2018 Participants
Brooke Tarrant
Alabama
City: Vestavia Hills
College Preference: Auburn University
Career Goals: Neurologist
Talent: Lyrical Dance (Thy Will , by Hillary Scott and the Scott Family Choreography - Brooke Tarrant)
Isabelle Pope
Alaska
City: Anchorage
College Preference: La Salle University
Career Goals: Speech Pathologist or Audiologist
Talent: ASL Song Interpretation (Glory, by Common & John Legend)
Jessica Yan
Arizona
City: Mesa
College Preference: Stanford University
Career Goals: Consultant
Talent: Classical Vocal (The Jewel Song, by Charles Gonoud)
Katherine Beasley
Arkansas
City: Conway
College Preference: University of Alabama Honors College
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: Cal Poly SLO
Career Goals: Human Resources Manager
Talent: Contemporary Ballet (Stairway to Heaven, by Alicia Angelini)
Danielle Browne
Colorado
City: Fort Collins
College Preference: University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Career Goals: I would like to pursue a career in Pathology.
Talent: Slam Poetry (Conversation, by Danielle Browne)
Fiona Benson
Connecticut
City: Wethersfield
College Preference: Yale University
Career Goals: U.S. Diplomat, PhD in American History
Talent: Irish step dancing (Irish Presentation Music by Anton and Sully, by Choreographed by Fiona Benson and Mary Beth Griffith)
Mary Kate Paoli
Delaware
City: Newark
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Lawyer
Talent: Jazz Dance (Feeling Good , by Carolina Isabel )
Valerie Trapp
Florida
City: Winter Park
College Preference: Stanford University
Career Goals: Foreign Service Officer
Talent: Ballet (La Fille Mal Gardée, Act 2 Variation, by Frederick Ashton)
Elizabeth Dutch
Georgia
City: Calhoun
College Preference: Rockford University
Career Goals: Perform in a national tour
Talent: Vocal Performance (Forget About the Boy, by From the Broadway musical Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall
Hawaii
City: Honolulu
College Preference: Bowdoin College
Career Goals: Film Critic
Talent: Vocal - Broadway (Someone Like You, by )
Rachel Forest
Idaho
City: Pocatello
College Preference: UC Berkeley
Career Goals: Physician or CEO
Talent: Contemporary-Ballet (Remix of 300 Violin Orchestra and Heart of Courage, by Jorge Quintero and Two Steps from Hell)
Lauren Etzkorn
Illinois
City: Lisle
College Preference: The Ohio State University
Career Goals: Physician / Surgeon
Talent: Science Demonstration
Aaryan Morrison
Indiana
City: Kokomo
College Preference: Harvard College
Career Goals: United Nations Development Programme Administrator
Talent: Dance (To Build A Home, by The Cinematic Orchestra )
Kelsey Lyons
Iowa
City: Ankeny
College Preference: University of Iowa
Career Goals: Radiation Oncologist
Talent: Instrumental Solo (Sonata in G Major, by Giovanni Platti)
Grace Lynch
Kansas
City: Lawrence
College Preference: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Career Goals: Physician Assistant
Talent: Photography Presentation
Chapel Tinius
Kentucky
City: Bowling Green
College Preference: Belmont University
Career Goals: Musical Theatre
Talent: Violin (Granuaile's Dance, by Mairead Nesbitt)
Celeste Jupiter
Louisiana
City: New Orleans
College Preference: Stanford University
Career Goals: Sports Medicine Doctor
Talent: Dance (Tamacun, by Rodrigo y Gabriela)
Hannah Comfort
Maine
City: Winslow
College Preference: University of Maine Orono
Career Goals: Child Development & Education, and Theatre
Talent: Song & Tap Dance (I Can Do That, by Music Marvin Hamlisch, Lyrics by Edward Kleban)
Elena Rippeon
Maryland
City: Westminster
College Preference: Duke University
Career Goals: Neural Engineering
Talent: Clarinet (Polacca, from the Second Clarinet Concerto, by Carl Weber)
Xiadi Zhai
Massachusetts
City: Boston
College Preference: Harvard University
Career Goals: Psychiatrist, Flight Surgeon
Talent: Viola Performance (Excerpt from Sonata in A Minor (Arpeggione), by Franz Schubert)
Melanie Taylor
Michigan
City: Birmingham
College Preference: University of Michigan
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Jazz Dance (Don't Rain on My Parade, by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill)
Gianna Rucki
Minnesota
City: Lakeville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Business Analyst and Computer Engineer
Talent: Oral Presentation (The Power of Vulnerability , by Gianna Rucki)
Abigail Musser
Mississippi
City: Starkville
College Preference: Mississippi State University
Career Goals: Environmental Engineer
Talent: Violin (Csardas, by Vittorio Monti (edited by Richard Czerwonky))
Ashlyn Nichols
Missouri
City: Hannibal
College Preference: Southwest Baptist University
Career Goals: Broadcast Journalist and Writer
Talent: Violin Solo (This is Me, by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul)
Rachel Martorana
Montana
City: Helena
College Preference: Grand Canyon University
Career Goals: Actress in Musical Theatre
Talent: Vocal/Theatrical Performance (No One Else, by Dave Melloy)
