30 Agosto 2026
TARANTELLA DI DONNAFUGATA
Choreography and Costume: Gianni Santucci
Music: Paolo Buonvino
Dancers: Fini Dance Summer Intensive Program 2026
Special Guest Artist Jilian Pizzi
FINI DANCE MAKE UP AWARD
Angie Valentino, Makeup Artist for the Fini Dance Makeup Artist Program, will present the Best Makeup Student Award 2026, recognizing outstanding talent, creativity, and artistry.
FINI DANCE JUNIOR COMPANY
Clutch
Choreography: Andre de Giosa
Costumes: Maddalena Sbaragli and Andrea de Giosa
Dancers: Maddalena Sbaragli and Andrea de Giosa
NEFELABA DANCE COMPANY
Tilted Glass
Choreographer: Isaac Iskra
Music: The soundtrack blends “Caravan”, custom voice-over, and Cajon drums with City of the Sun’s acoustic cover of the song “Intro” by The Xx.
Costumes: Costumes are what the dancers wear in every day life.
Dancers: Alexis Vinzons, Victoria Hull, Kaitlyn Posada, Madeline Anderson
FINI DANCE COMPANY
Under the Table
Choreography and Costume: Mirko Giordano
Music: Mop Head edit , Kush Gold & Eternity Intro di Slim Spitta
Dancers: Mirko Giordano & Serena Valentino
DZUL DANCE COMPANY
Shadow Hunters
Choreography by Javier Dzul
Dancers Ricardo G. Barrett, Andrea Dusel, Federico Garcia, Kenzie Ginter
BALLET ELOELLE GRANDIVA
Don Quixote Pas de Deux
Choreographer: Victor Trevino after Marius Petipa
Music: Léon Minkus
Dancers: Marianela Moreorless (Walter Battistini) and Ethan Arrington, featuring a special appearance by Paloma Carrera (Jonathan Mendez)
FINI DANCE COMPANY
BLACK MADRIGAL (excerpted suite)
Choreography by Michael Mao
Restaged by Nina Chong Jimenez
Music: Mauricio Kagel
Costume Design by Andrea Huelse. Costume execution Timberlake Studios
Dancers: Fini Dance Junior Company with
Special Guest Artist Gary Champi
GIULIANO RUOCCO
FINI DANCE RISING STAR AWARD
La Sylphide, excerpts from the second act.
Choreographer: August Bournonville, staged by Nikolaj Hübbe, rehearsed by Stacey Calvert and Antonio Carmena.
Music: Herman Severin Løvenskiold
Costumes: courtesy of Ballet Academy East
Dancers: Ayne Kim and Giuliano Ruocco
ITZKAN DZUL BARBOSA
FINI DANCE BEST DANCER AWARD
The Abandoned
Dancer Itzkan Dzul Barbosa
Choreography by Ariel Rose
Music By Sergei Rachmaninoff
Costumes Mark Eric
LESLIE ANDREA WILLIAMS
FINI DANCE EXTRAORDINARY AWARD
Spectre 1914 from “Prelude to Action”
Choreography and Costume by Martha Graham
Music: Wallingford Rieggert
Dancers: Leslie Andrea Williams
GRAHAM 2
Weaving
Choreography by Michael Mao
Music: Kodo
Costumes: Andrea Huelse
Dancers: GRAHAM 2 Johana Gracia Morales, Julian Myrland, Lucas Sverdlen, Emelyn Urdahl
MICHAEL MAO
FINI DANCE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
© Angie Valentino