UPDATE: Bravo! Congratulates Australian dancer Aaron Smyth on his Gold Medal!


Additional medals awarded included:

Males
Yuma Kozuki from Japan and Hong Tao Lin from China were awarded Silver medals and share CDN $6,600.  No bronze medals were awarded.

Females
Chelsea Andrejic from Australia and Nicole Ciapponi from Canada (Surrey, BC) were awarded Silver medals and share CDN $6,600.
Ya Xuan Xu from China and Alexandra Bertram from Canada (Calgary, AB) were awarded Bronze medals and share and CDN $4,400.


Two inaugural awards were presented on stage at the Four Seasons Centre in honor of the Competitions North American debut:

The Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Award for Theatricality

The inaugural The Theatricality Award is awarded to the candidate showing the most 'theatricality' in performing Canadian choreographer Sabrina Matthews' commissioned piece.   This is a unique award because it is open to all candidates, not just the Finalists.  Sabrina Matthews chose the recipient who receives a CDN $1,000 bursary.

The winner of the Sandra Faire & Ivan Fecan Award for Theatricality is Canada's Nicole Ciapponi.

Chelsea Andrejic, Australia
Alexandra Bertram, Canada
Jasmine Brown, USA
Nicole Ciapponi, Canada
Yuki Hirota, Japan
Ariele Ribeiro, Brazil
Nana Shimada, Japan
Liana Vasconcelos, Brazil
Madeleine White, Australia
Ya Xuan Xu, China
Andrea Yorita, USA
Jack Bertinshaw, Australia
Jarrad Cramp, Australia
Yuma Kozuki, Japan
Hong Tao Lin, China
Aaron Smyth, Australia

"The Gold medal is only awarded when a candidate demonstrates exceptional technical skills, an innate response to music, outstanding performance qualities and charisma," said Dame Antoinette Sibley, DBE, President of the Royal Academy of Dance who is presenting the Genée International Ballet Competition for the first time in North America.