Past Recital Awards

Special Award Recipients by Year

2026 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Students - 10 & younger
Ballet - Fiona Giddings
Tap - Sayla Goodemoot
Jazz - Annabelle Rutherford

Most Improved Students - 11 & Older
Ballet - Renee Claxton
Tap - Lillian Schmitz
Jazz - Meryl Shuman

Most Improved Class
10 & Younger - "Witch Doctor"
Rayla Allcorn, Phoebe Fraza, Darcy Giddings, Audrey Goyette,

Millie Penza, Meadow Strandloff, Ava Thigpin, Abigail Walker, Anna Zukoff

11 & Older - "Happy Radio"
Magie Bennett, Hailey Conroy, Emerson Friske, Fiona Giddings,

Alyssa Good, Sayla Goodemoot, Kaylin Hayden, Lillian Jones,

Meryl Shuman, Edith Stanislav, Chloe Williamson

2025 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Students - 10 & younger
Ballet - Maggie Bennett
Tap - Hailey Conroy
Jazz - Sydney Thigpin

Most Improved Students - 11 & Older
Ballet - Olivia Fujiwara
Tap - Charlotte Jones
Jazz - Claire Richardson

Most Improved Class
10 & Younger - "I'm In Love With A Monster"
Rozlyn Boston, Lorali Boston, Hailey Conroy, Fiona Giddings
Lillian Jones, Emma Smith, Edith Stanislav, Sydney Thigpin, Chloe Williamson

11 & Older - "Red Football"
Summer Bennett, Olivia Fujiwara, Ella Maxwell,

Alaina Schwing, Isabelle Tratechaud

2024 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Students - 10 & younger
Ballet - Lillian Jones
Tap - Olivia Fujiwara
Jazz - Lillian Schmitz

Most Improved Students - 11 & Older
Ballet - Annelise Hull
Tap - Shaena Rock
Jazz - Renee Claxton

Most Improved Class
10 & Younger - "Virginia Bluebell"
Rozlyn Boston, Delaney Giddings, Emerson Friske, Annelise Hull,
Lillian Jones, Lillian Schmitz, Edith Stanislav

11 & Older - "California Gurls"
Avery Boyd, Elena Edwards, Claire Richardson, Izabelle Semaan

2023 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Isabelle Tratechaud
Tap - Charlotte Barris
Jazz - Kaiah Lapka

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Peyton Wheeler
Tap - Gabrielle Jeziorski
Jazz - Sophia Bays

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Baby I'm A Star"
Summer Bennett, Macey Biggers, Gabriella Giannandrea, Kaiah Lapka,

Brennan Larson, Ella Maxwell, Alaina Schwing,

Isabelle Tratechaud, Joslyn Verlarde,

Senior - "Disco Pop"
Evelyn Bays, Olivia Bigelow, Nicolette Lulgjuraj, Shaena Rock.

Isabella Schwing, Kennedy Thompson, Adrianna Vulaj

2022 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Abigail Lynn
Tap - Ella Maxwell
Jazz - Alaina Schwing

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Josie Behnke
Tap - Madison Gorski
Jazz - Ariana Tratechaud

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Heartbeat Drumbeat"
Charlotte Barris, Arianna Bays, Alyssa Good, Amelia Vulaj

Senior - "It's Not A Game"
Sophia Bays, Layne Biggers, Madison Gorski, Xander Martin, Natalia Vujic

2021 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Ella Maxwell
Tap - Amelia Vulaj
Jazz - Summer Bennett

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Addison Wisniewski
Tap - Sydney LeButt
Jazz - Xander Martin

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Welcome To The Show"
Evelyn Bays, Olivia Bigelow, Nicolette Lulgjuraj, Claire McAlear,

Maybe McKenney, Shaena Rock, Alaina Schwing, Blakely Suzio,

Kennedy Thompson, Marley Tobin, Ariana Tratechaud, Adrianna Vulaj

Senior - "Dancin' Fool"
Sophia Bays, Layne Biggers, Madison Gorski,

Sydney LeButt, Nevaeh Machnak, Xander Martin, Ava McLouth

2020 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Ariana Tratechaud
Tap - Jacob Strauch
Jazz - Joslyn Velarde

