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..
We are no longer accepting Young Artist Scholarship Applications for 2024
2024 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients will be given the opportunity to perform at the Main Festival on February 25, 2024 with Los Angeles Ballet and Syncopated Ladies!
Congratulations to our 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
2022 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Amy Cho
Ayanna Dowell
Sophia Koo
Addison Leitch
Justin Padilla
Caroline Skrable
2020 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Maya Alvarez-Coyne
Erin Park
Leilani Smith
Christopher Tsukada
Vinnie Winderman
2019 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Dante Casarin
Nicole Denney
Miraya Lee
Ashley Lew
Zakary Sommer
2018 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Sophia Frilot
Jacob Kurihara
Riley Parish
Taylor Tran
Jessalyn Ward
2017 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Alexandra Carey
Emily Eckert
Jocelyn Magana
Marcus Sarjeant
2016 Young Artist Scholarship Recipients
Chloe Enriquez
Aviva Gelfer-Mundl
Past Laguna Beach High School Scholarship Recipients
Jordan Burton – 2017 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Hillary Estreicher – 2018 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Rebekah Hanson – 2016 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Moorea Pike – 2020 LBHS Scholarship Recipient
Iris Sewell – 2019 LBHS Scholarship Recipient