12 Sr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Kenna Gold

• 2018 WORCESTER YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 1st  & 2nd Jr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Emma Spillane

• 2018 BOSTON YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 3rd  & Top 12 Sr. Men's Classical & Contemporary - Damien Alexander Snow
- Top 12 Jr. Women's Classical & Contemporary - Brooke Wilson

• 2018 NEW YORK YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 3rd place Ensemble - Le Corsaire - Odalisque

2017

• 2017 YAGP NYC FINALS

- Top 12 Classical Pas de Deux
- 2nd place Ensemble

• 2017 US PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR PROGRAM

- 2017 US Presidential Scholar in Arts: Juliana Missano

- Distinguished Teacher: Robert Hodges, Director of Academics

• 2017 NATIONAL YOUNGARTS WEEK

- Finalist: Juliana Missano - Silver Medal

• 2017 MOSCOW IBC

- Luciano Perotto - Second Round 

• 2017 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 12th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Senior Age Division: Grand Prix Award - Luciano Perotto, Ian Bulack
- Classical Dance: 1st place - Carmella Casabella / 2nd place - Mine Kusano, Ava Elise Lofas

Top 12: Abigail Anthony, Ruka Karimata, Luciano Perotto, Anna Tateda, Casey Wallis, Erica Yeuh Wang, Abigail Joy Yoder, Kaylee McConeghy, Lucy Samuel, and Nicole Ostertag

- Contemporary Dance: 1st place - Carmella Casabella, Abigail Joy Yoder / 3rd place - Mine Kusano

Top 12: Abigail Anthony, Karen Humphrey, Ruka Karimata, Luciano Perotto, Casey Wallis, Erica Yeuh Wang, Ivana Sauza, Kenna Gold, and Nicole Ostertag

- Junior Age Division: Youth Grand Prix Award - Ellie Iannotti
- Classical Dance: 1st place - Teresa D'Ortone / 3rd place - Brooke Wilson

Top 12: Ellie Iannotti, Maria Gabriella Gutierrez Aza and Kendall Beauchamp

- Contemporary Dance: 2nd place - Teresa D'Ortone / 3rd place - Maria Gabriella Gutierrez Aza

- Ensemble: 1st place - Luciano Perotto and Casey Wallis, Carmella Casabella and Christian Gutierrez

- Outstanding Choreographer Award: Justin Allen, Ballet Master/Associate Director - The Rock School

• 2017 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- Senior Age Division: Grand Prix Award - Juliana Missano
- Ensemble: 1st place - Juliana Missano and Lucas Labrador

• 2017 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- Junior Age Division:
- Contemporary Dance: 2nd place - Abigail Fletcher 

2016

• 2016 YAGP NYC FINALS

- Mary Day Artistry Award - Julia-Rose Sherrill
- Top 8 Pas de Deux
- Top 8 Ensemble

• 2016 PHILADELPHIA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 11th Consecutive Outstanding School Award
- Outstanding Choreographer Award
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd place Women's Senior Classical Division
- 1st and 3rd place Women's Contemporary Division
- 1st and 2nd place in Men's Senior Classical Division
- 1st and 2nd place in Men's Senior Contemporary Division
- 1st place Women's Junior Classical Division
- 3rd place Men's Junior Classical Division
- Hope Award Pre-Competitive Age Division - Ellie Iannotti

• 2016 ATLANTA YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 1st place Women's Senior Classical Division
- Two Rock competitors - 3rd place Women's Contemporary

• 2016 SAN FRANCISCO YAGP SEMI-FINAL

- 2nd place Women's Senior Classical Division