The Dallas Conservatory

YAGP Finals Pt 1 ⭐️ HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TDC and thank you for an exhilarating week at Finals 2026! We could not be more excited about our experience, or the results! We’re immensely proud of our 34 dancers, many experiencing their personal best onstage at Houston’s fabulous Center! All 34 dancers performed with truly memorable technique and artistry!

Incredibly … among nearly 2,000 dancers from 40+ countries, TDC was recognized with a thrilling🥉 3rd Place Classical Pas De Deux, (3) Top 12 awards including a classical soloist, a Junior Final Round invitee, and many wonderful scholarships!

We extend our deepest gratitude to Ms. Larissa and Mr. , and the entire YAGP team for the enormous dedication you put into nurturing our planet’s future professional dancers ✨💙⏳🌎🩰🕺

We proudly present our results:

⭐️YAGP FINALS HOUSTON 2026
TDC AWARDS and SCHOLARSHIPS ⭐️

3rd PLACE
Classical Pas De Deux, Pre-Competitive and Junior
“Harlequinade” - Emma Hart and Shannon Lanier

TOP 12 SOLOIST
Pre-Competitive Classical Male
Shannon Lanier

FINAL ROUND (Top 30 Junior Soloist)
Georgia Reed

TOP 12
Contemporary Pas de Deux
“Reflections”
Georgia Reed and Oakley Duncan

TOP 12
Large Classical Ensemble
“Paquita”

TOP 24
Large Contemporary Ensemble
“Shimmer”

SCHOLARSHIPS - FULL YEAR
Colorado Ballet:
Casimir Firlit
Georgia Reed
Tobias Weber

Next Generation Ballet:
Tobias Weber

SCHOLARSHIPS - SUMMER
Colorado Ballet:
Emma Hart
Giselle Miner
Oakley Duncan
Shannon Lanier

Elmhurst Ballet School, UK:
Shannon Lanier

Houston Ballet:
Shannon Lanier

Rock School for Dance, Summer 2027:
Shannon Lanier

SCHOLARSHIPS - SHORT TERM
Colorado Ballet:
Giselle Miner
Retta Motl

San Francisco Ballet:
Shannon Lanier

Check the first link in bio for a FULL list of ALL TDC YAGP Winners 2026 💥

We extend profound thanks to all TDC faculty, coaches, choreographers, dancers and families! It takes tremendous commitment from our entire community to consistently create beautiful dancing, year after year since 2008!

Stay posted for MORE COVERAGE! ⭐️

Congratulations to #353 Georgia Reed, selected for Junior Final Round today Finals, 10am CST 💕🩰✨

We couldn’t be more proud of this exceptional artist! Georgia, 12, has earned many 1st Place and Top 3 awards at YAGP and other competitions, and ultra-prestigious scholarships to top ballet schools! She recently played Clara in TDC’s Nutcracker, and was called back for the role of Clara in NYC’s Radio City Christmas Spectacular 2026!!

Toi toi toi, Georgia! You are a shining light with a bright future!! Your teachers have enjoyed helping you to this moment since you were young, with your consistently professional approach to every minute of hard work over the years 💪💕 Enjoy this incredible experience that you have earned!! ✨💐✨

DAY 5 YAGP FINALS! We’re SO excited to present our amazing (7) Ensembles among the best students and schools in the world beginning today! 🌍✨

All seven classical, neoclassical and contemporary pieces perform today (Friday) or Sunday and feature 34 TDC Pre-Pro dancers ages 9-17!

In Photo Order:

✨ 1232 “Paquita”

✨ 1144 “Concerto”

✨ 1221 “Penny Lane

✨1203 “On This Boat”

✨1153 “Entangled”

✨1177 “Shimmer”

✨ 1211 “Dust Rises”

All (7) of these pieces are very difficult musically, and/or complex choreographically - and represent tremendous commitment from our choreographers, coaches, dancers and families! All seven pieces have been recognized with top placements and critiques in competition at YAGP and beyond ✨

Thank you for the chance to share this elite stage with so many of the best students and schools in the world!! Toi toi toi to all dancers, and thank you to our followers for your well wishes! 👯🕺🏼👯🥳🌍❤️ ✨

DAY 4 YAGP FINALS! Meet our (7) Pas de Deux and Duet couples! ✨

We have been so busy performing at the incredible YAGP Finals that we barely have time to breathe as we present our 33 invited pieces! 💥

Meet our couples below, and see our soloists on the previous 3 posts!

