ARB ACHIEVEMENTS

The Academy of Russian Ballet takes great pride in the accomplishments of its students. In seventeen years, ARB students have achieved more than any other studio in the local area. Read through the list below and see what our students are accomplishing and where ARB can take your child!

Competition Achievements

 

Youth America Grand Prix

  • 2024 Outstanding Teacher - Yuri & Jasmine Nikitenko
  • 2023 Outstanding School
  • 2022 Outstanding Teacher - Yuri & Jasmine Nikitenko
  • 2021 Outstanding Teacher - Yuri & Jasmine Nikitenko
  • 2020 Outstanding Teacher - Yuri & Jasmine Nikitenko
  • 2019 Outstanding Teacher - Yuri & Jasmine Nikitenko
  • NYC Finals (Pre-Comp/Jr/Sr Division)
  • Tampa Finals (Pre-Comp/Jr/Sr Division)
  • Tampa Finals, Sr Women Final Round
  • Hope Award, Philadelphia
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd Classical & Contemporary (Pre-comp/Jr/Sr)
  • 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place Ensembles
  • Top 6
  • Top 12 (2007-2024) Classical & Contemp, all Divisions
  • Top 24 (2007-2024) Classical, all Divisions
  • European Festival 2021 Invitations
  • NYC Intensive invitations

World Ballet Grand Prix

  • Mongolia, Gold Medal
  • NYC, Grand Prix, Silver Medal
  • Bronze Medal, Jury Award of Encouragement
  • Invitations to Korea semi-finals
  • Invitations to Moscow International Finals

Washington DC Grand Prix

  • 2021-2024  Honored Teacher Award
  • Grand Prix
  • Youth Star Award
  • Outstanding Artistry Award
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd place
  • Top 12 in all divisions

Jewels Festival

  • Outstanding Teacher
  • Outstanding School
  • Diamond Award/Frand Prix
  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd place in All Divisions
  • Top 12 in All Divisions

Easton International Ballet Competition

  • 1st place and 3rd place

World Ballet Arts Competition

  • 2nd place Classical
  • 2nd place Contemporary
  • Outstanding School 2019 Bad Krozingen, Germany
  • Outstanding School 2017 Bad Krozingen, Germany
  • 2013, 2017, 2018 Dance Triumph Competition

International Ballet School Full Year/Summer Program Invitations

  • The Bolshoi Ballet Academy - Moscow (5)
  • Vaganova Ballet Academy Summer Program - Russia
  • John Cranko School of the Stuttgart Ballet - Germany (2)
  • John Cranko Schule - Summer Intensive - Germany
  • John Cranko Schule - November Intensive - Germany
  • Dutch National Ballet School - Summer Intensive - Amsterdam
  • European School of Ballet - Amsterdam
  • Palucca University for Dance Dresden - Germany
  • Alberta Ballet School - Canada
  • Royal Ballet School Associate Program - London
  • Royal Ballet School Summer Program - London
  • Full Scholarship/Ballettschule Theatre Basel - Switzerland
  • Universal Ballet Academy - Seoul, Korea
  • Academie Princess Grace - Monaco
  • Lavrovsky Choreographic Academy - Moscow
  • Tring Park School for the Performing Arts - England
  • National Youth Ballet of Great Britain

Invitations to U.S. Ballet Full Year & Summer Programs

  • John Cranko Summer Intensive: NYC & CT (with Scholarship)
  • Martha Graham School, NYC
  • Bolshoi Ballet Academy SI, NYC & CT (with Scholarship)
  • Kirov Academy of Ballet: Summer Intensive & Full Year (with Scholarship)
  • American Ballet Theatre Summer (with Scholarship)
  • The Rock School for Dance Education (with Scholarship)
  • School of American Ballet
  • Orlando Ballet School Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Houston Ballet Academy Summer Intensive
  • Texas Ballet Theatre Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Next Generation Ballet/Patel Conservatory (with Scholarship)
  • Richmond Ballet Trainee Program
  • Richmond Ballet Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • HARID Conservatory (with scholarship)
  • HARID Conservatory Merit/Talent Scholarship
  • Ballet West Summer Intensive (with Scholarship)
  • Kaatsbaan Summer Program
  • Ballet Austin Summer Program
  • Miami City Ballet Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Ellison Ballet Summer Program & Full Year PTP program
  • Irina Dvorovenko/Maxim Beloserkovsky Summer Intensive
  • University of Utah Ballet Department/Ballet West Trainee position
  • Joffrey Ballet Summer Intensive (with Scholarship)
  • Joffrey Ballet Traineeship
  • Joffrey Ballet/Bolshoi Academy, Moscow Exchange Program
  • Bossov Ballet Theatre Summer Intensive
  • Alvin Ailey School Summer Program (Full Scholarship)
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem Summer Intensive (Full Scholarship)
  • Boston Ballet School Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Washington Ballet Summer Intensive (with Scholarship)
  • Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre "Company Experience" Program
  • Nutmeg Conservatory Summer Program (with Scholarship)
  • Nutmeg Conservatory Academic Program (with Scholarship)
  • Butler University Ballet Department Summer Program
  • University of Oklahoma Ballet Dept Summer (Full Scholarship)
  • Invitation to perform with Classical Ballet of Fredericksburg
  • Dance Theatre of Harlem Kennedy Center Outreach
  • Central PA Youth Ballet Summer Program
  • ArtEmotion by Ballet West Summer Intensive
  • "Best Performing Arts in Prince William County" 2008, 2009
  • The Governor's School of Virginia Summer in the Arts

Professional Company Contracts/Placements

  • Stuttgart Ballet, Germany
  • Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
  • Golden State Ballet
  • Georgia Ballet
  • Savannah Ballet Theatre
  • Richmond Ballet
  • City Ballet of San Diego

College and University Dance Program Acceptances

  • University of Oklahoma
  • Boston Conservatory
  • Butler University
  • University of Utah
  • James Madison University
  • Indiana University
  • Point Park University
  • Marymount Manhattan University
  • Radford University
  • Christopher Newport University
  • George Mason University
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Brenau University
 

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