Competition Program
New Ballet School’s competition program is led by School Director Linh Mai Le, winner of YAGP’s Outstanding Teacher Award in 2025. Mr. Le is a world renowned ballet coach with decades of experience in ballet competition. He has led students to win multiple international awards, including the Grand Prix at YAGP semi-finals and multiple medals in YAGP finals. The competition program is by invitation only. Students levels 4A and up may reach out to Emily Concordia at econcordia@newballet.com if they are interested in consideration for participation.
2025 - 2026 Competition Team
Dania Barrera, Alec Beaver, Kylie Chao, Myrin Conway, Nicholas Edwards, Ariel Futral, Noy Gelber, Isabel Higuera, Juliette Kipnis, Adelyn Lau, Daniel Lê, Joyce Liu, Anna Liu, Zoe Low, Millie Matyjasik, Payton Mazzuco, Brendan McGee, Cassandra Michaels, Odin Nguyen, Emma Perkins, Isaiah Sharratt, Rosie Speck, Roman Stelling, Dylan Tobias, Santiago Viecco, Shiyuan Wang, Mackenzie Welch, Rafael Wong-Solis, Lucas Xu, Elen aYap
Our Competition Philosophy
We believe that the process of preparing for a dance competition far outweighs the accolades that come with winning. We focus on growth, performance, teamwork, and individual achievement. We are proud of all of our participants, even more so for the support and camaraderie built throughout the competition process than for awards won. We ask our families to remember that competition is subjective, and that ballet, as an art form, may not always be judged in the same way by different viewers, judges, audiences or directors. Students who compete do so with their focus on the process of preparing for the performance opportunity provided, and with an eye on learning by performing in a unique and competitive environment.
November, 2025 Results - ADC IBC - san Fransicso
Elena Yap - Top 20 Junior Classical Division
Adelyn Lau - Top 24 Junior Contemporary Division
Daniel Le - 3rd place Senior Men’s Classical Division
Invitations to finals: Elena Yap, Dylan Tobias, Nicholas Edwards, Daniel Le
February, 2025 - YAGP SF Semi- Finals
Elena Yap- Top 24 Junior Classical Division
Daniel Le- Top 12 Senior Classical Division
Dylan Tobias - Top 12 Senior Classical Division
Nicholas Edwards - Top 24 Senior Classical Division
Dylan Tobias - Top 12 Senior Contemporary Division
Payton Mazzuco - Top 24 Senior Contemporary Division
2026 Nationals Results - ADC IBC - st. petersburg,Fl
Daniel Le - Top 10 Senior Male Division (Overall)
Dylan Tobias - Top 10 Senior Male Division (Overall)