All perform on Friday or Sunday unless noted!

✨ 903 “Harlequinade Pas de Deux” - Emma + Shannon (performed Wednesday💕💐👏)

✨1164 “Parallels” - Sophie + Vivienne

✨931 “Nutcracker Pas de Deux” - Giselle + Tobias

✨974 “Now We Are Free” - Madeleine + Casimir

✨1195 “Rise” - Ava + Celina

✨ 1162 “Without Words” - Caroline + Samantha

✨ 980 “Reflections”
- Georgia + Oakley

All 7 of these truly beautiful pieces represent untold hours of work and commitment, and all have done wonderfully in competition at YAGP and beyond! We wish these 7 couples (14 amazing dancers!) much joy under the lights on the stages of Houston’s incredible . Thank you, !! ⭐️❤️ ✨

YAGP FINALS BEGIN MONDAY! ✨We’re excited to introduce our incredible 11 Soloist Finalists and 13 Ensemble/Pas de Deux/ Duets✨!

First up: our 4 Pre-Competitive Females dancing both Classical and Contemporary 🩰🔥

By ascending age (photos ordered same):

🩰 63 Ellie Lu, age 10

🩰 107 Emma Hart, age 11 .hart.dances

🩰 191 Retta Motl, age 11

🩰 193 Sophie Simmons, age 11

All four amazing young artists will dance on Monday among the world’s very best, with Retta and Sophie finishing Tuesday. WATCH THE LIVE FEED BEGINNING 9:15AM EST MONDAY on YOU TUBE - Google YAGP FINALS LIVESTREAM PRE-COMPETITIVE!

In addition to their two solos, these four dancers will dance as part of SEVEN of TDC’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd place-winning ensembles including a pas de deux and a duet.

These hardworking and passionate dancers have distinguished themselves all year and they are READY! We cannot wait to see them shine! Send your best wishes! 👯🥰🦢🤍🎉💐🌈‼️

THANK YOU and congrats Hope Award winner .hart.dances 🌟 Further congrats to 3rd Pl. Contemp winner among other awards at YAGP Philly, Nashville and Denver!

We are thrilled for our traveling dancers! Huge congratulations to Emma, age 11, on achieving TDC’s 12th Hope Award! She gave two memorable performances at YAGP Philadelphia this past weekend … but because of the blizzard, the competition ended early and awards were announced virtually last night! She DID have the thrill of meeting YAGP Judge and former ABT superstar Gillian Murphy, who will be coming to TDC to teach week of June 8th!!!! 🎉 Emma is in her 3rd year as a TDC Pre-Pro and has attended Finals as a soloist since 2024.

Casimir, age 11, is in his 2nd year with TDC Pre-Pro, and achieved Top 3 Contemporary (Denver) and Top 12 Classical (Nashville).

Keely Wilson, age 13, is in her 1st year of Pre-Pro with TDC! She achieved Top 24 Junior in both Classical and Contemporary in Nashville.

Thank you to all teachers, coaches, choreographers, parents and siblings! Special shout out to Emma’s mother Christa, who traveled to Philly knowing a storm was coming! ❄️🌨️✈️

And as always, thank you to Larissa and , and the YAGP team for your ongoing contribution to the future of DANCE, one weekend at a time, snow or shine!

Scroll back to see more results from YAGP Dallas (early Feb), Kansas City (Jan) and Philly+Minneapolis (Nov)! Stay tuned for more regionals and YAGP Finals news ✅

CONGRATULATIONS, DANCERS 🎉💐🌟

💐THANK YOU and congratulations TDC! We are grateful for a wonderful 4 days and so much recognition of our work including 1st place soloist awards for (classical and contemporary) and (contemporary). ✨✨

We absolutely loved our time with ADCIBC Dallas and are always excited for the format of the competition with adjudicated class work! 🎉🩰👏 Much gratitude to and ADCIBC, and to all TDC faculty, coaches, choreographers, dancers and families for your tremendous effort since August preparing for the 2026 season! Everyone looked fantastic!

