SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships
The Young Artist Scholarship offered by Laguna Dance Festival is open to pre-professional dance students ages 14-22 in the Southern California area looking to pursue a professional dance career and/or plan to study dance in higher education. Selected recipients will each be awarded $1,000 which can be used at the artist’s discretion to cover costs such as audition fees, college applications, choreographer fees, private lessons, competition fees, etc.
Scholarship applications for 2023 will open on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. All entries must be submitted on or before Saturday April 1, 2023.
Please contact cara@lagunadancefestival.org with any questions.
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Past Young Scholarship Recipients
Amy Cho
2022 Young Artist Sholarship Recipient
Addison Leitch
2022 Young Artist Scholarship
Ayanna Dowell
2022 Young Artist Scholarship
Justin Padilla
2022 Young Artist Scholarship
Sophia Koo
2022 Young Artist Scholarship
Caroline Skrable
2022 Young Artist Scholarship
Maya Alvarez-Coyne
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Christopher Tsukada
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Erin Park
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Vinnie Winderman
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Leilani Smith
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Dante Casarin
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Ashley Lew
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Nicole Denney
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Zakary Sommer
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Miraya Lee
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
SOPHIA FRILOT
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
TAYLOR TRAN
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
JACOB KURIHARA
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
JESSALYN WARD
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
RILEY PARISH
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Alexandra Carey
2017 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Marcus Sarjeant
2017 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Emily Eckert
2017 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Chloe Enriquez
2016 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Jocelyn Magana
2017 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Aviva Gelfer-Mundl
2016 Young Artist Scholarship Recipient
Past Laguna Beach High School Scholarship Recipients
Moorea Pike
2020 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Jordan Burton
2017 LBHS Scholarship Recipient (pictured with LDF Executive Director Joy Dittberner)
Iris Sewell
2019 LBHS Scholarship Recipient (pictured with LDF Board Member Robbie Prepas)
Rebekah Hanson
2016 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Hillary Estreicher
2018 LBHS Scholarship Recipient (pictured with LDF Board Member Robbie Prepas)