2023 Spotlight Semifinalists

Acting

Anaiya Asomugha*
Cassidy May Benullo
Jesse Brasler
Noella Egelsee
Henry Erhard
Emily Gorin
Alexis Helmer
Giovanna Martinez
Micah MikoLevine
Rebekah Raphling
Ana Rodriguez
Marielle Rose
Mae Ryness
Elim Uraimov

Ballet

Emma Chen
Aimee Cho
Calder Feinstein
Alfredo-Totocani Garcia*
Julianna Hatton
Pavel Kulev
Madeleine Lee
Michelle Lu
Fiona Poth
Clara Riggs
Stella Stulik
Preston Walker
Haven Anneliese Ward
Towako Wunsch

Classical Instrumental

Em Ellis
Anais Feller
Ariana Kim
Subin Kim
David Kwon
Calene Lee
Kristine Lu
Jessica O'Brien
Alvin Wang
Kyle Yeung*
Joseph Yoo
Helaine Zhao
Chunyi Zhou

Classical Voice

Asher Bartfeld
Allen Cai
Victoria Curet*
Jaxson Glowacki
Madison Heinle
Grace Huynh
Michaela Lau
John Leslie
Ryan Liddy
Callie Pyken
Felicity Robles
Viveka Saravanan
Nakshatra Srinivasan
Genevieve Velarde

Dance

Sammi Chung
Ayanna Dowell
Dakotah Faunteroy
Avery Hall
Annabel Kohn
Ivy Lanhardt
Andrea Martínez
Mallory McKenna
Christine Ng
Sage Reeves
Megan Reta*
Isabella Silva
Rianne Thomas
Lila Tsang
Luciana Vun

Jazz Instrumental

Keilani Akina Bolhuis
Aiden Daneshrad
Charles French
Max Gilbert
Garrett Khatchaturian
Jordan Klein
Taylor Lee
Jack Lieberman*
Joseph Mintz
Ian Shin
Quinn Sims
Stellan Swanlund
Nathan Tatsuta
Daniel Wijedasa

Non-Classical Voice

Aria Gunn
René Harris*
Lexi Hoek
Giovanna Martinez
Helen Martinez
Ruby Moncrieff-Karten
Maxine Park
Joan Park
Kennedy Percival
Sophie Pollono
Bradyn Prisand
Callie Pyken
Jassir Rivera
Drew Tillman

*Honorable Mention

2023 Merit Awards

Acting

Amalia Goshtigian
Philly Kang
Itzel Meza-Ruiz
Joseph Morgan
Grace O’Neil
Zoe Parker
Bradyn Prisand
Addie Schumacher
Emerson West
George Zemla

Ballet

Luke Alcaraz
Tatum Bolton
Josephine Chung
Mai Ishiyama
Ivy Lanhardt
Addison Leitch
Salvatore Lodi
Paige Minton
Jacqueline Navarrete
Hayley Winslow

Classical Instrumental

Hannah Cho
Galileo Skye
Chrisman Caro
Ian Fleck
Ashley Interiano
Mira Kardan
Lucie Kim
Minjae (Jaden) Kim
Hannah Webb
Zheng Hua Xia
Kailey Yun

Classical Voice

Mia Baron
Trinity Dela Cruz
Melanie Juniel
Samara Kohne
Danny Mendieta
Joon-Hyung Noh
Eliza Tait
Sophia Thompson
Lavinia Watkins
Jeffrey Yang

Dance

Junxin Chen
Ryan Edge
Devin Glass
Madeleine Lee
Mia Lopez
Paige Minton
Jaden Mooney
Kaitlyn Ortega
Madison Ortega
Tyler Washington

Jazz Instrumental

Devan Aguirre
Michael Blasi
Julian Chiu
Andrew Doerr
Cruz Anthony Herrera
Ariel Meron
Allie Molin
Maxwell Rubin
Luciano Soriano
Lia Tompkins

Non-Classical Voice

Sophie Beck
Maya Bishop
Chloe Cruz
Anna Lisa Gnielinski
Cole Kaller
Keegan McGowan
Desirae Montoya
Candace Porter
Mia Rivera
Eden Wright