2019 Participants
Kyla Mathner
Alabama
City: Enterprise
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Surgical Physician Assistant
Talent: Dance (Contemporary Acrobatic) (This is Me, by The Greatest Showman)
Emma Broyles
Alaska
City: Anchorage
College Preference: Arizona State University, University of Alabama
Career Goals: Otorhinolaryngologist, Speech Language Pathologist
Talent: Vocal Performance (Quando M'en Vo', by Puccini )
Grace Zhang
Arizona
City: Chandler
College Preference: Stanford University
Career Goals: Cybersecurity
Talent: Viola (Élégie Opus 24, by Gabriel Faure)
Ciara Callicott
Arkansas
City: Little Rock
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Law Enforcement/Politics
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Glory , by John Legend )
Audrey Hsu
California
City: Cerritos
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), Harvard
Career Goals: Business Management
Talent: Chinese Dance (Imperial Jade, by Lin Niu)
Taryn Sebba
Colorado
City: Fort Collins
College Preference: Princeton University
Career Goals: Foreign Service
Talent: Musical Theatre ("Blue Skies", by Irving Berlin)
Kaitlyn Eddy
Connecticut
City: Simsbury
College Preference: Dartmouth
Career Goals: Communications
Talent: Baton Twirling
Taylor Richardson
Delaware
City: New Castle
College Preference: Towson University
Career Goals: Dance Movement Therapist, Psychology Doctorate
Talent: Modern Dance (We Won\'t Move, by Arlissa)
Katherine Lightfoot
Florida
City: Niceville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineer
Talent: Acro Dance (Footloose, by Kenny Loggins)
Savannah Stanley
Georgia
City: Rydal
College Preference: University of Georgia
Career Goals: International Business and Relations Specialist
Talent: Vocal Performance (In My Dreams, by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty)
Eden Chun
Hawaii
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Princeton
Career Goals: International Health Policy
Talent: Contemporary dance en pointe (Good Morning, by Minou Lallemand)
Grace Christensen
Idaho
City: Shelley
College Preference: Idaho State University
Career Goals: Violin Performance, Music Education
Talent: Fiddle Solo ("Compilation" , by Grace Christensen)
Dora Guo
Illinois
City: Vernon Hills
College Preference: Yale
Career Goals: Educational Administrator
Talent: Chinese Folk Dance (The Solitary Moon, by Lu Hao)
Erin Greising
Indiana
City: Elkhart
College Preference: Purdue University
Career Goals: Mechanical Engineering
Talent: Oboe solo (Two Fantasy Pieces, Romance, by Ennio Morricone)
Maya Shah
Iowa
City: Clive
College Preference: Georgetown
Career Goals: Neurosurgeon
Talent: Classical Kathak dance (Taal se taal mila, by A.R. Rahman )
Josie Albin
Kansas
City: Kingman
College Preference: The University of South Alabama
Career Goals: CEO
Talent: Weightlifting
Riley Fort
Kentucky
City: Hopkinsville
College Preference: University of Kentucky
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Vocal Performance (On My Own from Les Misérables, by Claude-Michel Schönberg)
Sarah Katherine McCallum
Louisiana
City: Farmerville
College Preference: Louisiana State University
Career Goals: History Professor / U.S. Senator
Talent: Vocal Performance (Climb Ev'ry Mountain, by Rodgers & Hammerstein)
Madison Jandreau
Maine
City: Caribou
College Preference: Bates
Career Goals: Doctor
Talent: Dance (Fire on Fire, by Sam Smith)
Kara Iwanowski
Maryland
City: Bel Air
College Preference: University of Miami
Career Goals: Professor of Music Theory
Talent: Piano Performance (Northern Lights, by Elizabeth Borowsky)
Mina Liang
Massachusetts
City: Amherst
College Preference: Williams College, Swarthmore College
Career Goals: Create a Social Enterprise
Talent: Violin and Ballet (Monti Czardas , by Vittorio Monti)
Brianna Patel
Michigan
City: Novi
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Business
Talent: Bollywood Dance (Aaja Nachle by: Sunidhi Chauhan, by Sonali Patel)
Mya Hillerud
Minnesota
City: Eagan
College Preference: Gustavus Adolphus
Career Goals: Geneticist
Talent: Piano (Irene Adler's Theme from the BBC Sherlock, by )
Lori Feng
Mississippi
City: Starkville
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Career Goals: Running a Social Enterprise
Talent: Piano (Fantaisie Impromptu Op. 66, by Frederic Chopin)
Zoe Billedo
Missouri
City: Ozark
College Preference: Drury University
Career Goals: Doctor, specifically I want to be a Neonatologist.
