2019 Participants
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: MIT
Career Goals: Cybersecurity
Talent: Viola (Élégie Opus 24, by Gabriel Faure)
Ciara Callicott
Arkansas
City: Little Rock
College Preference: Vanderbilt
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 (River Goddess, by Ling Jin)
Taryn Sebba
Colorado
City: Fort Collins
College Preference: University of Oxford
Career Goals: State Department, UN, or Embassy
Talent: Musical Theatre ("Blue Skies", by Irving Berlin)
Taylor Richardson
Delaware
City: New Castle
College Preference: Spelman college
Career Goals: Dance Movement Therapist, Psychology Doctorate
Talent: Dance (, by Jessie J)
Savannah Stanley
Georgia
City: Rydal
College Preference: University of Georgia
Career Goals: International Business
Talent: Musical Theatre (Journey to the Past from Anastasia , by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty)
Eden Chun
Hawaii
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Ballet Variation (, by Marius Petipa staged by Minou Lallemond)
Grace Christensen
Idaho
City: Shelley
College Preference: Utah State University
Career Goals: Violin Performance, Music Education
Talent: Fiddle Solo (Compilation , by Grace Christensen)
Dora Guo
Illinois
City: Vernon Hills
College Preference: Barnard College
Career Goals: Public Policy
Talent: Chinese Folk Dance (The Solitary Moon, by Lu Hao)
Maya Shah
Iowa
City: Clive
College Preference: Duke
Career Goals: Neurosurgeon
Talent: Classical Kathak dance (Taal se taal mila, by A.R. Rahman )
Josie Albin
Kansas
City: Kingman
College Preference: Liberty University
Career Goals: Business and Digital Media
Talent: Weightlifting
Kara Iwanowski
Maryland
City: Bel Air
College Preference: Princeton, Northwestern
Career Goals: Collaborative pianist, PhD in Music ed
Talent: Piano Performance (Northern Lights, by Elizabeth Borowsky)
Mina Liang
Massachusetts
City: Amherst
College Preference: Yale University, Williams College
Career Goals: Economics, Psychology
Talent: Violin (Meditation from Thais , by Massenet)
Brianna Patel
Michigan
City: Novi
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Business or Medicine
Talent: Lyrical Dance (The Light that Never Fails By: Andra Day, by Julie Hughes)
Mya Hillerud
Minnesota
City: Eagan
College Preference: Gustavus Adolphus
Career Goals: Healthcare
Talent: Piano (Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet, by Nino Rota; arranged by Henry Mancini)
Lori Feng
Mississippi
City: Starkville
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: Running a Social Enterprise
Talent: Piano (Etude No.1, by Franz Liszt)
Rachel Jakovac
Montana
City: Helena
College Preference: University of Southern California
Career Goals: International business executive
Talent: Pointe and Piano Fusion (Solfeggio, by C.P.E. Bach)
Hanna Pohlmann
Nebraska
City: Kennard
College Preference: Texas Christian University
Career Goals: Physician
Talent: Jazz Dance (Vibe, by )
Anna Ma
New Jersey
City: Manalapan
College Preference: Wesleyan University
Career Goals: American Politics
Talent: Speaking ("On Us”, by Self-Written)
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: Doctor
Talent: Vocal Performance (You Raise Me Up, by Rolf Lovland & Brendan Graham)
Esofi Nunyi
North Dakota
City: West Fargo
College Preference: University of Maryland
Career Goals: Pediatrician
Talent: Vocal Performance (Diamonds , by Rihanna)
Olivia Fosson
Ohio
City: Kitts Hill
College Preference: Baldwin Wallace University
Career Goals: BFA Music Theatre, BA Business Administration
Talent: Vocal Piece (Batti, Batti, o bel Masetto , by Mozart)
Evelyn Smith
Oklahoma
City: Oklahoma City
College Preference: Brown University
Career Goals: Political Science
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Rise Up, by Andre Day)
Sarah White
Oregon
City: Portland
College Preference: University of South Carolina
Career Goals: Chief Executive Officer
Talent: Tap Dance (Man! I feel like a Woman!, by Shania Twain)
Angelina Domenick
Pennsylvania
City: New Castle
College Preference: University of Pittsburgh
Career Goals: Pharmacist
Talent: Dance (Can’t Help Falling in Love, by Haley Reinhart)
Carsyn Leigh Barbary
South Carolina
City: Greenville
College Preference: Clemson University
Career Goals: Communications (Sports Broadcasting)
Talent: Jazz 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: University of Tennessee Knoxville
Career Goals: Biomedical Engineering
Talent: Vocal Performance (A Million Dreams, by Benj Pasek)
Sarah Sun
Utah
City: Salt Lake City
College Preference: Yale University; University of Pennsylvania
Career Goals: Social Entrepreneur; Hedge Fund Manager
Talent: Piano (La Campanella, by Franz Liszt )
Olivia Lamphere
Vermont
City: Saint Albans
College Preference: McDaniel College, UNH
Career Goals: Psychotherapist
Talent: Dance (The Lonely, by Christina Perri)
Tayma Vanek
Washington
City: Colfax
College Preference: Southern Virginia University
Career Goals: High School Mental Health Counselor
Talent: Playing the piano (Waterfall, by Jon Schmidt)
Amy Keane
Wisconsin
City: Waukesha
College Preference: Wheaton College
Career Goals: Medical Doctor
Talent: Gymnastics/Dance (Work This Body, by Walk the Moon)
Hazel Homer-Wambeam
Wyoming
City: Laramie
College Preference: University of Wyoming
Career Goals: Education and the Arts
Talent: Singing, Acting, and Dancing (Death is just around the Corner from The Addams Family the Musical, by Andrew Lippa)
