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..
2023 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients

Faith Aguilar
2023 Young Artist Sholarship Recipient

Abrianna Herring
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Natalia Reszka
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Edward Chen
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Carissa Hsu
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Drew Rosen
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Totocani Garcia
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Aarilyn Lee
2023 Young Artist Scholarship

Luciana Vun
2023 Young Artist Scholarship
Past Young Artist 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)