Talent: Dance (Still Feel., by Choreographer - Kaylee Mathiason)
Rachel Jakovac
Montana
City: Helena
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Politician
Talent: Pointe and Piano Fusion (Solfeggio, by C.P.E. Bach)
Hanna Pohlmann
Nebraska
City: Kennard
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Musical Theater Dance (Red, White and True, by Norbert Leo Butz & Kate Baldwin)
Stephanie Castrignano
Nevada
City: Henderson
College Preference: Arizona State University
Career Goals: Professional Dancer
Talent: Lyrical Dance (La Vie En Rose, by Stephanie Castrignano)
Julia Coryea
New Hampshire
City: Salem
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Chemical Engineering
Talent: Tap Dancing (Don't Stop Me Now , by Glee Cast, original; Freddie Mercury)
Gloria Tang
New Jersey
City: Jersey City
College Preference:
Career Goals: Musician/Business Executive
Talent: Voice-Soprano (Hark! The Ech'ing Air (from The Fairy Queen), by Henry Purcell)
Ashley Purcella
New Mexico
City: Albuquerque
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Green Design Architect/Urban Designer
Talent: Lyrical Dance en Pointe (Crystallize, by )
Alison Parish
New York
City: Bronx
College Preference: Princeton University
Career Goals: Cardiologist
Talent: Lyrical/Acro Dance (Deep in the Bottom (of Africa); Feeling Good, by Monique Bingham & Black Coffee; Nina Simone)
Grace Stanek
North Carolina
City: Asheville
College Preference: Wake Forest University
Career Goals: Business Executive
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Moments of Pleasure , by Kate Bush choreographed by Michele and Kelsey Lee)
Esofi Nunyi
North Dakota
City: West Fargo
College Preference: New York University
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Vocal Performance (“Hometown Glory”, by Adele )
Olivia Fosson
Ohio
City: Kitts Hill
College Preference: Oklahoma City University
Career Goals: Performer
Talent: Vocal Piece (Batti, Batti, o bel Masetto , by Mozart)
Evelyn Smith
Oklahoma
City: Oklahoma City
College Preference: Oklahoma City University
Career Goals: Become a Civil Rights Attorney.
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Rise Up, by Andra Day)
Sarah White
Oregon
City: Portland
College Preference: University of South Carolina
Career Goals: Chief Executive Officer
Talent: Tap Dance (Something Big, by Shawn Mendes)
Angelina Domenick
Pennsylvania
City: New Castle
College Preference: University of Pittsburgh
Career Goals: Pharmacist
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Haley Reinhart)
Bailey Campbell
Rhode Island
City: North Providence
College Preference: Sacred Heart University
Career Goals: Pediatric Physical Therapist
Talent: Dance (One and Only by Adele, by Choreographed by Jennifer Gillis)
Carsyn Leigh Barbary
South Carolina
City: Greenville
College Preference: Clemson University
Career Goals: Communications (Sports Broadcasting)
Talent: Jazz/Lyrical Dance (This Is Me (The Greatest Showman), by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Rachel Brady
South Dakota
City: Vermillion
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Major in Exercise Science
Talent: Baton Twirling (A Little Party Never Killed Nobody, by Fergie )
Madison Dochety
Tennessee
City: Tullahoma
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineering
Talent: Vocal Performance (A Million Dreams, by Benj Pasek)
Claire Zhou
Texas
City: Sugar Land
College Preference: Harvard College
Career Goals: Academia
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Thursday, by Jess Glynne)
Sarah Sun
Utah
City: Salt Lake City
College Preference: Cornell University
Career Goals: Social Entrepreneur
Talent: Piano (La Campanella, by Franz Liszt )
Olivia Lamphere
Vermont
City: Saint Albans
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Psychotherapist
Talent: Dance (To This Day, by Shane Koyczan)
Savannah Sides
Virginia
City: Leesburg
College Preference: The University of Alabama
Career Goals: Dermatologist
Talent: Dance-Jazz (Turn the Beat Around - Gloria Stephan, by Savannah Sides-Choreography)
Tayma Vanek
Washington
City: Colfax
College Preference: Southern Virginia University
Career Goals: High School Mental Health Counselor
Talent: Piano (Waterfall, by Jon Schmidt)
Anastasia Jones-Burdick
West Virginia
City: Huntington
College Preference: University of Mississippi
Career Goals: Physician with political aspirations
Talent: Musical Theater/Jazz Dance (Mad Hatter, by Linda Eder choreographed by Marlo Preston)
Amy Keane
Wisconsin
City: Waukesha
College Preference: Wheaton College
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Gymnastics/Dance (Work This Body, by Walk the Moon)
Hazel Homer-Wambeam
Wyoming
City: Laramie
College Preference: University of Wyoming
Career Goals: Musical Theatre Performer and Educator
Talent: Singing, Acting, and Dancing (Death is just around the Corner from The Addams Family the Musical, self-choreographed, by Andrew Lippa)