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Ella Hendry
Tap - Xander Martin
Jazz - Layne Biggers

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Artist's Life"
Charlotte Barris, Summer Bennett, Annabelle Cuddeback,

Gabriella Giannandrea, Alyssa Good, Vivian Guenzel, Izabelle Semaan

Senior - "Moon Girl"
Sophia Bays, Layne Biggers, Madeline Librock, Claire McAlear

Ava McLouth, Elise Strauch, Gracyn Thomas, Sofia Tortoriello

2019 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Abby Wigton
Tap - Blakely Suzio
Jazz - Claire McAlear

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Elizabeth Park
Tap - Liana Petrous
Jazz - Natalia Vujic

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Devil With The Blue Dress"
Sophia Bays, Layne Biggers, Madeline Librock,

Nevaeh Machnak, Kate McElmurryElise Strauch

Senior - "Where They From"
Abigail Colone, Lauren Jackson, Angelina Maruskin,

Ellie McPhee, Elizabeth Park, Megan Rutherford

2018 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Shaena Rock
Tap - Marley Tobin
Jazz - Blakely Suzio

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Lauren Jackson
Tap - Julia Seng
Jazz - Mackenzie Stauss

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Shake A Tail Feather"
Evelyn Bays, Macey Biggers, Alaina Schwing, Marissa Tobin

Senior - "Espana Cani"
Abigail Colone, Alexis Cornett, Katie Green, Lauren Jackson, Angelina Maruskin, Ellie McPhee, Elizabeth Park, Megan Rutherford, Mackenzie Stauss, Abigail Werner

2017 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Layne Biggers
Tap - Madeline Librock
Jazz - Elizabeth Park

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Bianca Zaguroli
Tap - Logan Yeatman
Jazz - Hannah Shore

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Pump Up The Volume"
Sofia Allen, Emma Chelsea, Sasha Pavlak, Avery Seltenright, Gracyn Thomas

Senior - "Anyway You Want It"
Elizabeth Bobr, Lucy George, Deanna Karagiorgos, Morgan Papke,

Hannah Shore, Chloe Warner, Logan Yeatman, Bianca Zaguroli

2016 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Angelina Maruskin
Tap - Cicely Troger
Jazz - Alexis Mosher

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Mykaila Small
Tap - Apryl-Mae McDiarmid
Jazz - Logan Yeatman

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Parade of The Tin Soldiers"
Josie Behnke, Olivia Bigelow, Madison Cornett, Claire Dougherty,

Nicolette, Lulgjuraj, Claire McAlear, Aida Machuca, Sophia Machuca, Isabella Schwing,

Blakely Suzio, Ariana Tratechaud, Taylor Vogel, Adrianna Vulaj

Senior - "Delirious"
M.J. Capra, Marcus Heilborn, Olivia Hubbell, Hannah Rohrer

2015 Special Award Recipients

Most Improved Junior Students
Ballet - Abigail Colone
Tap - Mackenzie Stauss
Jazz - Adrienne Shook

Most Improved Senior Students
Ballet - Elizabeth Bobr
Tap - Natalie Heywood
Jazz - Payton Leo

Most Improved Class
Junior - "Let It Go Winter Waltz"
Natalie Dykstra, Alyssa Harwood, Ella Hendry, Aspen Jacobsen, Faith Lapham,

Molly Marino, Kate McElMurry, Alexis Mosher, Danielle Pop, Aryana Ryeson,

Adrienne Shook, Catie Thornton, Lizzie Thornton, Ava Tratechaud, Addison Wisniewski

Senior - "Pencil Full of Lead"
Olivia Caramagno, Jessica Dillon, Florence Fachou, Franchesca Fachou, Peyton Hall,

Jessica Heath, Natalie Heywood, Maya Petrous, Julia Seng, Mykaila Small