2018 Participants
Jessica Yan
Arizona
City: Mesa
College Preference: University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Mathematics/Economics
Talent: Classical Vocal ("The Jewel Song" , by Charles Gonoud)
Katherine Beasley
Arkansas
City: Conway
College Preference: Oklahoma City University/ University of Alabama
Career Goals: Radio City Rockette and Lawyer
Talent: Tap Dance (It's Too Darn Hot, by Ann Miller)
Kimberly Marquez
California
City: Bakersfield
College Preference: UC Irvine or CSU Long Beach
Career Goals:
Talent: Ballet Variation (Variation from Paquita, by Petipa)
Mary Kate Paoli
Delaware
City: Newark
College Preference: Penn State University Park
Career Goals: Become a lawyer and make a difference in the world
Talent: Dance: Jazz/Contemporary (Feeling Good by Carolina Isabel , by Self-Choreographed)
Elizabeth Dutch
Georgia
City: Calhoun
College Preference: Florida State Univ. or Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Career Goals: Perform on Broadway
Talent: Vocal Performance (Forget About the Boy, by From the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Lauren Etzkorn
Illinois
City: Lisle
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: Physician / Surgeon
Talent: Science Demontration Monologue
Celeste Jupiter
Louisiana
City: New Orleans
College Preference: Unversity of Southern California
Career Goals: Sports Medicine Doctor
Talent: Dance (Infra 5, by Max Richter)
Elena Rippeon
Maryland
City: Westminster
College Preference: Duke, Johns Hopkins, or Auburn University
Career Goals: Neural Engineering
Talent: Clarinet (Weber Concertino, by Carl Maria von Weber)
Xiadi Zhai
Massachusetts
City: Boston
College Preference: Harvard University, Princeton University
Career Goals: Psychiatrist, Flight Surgeon
Talent: Piano Performance (Excerpt from Clair de Lune, by Claude Debussy)
Melanie Taylor
Michigan
City: Birmingham
College Preference: Columbia University
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Original Poetry (The Gracefully Erased, by Melanie Taylor)
Gianna Rucki
Minnesota
City: Lakeville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Business Administration and Public Relations
Talent: Speech (Technical Difficulties , by Gianna Rucki)
Abigail Musser
Mississippi
City: Starkville
College Preference: Georgia Institute of Technology
Career Goals: Environmental Engineer
Talent: Violin (Csardas, by V. Monti (edited by Richard Czerwonky))
Simeon Saub
Nebraska
City: Omaha
College Preference: University of Missouri Kansas City
Career Goals: Professional ballet dancer
Talent: Contemporary Pointe Dance (Athena Goddess of War, by Mary Lorraine Miller)
Caitlyn Boyd
New York
City: Hoosick Falls
College Preference: Undecided
Career Goals: Art Curator
Talent: Vocal/Theatrical Performance (On the Steps of the Palace, by Stephen Sondheim)
Laurel Reynolds
Oklahoma
City: Claremore
College Preference: University of Oklahoma
Career Goals: Physician for underserved Native Communities
Talent: Vocal (Astonishing , by Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein)
Jessika Nanez
Oregon
City: The Dalles
College Preference: University of Washington, University of Alabama
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Lyrical Jazz Dance (Warrior by Demi Lovato, by Kristi Maley )
Lauren Elledge
Pennsylvania
City: Washington Boro
College Preference: Pace University, Penn State University
Career Goals: musical theatre/deaf theatre performance
Talent: tap (Nobody (from Bandstand), by Lauren Elledge)
Jessie Miller
South Carolina
City: Lexington
College Preference: Vanderbilt University
Career Goals: International Business and use German
Talent: Singing (What Baking Can Do, by Sara Bareilles)
Leah Humble
Tennessee
City: Sevierville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Cultural analysis
Talent: Tap Dance (Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis)
Jana Osborne
Washington
City: Moses Lake
College Preference: University of Washington, Yale
Career Goals: Cyber Security Engineer
Talent: Jazz Dance (Jet Set, by Aaron Tveit & Company of the Original Cast of Catch Me If You Can)
Harriet Huang
Wisconsin
City: Brookfield
College Preference: BYU or University of Washington-Seattle
Career Goals: Dietitian Major, Dance Minor
Talent: Contemporary Dance (Old Skin by Ólafur Arnalds ft. , by Elise Bruk)
Ashlyn Braley
Wyoming
City: Buffalo
College Preference: Texas A&M
Career Goals: Veterinarian Chiropractor
Talent: Jazz Dance (Sparkling Diamonds, by Ashlyn Braley/Donna Grant)
