International Choreographers

2009
Kennet Oberly of Columbus, Ohio (Former Artistic Director Ballet Iowa and the National Ballet of Estonia)
Thor Sutowski of Tuscaloosa, AL (Emmy-Award Winning Choreographer)

2008
Jorden Morris of Winnipeg, Canada (Choreographer for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet)
Thor Sutowski of Tuscaloosa, AL (Emmy-Award Winning Choreographer)

2007
Thor Sutoski of Tuscaloosa, AL (Emmy Award-Winning Choreographer)
Anne Mueller of Portland, Oregon (Principal Dancer with Oregon Ballet Theatre. Chosen for NYC's 2009 "Ballet Builders.")

Emerging Choreographers

2009
Alison Cummins Page of Birmingham, AL (Founder and Artistic Director of AROVA)

2008
Kyle Seguin of Chicago, IL (Panoply Award Winner)
Brandon Ragland of Birmingham, AL (Alabama Ballet)
Jamie Kilgore of Birmingham, AL (AROVA Company Member formerly of the San Diego Ballet)

2007
Michelle Hampff of Birmingham, AL (Panoply Award Winner and Founder of Sanspointe Dance Company)
Elizabeth Ross of New York, NY (Founder DANCEe Company in New York)