ADCIBC DALLAS 2026 - TDC RESULTS
KEY: Classical = CL / Contemporary = CT

TOP 5 WINNERS, ALL CATEGORIES

1st PLACE:
Sophie Simmons - Pr CL and Pr CT
Tobias Weber - Sr CT
“Harlequinade”- CL PDD, Emma+Shannon
“Parallels” - Duet, Vivienne+Sophie
“Dust Rises” - Ensemble

2nd PLACE:
Georgia Reed - Jr CL and Jr CT
Shannon Lanier - Pr CL
“Entangled” - Ensemble

3rd PLACE:
Ellie Lu - Pr CT
Tobias Weber - Sr CL
“Nutcracker” - CL PDD, Giselle + Tobias
“Now We Are Free” - Madeleine + Casimir
“Penny Lane” - Ensemble

4th PLACE:
Retta Motl - Pr CL
Sloane Edmonds - Sr CT
Stella Stephenson - Sr CL
“Shimmer” - Ensemble

5th PLACE:
Ally Liew - Sr CL
Emma Hart Hamburger - Pr CL
Shannon Lanier - Pr CT
Vivienne Greco - Jr CT
“Without Words” - Duet, Samantha+ Caroline
“Concerto” - Ensemble

TOP 20 Primary Classical:
9 Ellie Lu
13 Caroline Stack
15 Madeleine Simmons

TOP 15 Primary Contemporary :
6 Emma Hart Hamburger
7 Retta Motl
9 Caroline Stack
10 Madeleine Simmons

TOP 25 Junior Classical:
8 Keely Wilson
12 Vivienne Greco
13 Olivia Bone
15 Mia Mailandt
16 Oakley Duncan
19 Lawson Jouvenal
20 Kirby Kleiman

TOP 25 Junior Contemporary:
6 Oakley Duncan
8 Mia Mailandt
13 Lawson Jouvenal
16 Olivia Bone
23 Keely Wilson
25 Everleigh Luster

TOP 25 Senior Classical:
11 Giselle Miner
16 Sloane Edmonds

TOP 25 Senior Contemporary:
8 Ally Liew
10 Stella Stephenson
12 Eva Corbett
13 Giselle Miner

TOP 10 Ensemble:
7 On This Boat
8 Paquita

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL! WE HAD THE BEST TIME AT ADCIBC DALLAS ‘26! 🥳✨💐🥳✨💕

SAB Winter Ball ‘26 at Lincoln Center was a dream 🖤✨ 4 TDC alumni, now year-round SAB students, danced on America’s finest dance stage for an audience of 2,500 that raised 1.2 million dollars for SAB! One TDC alumna, , was featured throughout the hour long performance — including a film about just two SAB student choreographers, of which Leah was one! 🌟 Huge congratulations to and .bourree.dancer on your gorgeous performances!💐💐💐💐

We are so proud of our dancers and are sorry Morgan could not join us for photos after! Enjoy these snaps and see if you can pick out our alumni in the videos! TDC Founder and Director Jacqueline Porter was thrilled to attend and see the evening’s featured choreographer, NYCB’s whom she has known since Laine was an uber-talented 12 year old and the winner of Ms. Jacqueline’s “Dallas Dance Off” competition years ago (Laine is from Dallas!) 💕 Ms. Habony has been TDC Guest Faculty since 2020 and we look forward to having her again soon! Ms. Habony’s piece, Schubert Symphony, masterfully showed the talents of 130+ SAB students. Our four dancers shone brightly!

Ms. Jacqueline also loved seeing TDC Summer Intensive student .kiefer , now with !

Pink tutu photos and vid: Balanchine’s “Valse Fantaisie” for only 6 dancers, including Leah Carter. Leah is second to enter in the clip.

Black leo/skirt: Laine Habony’s Schubert Symphony. (Three clips - in the clip with just 3 dancers, Leah starts on our left).

