The RDA Outstanding Soloist program is an educational opportunity for dancers to receive personalized, constructive feedback on a solo performance from RDA’s world-class adjudicators. The program seeks to cultivate excellence and nurture the artists of tomorrow! Additionally, selected Outstanding Soloists in each Region will gain one-of-a-kind exposure by performing their solos at the Regional Festivals.
The 2024 RDA National Festival will showcase the selected Outstanding Soloists in an exclusive performance in front of peers, faculty members, directors, scholarship donors, and recruiters from across the country.
Over 400 dancers have worked with RDA’s professional Adjudicators through the Outstanding Soloist Program. Each dancer receives one-on-one coaching and feedback during their Company’s Adjudication. Additional in-depth written feedback is provided to elevate each dancer’s performance. Selected dancers received the opportunity to perform their solos at their RDA Regional Festivals. This national program has RDA’s signature intimate approach. One-on-one coaching can have a transformative effect on dancers’ futures!
Every RDA Member Company has the opportunity to submit up to five solos for consideration. Dancers gain experience, constructive feedback from esteemed Adjudicators, and the opportunity to singularly represent your company on a national platform!
Dispersed between years of Region Festivals, RDA National Festivals traverse the country to fulfill dancers’ passion and audiences’ appreciation for the art of dance throughout the United States.
April 24 – 27, 2024
At the Ocean Center, Peabody Auditorium & Hilton Daytona Beach Oceanfront Resort
Aiva Berrigan
Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet | NE
Henry Farthing
Lawrence Ballet Theatre | MS
Anna Owen
Terminus Student Company | SE
Shiki Toyama
Ballet America | PAC
Kailey Breed
Roswell Dance Theatre | SE
Max Hayward
Canton Ballet | NE
Ruth Sanocki
Ballet America | PAC
Ana Velazquez
Dance Wisconsin | MS
Wysdem Cesear
SE Alabama Dance Company | SE
Noah Imbriaco
Raleigh Dance Theatre | SE
Olivia Steed
City Ballet of Houston | SW
Olivia Chesla
Philadelphia Dance Theatre | NE
Jake Kepper
Louisiana Delta Ballet | SW
Celeste Stinson
Lawrence Ballet Theatre | MS
Jauqueline Dugan
Ballet America | PAC
Garance Malbrel
City Ballet of Houston | SW
Colin Thurman
Corpus Christi Ballet | SW
Rhubarb Brubacher
Lawrence Ballet Theatre | MS
Lena Parker
Ballet America | PAC
Ayla Cortez
Corpus Christi Ballet | SW
Vincenzo Rinaggio
High Point Ballet | SE
Joya Dugan
Ballet America | PAC
Aubrey Hendry
Canton Ballet | NE
Georgia Marko
Roswell Dance Theatre | SE
Makenna Baker
South Dayton Dance Theatre | NE
Gabrielle Mock
BalletForte | SW
Lauren Fiddes
Chamberlain Ballet | SW
Camilla Ohme
Alabama Dance Theatre | SE
Sophia Hancock
Southern New Hampshire Youth Ballet | NE
Ana Velazquez
Dance Wisconsin | MS
Corabelle Kennedy
Heartland Youth Ballet | MS
Ailcy McGill
Appalachian Ballet Company | SE
Madison Brown
DanceWest Ballet | MS
Cate Daly
Atlanta Dance Theatre | SE
Natalie Green
City Ballet of Houston | SW
Gabby Morvatz
Dayton Dance Conservatory Company | NE
Hannah Cherry
Philadelphia Dance Theatre | NE
Katherine Patterson
Chamberlain Ballet | SW
Isabella Gaspero
DanceWest Ballet | MS
Abbie Siebert
Ballet Virginia | SE
Madalynn Hoy
South Dayton Dance Theatre | NE
Brooke Thompson
Roswell Dance Theatre | SE
Audrey McDonald
Louisiana Delta Ballet | SW
Marisa Pace
FM Ballet | MS
Emma Donnenwerth
Roswell Dance Theatre | SE
Mia Ignacio
Canton Ballet | NE
Julianna Perez
Corpus Christi Ballet | SW
Lucy Shultz
DanceWest Ballet | MS
Marina Strong
Dayton Dance Conservatory Company | NE
Rachel Dean
High Point Ballet | SE
Delaney Hart
City Ballet of Houston | SW
Julia Tegtmeier
Delaware Ballet | NE