Awards and Medals

VKDCNY students have won numerous awards at renowned international ballet competitions:

American Ballet Competition

Whitney Jensen, Gold Medal 2005

Boston International Ballet Competition

Alicia Fotino, Silver Medal 2011

Maggie Horowitz, Bronze Medal 2011

Hannah Park, Bronze Medal 2011

Dance Educators of America

Ensemble, Gold Medal 2006

Korean International Ballet Competition

Whitney Jensen, Gold Medal 2007

New Jersey Ballet Competition

Maggie Horowitz, Gold Medal 2007

Nina Medvinskaya, Silver Medal 2008

Seoul International Ballet Competition

Aynsley Inglis, finalist 2010

Hannah Park, finalist 2011

Sochi Ballet Competition

Veronika Verterich, Bronze Medal 2010

Tanzolymp- International Dance Festival

Alicia Fotino, Bronze Medal 2011

Sarah Steele, Gold Medal 2011

Ensemble, Bronze Medal 2011

Varna International Ballet Competition

Whitney Jensen, Grand Prix 2008*

World Ballet Competition

Whitney Jensen, Gold Medal 2007

Youth American Grand Prix

Skylar Brandt, Silver Medal 2004

Alicia Fotino, Grand Prix 2009

April Giangeruso, Grand Prix 2006

Maggie Horowitz, Silver Medal 2007

Whitney Jensen, Grand Prix 2005; Gold Medal 2005; Silver Medal 2007

Veronika Verterich, Silver Medal 2009

Ensemble, Gold Medal 2006

VKDCNY student Sarah Steele in Diana and Acteon

*First American in the history of the competition to be awarded this great honor