Not pictured: Film featuring Leah Carter and one other SAB student! Leah spoke beautifully on the huge screen filling the stage, and we saw her working wonderfully with her dancers.

Look-back photos include Leah’s and Anniston’s covers of the SAB summer brochure 2024 and 2026, and their photo taken together in TDC mini company ages 6 and 7!

Leah is now 17, Anniston is 16, and Caroline and Morgan are 15. We are thrilled for these talented artists and wish them many happy years dancing and beyond! Their futures are so bright! ✨✨✨✨

✨THANK YOU YAGP and HUGE CONGRATS TDC 🏆! Proud of our 11th Outstanding School Award and 1st Place Classical winner .hamburger.dance among so many incredible awards and scholarships✨!

We had an Arctic blast at YAGP Dallas❄️!! 4 days of competition were condensed to 2 marathon days because of the ice storm, and everyone went the extra mile to make a huge success!

We were thrilled and honored to receive an incredible (16) Top 3 placements 🥳 as well as (11) Top 12 and (4) Top 24 !!!! (Be sure to see previous posts for more 2026 results since Fall).🌟

Thank you , and YAGP Founders Larissa and for all you do for dance and our students, especially under such difficult circumstances! Thank you and enormous congratulations to all TDC teachers, coaches, choreographers, parents and dancers! 💐

YAGP DALLAS RESULTS 2026

OUTSTANDING SCHOOL
The Dallas Conservatory

SOLOIST WINNERS
1st Place:
Emma Hamburger - PC Classical

2nd Place:
Emma Hamburger - PC Contemp
Tobias Weber - Sr Contemp

3rd Place:
Ally Liew - Sr Classical
Caroline Stack - PC Contemp
Georgia Reed - Jr Classical
Oakley Duncan - Jr Contemp
Shannon Lanier - PC Classical
Sloane Edmonds - Sr Contemp
Stella Stephenson - Sr Classical

Top 12 Classical:
Caroline Stack - PC
Olivia Bone - Jr
Sloane Edmonds - Sr
Vivienne Greco - Jr

Top 12 Contemporary:
Aliza Pasternak - PC
Ally Liu - Sr, Oklahoma City
Ava George - Jr
Casimir Firlit - PC
Eva Corbett - Sr
Georgia Reed - Jr
Shannon Lanier - PC

Top 24 Junior Classical:
Mia Mailandt
Kirby Kleiman
Eloise Wroten
Michelle Kim

PAS DE DEUX
1st Place:
“Harlequinade” - Emma + Shannon
3rd Place:
“Reflections” - Georgia + Oakley

SMALL ENSEMBLE
1st Place Tie:
“Rise” - Ava + Celina
“Without Words” - Caroline + Samantha

LARGE ENSEMBLE
2nd Place:
“Concerto”

3rd Place:
“Paquita”

Top 12:
“On This Boat”
“Shimmer”
“Penny Lane”

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE WHO WAS A PART OF “YAGP DALLASKA 2026”! Hope to see everyone at Finals! 🥳✨💐🥳✨💕

YAGP DALLAS PART 1/3: Fashion! Check out our soloists, pas de deux, small ensembles and large ensembles! Huge thanks to all of our costume makers, especially and .joy25 🌟🌟 Grateful to have won our 1️⃣1️⃣th Outstanding School Award — full award results on next posts!

We had the very best time at YAGP Dallas despite the ice storm forcing us to compact most of the 4 day competition into just 2 days - this meant that TDC presented almost 80 pieces in those 2 days! Unfortunately we had to reschedule 6 of our senior contemporary pieces which couldn’t perform because of the storm, but happily they have been invited to dance (along with all seniors not seen) in future cities during the 2026 season.

Our gratitude to for a superb job handling such a difficult Mother Nature situation! Your wonderful judges and staff worked 28 hours Thursday and Friday — and were still smiling and positive until we were all asked to exit the building at midnight with our tutubags! All senior dancers are to be commended for their incredible resilience, with some of our own TDC dancers competing their difficult variations after a 10-14 hour day!

We are delighted with the recognition we received for our work. See next post for results! Congratulations to all! 💐💐💐