06/30/2026
✨ INTRODUCING ✨ Day Program 2026/27 Company Member
🤍 Emma Perez
✨ Age 11
✨ Dream: To become a Prima Ballerina and dance with a major ballet company
✨ Inspiration: Skylar Brandt & Cheburashka 🍊
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🌟 AWARD HIGHLIGHTS 🌟
Youth America Grand Prix
🏆 Hope Award, San Francisco (2025 & 2026)
🏆 International Finals – Top 24 Classical (Top 8 USA) (2025 & 2026)
🏆 Finalist (2024–2026)
NYCDA
🏆 Platinum Award (2025 & 2026)
🏆 Outstanding Dancer Runner-Up (2025 & 2026)
ICON Dance Awards
🏆 ICONIC Award (2025)
VARTA International Competition
🏆 1st Place Classical Dance (2024)
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🌟 AMBASSADORSHIPS 🌟
SF Dance Gear .walnutcreek
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🌟 SCHOLARSHIPS 🌟
✨ Alberta Ballet School
✨ Colorado Ballet Academy
✨ Oklahoma City Ballet
✨ Next Generation Ballet
✨ Vaganova International Program
✨ Nervi Festival, Italy
✨ Ravenna Festival, Europe
✨ Legacy Masters Summer Program
✨ International Contemporary Masters
✨ YGP Dance Lab
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🌟 GALAS & APPEARANCES 🌟
✨ YAGP International Finals Grand Défilé (2024–2026)
✨ YAGP NYC Gala Pièce d’Occasion Invitation (2026)
✨ ICON Dance Awards Gala (2024–2025)
✨ SSK Foundation ExtravaGALA (2025)
✨ KRON 4 News “Live in the Bay”
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🌟 BIO 🌟
Emma has been studying classical ballet (Vaganova Method) for nine years. She recently relocated to Roseville to continue her training under Artistic Director & Master Vaganova Teacher Ms. Oksana Vasileva , with whom she first began training at age 8.
She is deeply grateful for the love & support of her family, teachers, & friends who continue to encourage her dreams 💕
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📍Universal Conservatory of Ballet (Roseville, CA)
✉️ Limited openings
🔗 Apply: https://www.ucofballet.com/full-day-conservatory/
🌟 Professional Day Program, where every class is focused on building the strength, technique, & artistry.