Results of XIII International Ballet Competition “Anna Pavlova 2026”
from The Hague, The Netherlands online
Grand Prix wasn't awarded
Special diploma for the youngest participant – Vodopolova Vasilisa (age 6) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Solo
Pre-competitive age group
Category “Anna Pavlova”
Sub-group B
Special prize for the performing of the dance of Anna Pavlova “Swan” – Bespalova Mariia (age 8) Tabarovskaya Ballet, Moscow, Russia
Pre-competitive age group:
Sub-group B
1 place Wangyinuo (age 8) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 96,09
2 place –-- is not awarded (*** 2 place is not awarded, because there is a big difference between the scores)
3 place Katia Sysoeva (age 8) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands – 90,75
Roxana Bakker (age 8) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,59
3 place, character dance category – Vasilisa Vodopolova (age 6) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,4
Diploma winner (4 place) – Laura Scheelbeek-Bedicova (age 7) - 89,09
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Diploma winner (5 place) – Elena de la Garza Alcibia (age 7) - 85,75
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Junior age group
Sub-group B
1 place (male) - Giovanni Saldívar (age 11) - 95,86
First State Ballet Theatre School - Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Giovanni Saldívar receives a special diploma “Hope Award” as a promising and expressive young dancer from the organizers of the IBC “Anna Pavlova 2026”
1 place: Penélope Saldívar (age9) First State Ballet Theatre School - Wilmington, Delaware, USA – 94,93
Yangyushu (age 9) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 94,69
Zhou Xi'ai (age 10) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 94,42
2 place: Antonina Krumova (age 11) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands – 91,85
Tala Pruitt (age 11) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands – 91,59
Wangyongxi (age 11) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 91,34
2 place, character dance category – Christina Kasyanova (age 11) - 91,92
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
2 place, lyrical solo category - Zoé Inés Armendáriz Rodríguez (age 10) - 91,72
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
3 place Zuoyingxin (age 11) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China – 90,5
Aurelia Boom (age 11) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,42
Arina Blokhina (age 9) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,41
Anna Landeck (age 10) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,17
*** There were no scores 92-93 in this group, but many participants got the scores in the diapason 91 and many – 90, so – these are 2 and 3 places
Diploma winner (4 place), character dance category – Anna Semagina (age 9) - 89,54
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Diploma winner (4 place), character dance category – Anna Landeck ((age 10) - 89,42
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Junior age group
Sub-group A (on pointe shoes)
1 place: --- is not awarded (*** There are no scores higher than 94)
2 place: Aleksandra Fateev (age 9) iAcademy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 92,75
2 place Isabelle Chernomorets (age 9) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 92,32
3 place: Eline Simons (age 10) Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands - 90,59
Diploma winner (4 place):
Aurelia Boom (age 11) - 89,92
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Karmen Azdajic (age 10) - 89,25
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Diploma winner (5 place):
Anna Semagina (age 9) - 87,42
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Middle age group
Sub-group B
1 place Liushuyu (age 12) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 95,34
2 place –-- is not awarded
3 place (male) Kareem Gutiérrez Mimendí (age 14) Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico - 90,72
3 place Nelly Topete (age 12) Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico - 90,07
Middle age group
Sub-group A (on pointe shoes)
1 place –-- is not awarded (*** There are no scores higher than 94)
2 place Meurou Sophia (age 13) 91,42
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Panka Klara Patkós (age 14) 91,07
Aleszja Popova Ballet Institute and Hungarian University of Dance, Hungary
3 place Hanna Amador Prado (age 14) 90,5
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Selena Dimitrova Boneva (age 12) 90
National school of Dance Art, Sofia, Bulgaria
Diploma winner (4 place) Sofia Khvoshchinskaia-Voitova (age 12) 89
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands
Ursula Möglich Mathiasen (age 14) 89
Sønderjyllands danseakademi, Sønderborg, Denmark
Diploma (without place) Songxinyi (age13) TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China - 84
Senior age group
Sub-group B
Diploma (without place)– Anna Huibregtse (age 15) 85,92
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague / Leiden, The Netherlands
*** There were no more contestants in sub-group B in Senior age group, so there were not possible to compare this dancer with the others
Senior age group
Sub-group A (on pointe shoes)
1 place Valentina Zavala Padilla (age 18) 94,5
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
2 place Chenjinglin (age 16) 93.59
TBB Ballet Art Center, Tianjin, China
3 place Mariana Esperanza Quintero da la Rosa (age 16) 90,5
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Professional age group
Sub-group A (on pointe shoes)
1 place Valentina Colmenarez (age 23) 96,25
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
*** This dancer was admitted to the competition, despite her age, as she has already participated in it several times and she is the only one professional performer.
Modern solo
Senior age group (male)
1 place –-- is not awarded
2 place –-- is not awarded
3 place - Andrés Tapia Garsia (age 17) 90,86
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Pas-de-deux
Middle age group
1 place “Harlequinade” 96,14
Taide Geraldine Huerta Sainz and Kareem Gutiérrez Mimendí (age 13 & 14)
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Kareem Gutiérrez Mimendí receives a special diploma "For the expressiveness” from the organizers of the IBC “Anna Pavlova 2026”
Senior age group
1 place –-- is not awarded
2 place ""Pas d’Esclave" 92,22
Mariana Esperanza Quintero de la Rosa and Andrés Tapia García (age 16 & 17)
A cademia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Andrés Tapia García receives a special diploma “For the partnering” from the organizers of the IBC “Anna Pavlova 2026”
Ensembles
Junior age group, 2 participants
1 place “My big brother” 94,08
Penélope and Giovanni Saldivar (age 9-11)
First State Ballet Theatre School - Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Senior / Professional age groups, 3 participants
Diploma winner “La Bamba” 89,22
Mariana Esperanza Quintero de la Rosa, Alejandra Maite Rodriguez, Laura MIchelle Martínez (age 16-20)
Academia de Danza Doris Topete, Guadalajara, Mexico
Pre-competitive / Junior age groups, 7 participants
1 place “Dwarfs” 95,09
Eline Simons, Aleksandra Fateev, Arina Blokhina, Anna Semagina, Karmen Azdajic, Elena de la Garza Alcibia,
Roxana Bakker (age 7-10)
Academy of Classical Russian Ballet, The Hague, The Netherlands