Our Achievements
Students of Ballet Institute test themselves against their pairs, and we are proud of their and our achievements.
YAGP
- 2nd Place in the pre-competitive classical category – Amelie Bott Suzuki – 2021. Finalist of the YAGP 2021.
- 3rd Place in pre-competitive contemporary – Amelie Bott Suzuki – 2021. Choreography “2nd set” by Amelie herself. Finalist of the YAGP 2021.
- Finalist of the YAGP 2021 int the pre-competitive classical category – Laura Lu
- Top 6 in Ensemble category – Russian Dance – 2021. Finalist of the YAGP 2021
- Finalist of the YAGP 2021 – Pas Des Sept Bohémiennes group dance
- Finalist of the YAGP 2021 in ensemble category – Parade group dance
- Top 12 in the contemporary category – Emerson Matiasevich -2021
- Top 12 in the pre-competitive contemporary category – Bianca Vezzali -2021
- Top 12 in the pre-competitive classical category – Hikari Oda – 2021
- Top 12 in the pre-competitive classical category – Mya Chmel – 2021
- Top 12 in the classical category – Scarlett Avila – 2021
- 1st Place in the pre-competitive classical category – Amelie Bott Suzuki – 2020
- 2nd place in Ensemble category 2020
- Top 6 in Small Ensemble category 2020
- Top 6 in Large Ensemble category – 2020. Finalist of the YAGP 2020 (canceled due to covid-19).
- Top 6 in Contemporary and Classical Categories – Jasmine van Zoest – 2018
WORLD BALLET ART GRAND PRIX, Canada
2021 Semi-finals. Nov 7. San Diego
Best Teacher Award: Egle Spokaite
Best Choreography Award: Amelie Bott-Suzuki & Renee Kester (Fly)
Classical. Group A
1st Place Award Bianca Vezzali
2nd Place Award Laura Lu
Group B
1st Place Award Emma Jacobs
2nd Place Award Scarlett Avila
3rd Place Award Emerson Matiasevich
3rd Place Award Nora Grace Nguyen (alumni of Ballet Institute)
Contemporary. Group A
1st Place Award Bianca Vezzali
Group B
1st Place Award Emmerson Matiasevich
2nd Place Award Emma Jacobs
- 1st place in classical category – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – San Diego, 2019
- 3rd place in contemporary category in the Finals – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – Niagara Falls, Canada, 2019
- 6th place in classical category Finals – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – Niagara Falls, Canada, 2019
- Bronze medal – Nora Nguyen – San Diego, 2018
- Jasmine and Pearl Van Zoests were the finalists of the World Ballet Competition.(WBC), 2018
GRASSE BALLET COMPETITION, France
- Nora Nguyen won the Silver medal at the Grasse Ballet Competition, Grasse (France) 2018
BARI BALLET COMPETITION, Italy
a.k.a. IBCDC “Domenico Modugno”
- 5th highest score amongst women, pre-competitive division – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2021
CALIFORNIA DANCE CLASSICS, CA
- Gold Medal in the Classical category for ages 8 and below – Anna Hay, age 6. – 2021, San Francisco
- Gold Medal in the National Character Dance category – Anna Hay, age 6. – 2021, San Francisco
- Silver Medal in Neoclassical category – Mya Chmel – 2021, San Francisco
- Silver medal in the classical category for ages 8 and below – Anna Hay – while Anna just turned 6 – 2020
- Mya Chmel – gold medal in Neoclassical category. 2020
ICON DANCE AWARDS
- 1st place in classical category (ages 5-7) – Anna Hay – 2021
- 2st place in Youth Classical category – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2021
- 2st place in Youth Contemporary category – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2021
- “Judges Oustanding Performance” – Amelie Bott-Suzuki (Flames of Paris) – 2021
- 4th place in the Young Choreographers category – Amelie Bott Suzuki with her second choreography “No.2” – 2020
US PRIX DE BALLET, CA
- 1st place in classical category – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2020
- 2nd place in contemporary category – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2020
- Top 10 – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2020
- Silver medal – Andie Isidro – 2018
WORLD BALLET COMPETITION, FL
2018
Finalist: Jasmine Van Zoest
Finalist: Pearl Van Zoest
VILNIUS BALLET COMPETITION, Lithuania
- Nora Nguyen won the Gold Medal at Vilnius International Ballet competition, 2017
- Amelie Bott-Suzuki won the Bronze Medal at Vilnius (Lithuania) International Ballet competition, 2017
SCHOLARSHIPS / AWARDS
- FREED of London Cash Prize – Anna Hay (California Dance Classics, San Francisco, 2021)
- Scholarship to Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer intensive 2020 – Amelie Bott-Suzuki
- Scholarship from Ballet West for the summer intensive – Amelie Bott-Suzuki – 2020
- A&A Ballet Scholarship award for Excellence – Amelie Bott-Suzuki, 2020
- Full scholarship to SAB Summer Intensive in NYC and Irvine, CA in 2017 and 2018 – Andie Isidro
