The Harid Conservatory : Alumni Awards

Alumni Awards

Achievement Awards

National and International Prizes

New York International Ballet Competition
2005: Bronze Medal—Hanae Seki (Tulsa Ballet)

Youth America Grand Prix—National Finals
2007: Regional Grand Prix Winner and National Finalist—Mariko Oriyama (Maki Ballet, Japan)
2005: Silver Medal, Men’s Division—Gleidson Vasconcelos (freelance dancer)
2001: Grand Prix—Bo Busby (Boston Ballet);
Outstanding Choreographer Award—Mark Godden for Taal;
Second Prize—Kate Brezovsky
2000: Outstanding School Award—HARID;
Grand Prix—Leyla Fayyaz (journalist-FOX News);
First Prize—Elizabeth McGrath (soloist, Ballet West);
Best Male Dancer—Bo Busby (Boston Ballet)

Prix de Lausanne International Ballet Competition
1997: Professional Prize—Lyn Tally (former soloist, Boston Ballet)
1996: Hope Prize—Marcelo Gomes (principal, American Ballet Theatre)

Princess Grace Award
1992: Riolama Lorenzo (principal, Pennsylvania Ballet)
(Unfortunately, because HARID is a tuition-free school, its students are no longer eligible for Princess Grace Awards, which are limited specifically to tuition awards.)

Helsinki International Ballet Competition
1991: Gold Medal, Junior Division—Pollyana Ribeiro (former principal dancer, Boston Ballet)

HARID supports the following international ballet competitions by offering scholarships to prizewinners: Prix de Lausanne, Japan Grand Prix, and Youth America Grand Prix.

Student Recognition Awards

Fred Lieberman Award for Excellence
Given in Honor and Memory of Fred Lieberman (1923—2008), HARID’s Founder and Benefactor, in Recognition of Outstanding Academic Achievement, Exceptional Artistic Accomplishment, and Exemplary Student Leadership.

1992: Craig Sanok (Ballet Jorgen)
1993: April Grimes
1994: Marcelo Gomes (principal, American Ballet Theatre)
1995: Penny Saunders (Hubbard Street Dance Chicago)
1996: James Sofranko (soloist, San Francisco Ballet)
1997: Andrea Gerz (Sarasota Ballet of Florida)
1998: Meredith Webster (Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet)
1999: Heidi Dollinger
2000: Alexander Andreyev (Essen Ballet)
2001: Bo Busby (Boston Ballet)
2002: Kate Brezovsky
2003: Jennifer Drake (Cincinnati Ballet)
2004: Lydia Lanier
2005: Hanae Seki (Tulsa Ballet)
2006: Chelsea Gauthier
2007: Chelsea Adomaitis (apprentice, Pacific Northwest Ballet)
2008: Paige Nyman
2009: Paige Nyman

Jeannot B. Cerrone Award
Given in Honor and Memory of Jeannot B. Cerrone (1912—1991), HARID’s Founding Managing Director of Dance, for Excellence in Dance Performance

1991: Pollyana Ribeiro (former principal dancer, Boston Ballet)
1992: Craig Sanok (Ballet Yorgen)
1993: Riolama Lorenzo (principal, Pennsylvania Ballet)
1995: Marcelo Gomes (principal, American Ballet Theatre)
1997: James Sofranko (soloist, San Francisco Ballet)
1999: Kathleen Breen Combes (principal, Boston Ballet)
2000: Leyla Fayyaz & Simone Messmer (American Ballet Theatre)
2001: Elizabeth McGrath (soloist, Ballet West)
2003: Matthew Adamczyk (Joffrey Ballet Chicago)
2004: Mehri Lynn Paydar
2005: Gleidson Vasconcelos
2008: Koto Ishihara (apprentice, San Francisco Ballet) & Francisco Preciado (San Jose Ballet)
2009: Fernando Duarte & Sun Jia

Rudolf Nureyev Education Fellowship
Generously funded by the Rudolf Nureyev Dance Foundation

2001: Bridgett Zehr (principal, National Ballet of Canada) and Jonathan Dummar (Joffrey Ballet Chicago)
2002: Amanda Green (Royal Winnipeg Ballet) and Matthew Adamczyk (Joffrey Ballet Chicago)
2003: Megan Gray (Boston Ballet) and James Clark (Royal Danish Ballet)
2004: Gleidson Vasconcelos (freelance dancer)
2005: Isadora Loyola (American Ballet Theatre) and Adam Still (Ballet Idaho)
2006: Morgana Cappellari (Sao Paulo Companhia de Danca, Brazil) and Beth Ann Maslinoff (Dance Alive)
2007: Christophor Moulton (Colorado Ballet Studio Company) and Francisco Preciado (San Jose Ballet)
2008: José Pereira (trainee, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre) and Mahallia Ward