Simeon Saub
Nebraska
City: Omaha
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Professional Ballet Dancer and French Interpreter
Talent: Pointe Dance (Never Enough, by Loren Alfred)
Taylor Blatchford
Nevada
City: Boulder City
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Communications
Talent: Classical Violin (Hungarian Dance No.5 , by Johannes Brahms)
Lidia Balanovich
New Hampshire
City: Nashua
College Preference: Dartmouth College
Career Goals: Environmental Researcher
Talent: Poetry Reading (There is a Green Oak by the Sea (translated), by Alexander Pushkin)
Cassidy Diamond
New Jersey
City: Pittsgrove
College Preference: Dartmouth College
Career Goals: FBI Intelligence Analyst & US President
Talent: Tap Dance (Confident, by Demi Lovato)
Matuke Fomukong
New Mexico
City: Rio Rancho
College Preference: Combined BA/MD Program UNM
Career Goals: Laser Eye Surgeon
Talent: Spoken Word (Poetry , by Matuke Fomukong (Instrumental: "Soul Storm" Orchestral Music))
Caitlyn Boyd
New York
City: Hoosick Falls
College Preference: Rhode Island School of Design (Class of 2022)
Career Goals: Art Curator
Talent: Vocal/Theatrical Performance (Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, by Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Kennedy Miller
North Carolina
City: ROCKY MOUNT
College Preference: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career Goals: Attorney
Talent: Vocal Performance (O mio babbino caro, by Giacomo Puccini)
Ashlen Wright
North Dakota
City: West Fargo
College Preference: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Career Goals: International Finance and Public Service
Talent: Vocal (Bring Him Home, by Claude-Michel Schonberg)
Elizabeth Ohl
Ohio
City: Alexandria
College Preference: Ohio State University
Career Goals: To become a veterinarian and start my own practice
Talent: Piano (Interstellar Main Theme, by Hans Zimmerman arranged by Patrik Pietschmann)
Laurel Reynolds
Oklahoma
City: Claremore
College Preference: Dartmouth College
Career Goals: Physician for underserved Native Communities
Talent: Vocal ( On My Way, by Jeanine Tesori and Brian Crawley)
Jessika Nanez
Oregon
City: The Dalles
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Nursing
Talent: Acrobatic Jazz Dance (River Deep Mountain High by Celine Dion, by Kristi Maley )
Lauren Elledge
Pennsylvania
City: Washington Boro
College Preference: York College of PA
Career Goals: Musical Theatre/Deaf Theatre Performance
Talent: 3-inch character heel tap (Nobody, from Bandstand, the Musical, by Alyson Shanklin)
Viansa Portesi
Rhode Island
City: Warwick
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: U.S. Senator
Talent: Violin (Concerto in E Major, by Johann Sebastian Bach)
Jessie Miller
South Carolina
City: Lexington
College Preference: University of South Carolina Honors College
Career Goals: Non-Profit Organization Director
Talent: Musical Theatre Performance (Gimme Gimme from Thoroughly Modern Millie, by Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan)
Anneliese Taggart
South Dakota
City: Vermillion
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Working in Communications for the Executive Branch
Talent: Piano (Whitewater Chopped Sticks, by Calvin Jones )
Leah Humble
Tennessee
City: Sevierville
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Political Analyst
Talent: Tap Dance (Great Balls of Fire, by Jerry Lee Lewis)
Sierra Knight
Texas
City: Seguin
College Preference: Texas State University
Career Goals: Teacher/Coach or Genetic Counselor
Talent: Fiddle and Singing (Texas Fiddle Song, by Leona and Ron Williams)
Sasha Fazulyanov
Utah
City: Cedar Hills
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Theatrical Artist
Talent: Vocal Performance (My Man, by Albert Willemetz and Jaques Charles)
Alexia White
Vermont
City: Chester
College Preference: James Madison University
Career Goals: Elementary Education
Talent: Ukulele Medley (Can't Help Falling in Love, Riptide and Count on Me, by Elvis Presley, Vance Joy, Bruno Mars)
Valencia Lagbo
Virginia
City: Virginia Beach
College Preference: Cornell University
Career Goals: Global, Public, and Environmental Health
Talent: Piano (Tumbling Toccatina, by Claudette Hudelson )
Jana Osborne
Washington
City: Moses Lake
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Cyber Security Attorney
Talent: Jazz Dance (Jet Set, by Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman)
Madison Zumwalt
West Virginia
City: Hedgesville
College Preference: Webster University
Career Goals: Graphic Designer and Choreographer/Dancer
Talent: Dance: Pointe (Impossible Transformations, by Rodgers and Hammerstein)
Harriet Huang
Wisconsin
City: Brookfield
College Preference: Brigham Young University
Career Goals: Dietitian
Talent: Classical Ballet (Giselle Act I Variation, by )
Ashlyn Braley
Wyoming
City: Buffalo
College Preference: University of Alabama
Career Goals: Public Relations/Hospatality Management
Talent: Jazz Dance (Sparkling Diamonds, by Nicole Kidman)
