Recipients

2025 Recipients

1st Place – Trenton Jackson – nomadic dancer – awarded $3,000 towards dance education + Event Tickets

2nd Place – Shayla Bouise – from Phoenix, AZ – awarded $1,500 towards dance education + Event Tickets

3rd Place – Trinity Madden – from Wichita, KS – awarded $1,200 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

4th Place – Andrea Gomez – from Miami, FL – awarded $800 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

5th Place – Carlos Servan-Alvarez – from Minneapolis, MN – awarded $500 for dance education and *Event Tickets.

6th Place – Piper Karen – from Utah – awarded $200 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

7th Place – Melissa Toll – from Grants Pass, OR – awarded $200 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

8th Place – Janet Nordlund – from Portland, Oregon – awarded $200 for dance education and *Event Tickets.

9th Place – Julianna Moore – from Portland, Oregon – awarded $200 for dance education and *Event Tickets.

10th Place – Emerald Burcham – from Las Vegas, NV – awarded $200 for dance education and *Event Tickets.

2024 Recipients

1st Place – Jaden Pfeiffer – Tempe, Arizona – awarded $3,000 towards dance education + Event Tickets

2nd Place – Dario Haxhia – from New York – $2,000 towards dance education + Event Tickets

3rd Place – Isaah Tingus – from Kansas City, Missouri – awarded $1,500 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

4th Place – Trey Cobb – from Utah – awarded $1,000 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

5th Place – Annalie Bamberg – from Oregon – awarded $650 for dance education and *Event Tickets.

6th Place – Julia Boucher – from Arlington, Massachusetts – awarded $500 towards dance education and *Event Tickets.

7th Place – Corinne Schwartz – from Tempe, Arizona – awarded $300 towards dance education

8th Place – Joseph Conroy – from Temecula, California – awarded $300 for dance education.

9th Place – Ellis Permann – from Washington DC – awarded $300 for dance education.

10th Place – Sheri Lorrain – from Mesa, Arizona – she is awarded two private lessons with her coach, Jaden Pfeiffer.

11th Place – Kathryn Noel – from Redding, CA – she is awarded 2 Private Lessons with Amber O’Connell (previous TSF recipient)

12th Place – Albana Haxhia – from New York – she is awarded 2 Weekend Convention Passes (non donated) to be paid for by The Silton Foundation.

2023 Recipients

West Coast Grant Winners:

Amber O’Connell – from Sacramento, California – $3,000 towards dance education plus event tickets

Aaron Panganiban – from Portland, Oregon – $3,000 towards dance education plus event tickets

National Grant Winners:

MacKenzie Keister – from Los Angeles, CA – $2,000 towards dance education plus event tickets

Isabella Armour – from Minnesota – $2,000 towards dance education plus event tickets

Runners Up

Joshu Creel – from Austin, Texas – $1,500 towards dance education

Nick Hoffman. – from Denver, Colorado – $1,200 for local workshops and private lesson coaching

Jenifer Manzo – from Phoenix, Arizona – $1,200 for local workshops and private coaching

Evan Schreiber – we would like to offer $700 to help in your endeavors.

Cierra Boots – with $600 of funding for dance education and travel.

Anne Snell and Jamie Lach – are awarded $500 each for dance education or travel as well shipping Stephen White to Corvallis to teach a technique workshop to bring local dance education and resources to their community and to use as a fundraiser for their local community.

Amber Dillenkoffer – from Destrehan, Louisiana – $600 towards dance education

Cameron Riddle – We would love to see you rise by offering your JT Swing Team dues up to $300.

Cameron Riddle – from Sacramento, CA – $300 towards dance education

Emma Spedding – from Seattle, Washington – $200 towards dance education plus a pair of dance shoes from The Glass Slipper in Oregon.

2022 Recipients

West Coast Grant Winners:

1st Place – Rosemary Whitson – Fountain Valley, CA

2nd Place – Deanna Joy – Spokane, WA

3rd Place – Katie Jensen – Seattle / Portland

4th Place – Linda Molder – Tigard, OR

5th Place – Sara Lee Conners – Bend, OR

National Grant Winners:

1st Place – Sarah-Jean Kolarik – SC

2nd Place – Juan S. Aguirre – Scottsdale, AZ

3rd Place – Madison Morris – Austin, TX

4th Place/5th Place – Diego Rivera and Taylor Linahan – Frisco, TX

6th Place – Alex Robless – Austin, TX

2019 Recipients

West Coast Grant Winners:

1st Place – Mahala Fedor – Spokane, WA

2nd Place – Marie-Pascale Cote – Seattle, WA

3rd Place – Chantal Guzman – Salem, OR

4th Place – Steve Michael – Portland, OR

5th Place – Nic Manuel – Portland, OR

National Grant Winners:

1st Place – Ben Phung

2nd Place – Frank Blakemore

West Coast Honorable Mentions:

Kate Garboden – Seattle, WA

Melissa Smith – Bend, OR

Jann Peterson – Spokane, WA

2018 Recipients

West Coast Grant

1st Place – Brittany Schiro

1st Place – Jason Abner

2nd Place – Lani Kim

National Grant

1st Place – Claire Adams and Hunter Hubbs

2nd Place – Adrianna Liggins and Ricky Barfield

3rd Place – Ariel Navarro and Jasper LaFortune

2017 Recipients

West Coast Grant

David Carrington – from Seattle, WA – West Coast Recipient

Danae Cardenas – from Santa Barbara, CA – West Coast Recipient

Ben Byler – from Redding, CA – West Coast Runner Up

Ekaterina Rar – from Lynwood, WA – West Coast Runner Up

Paul Gudeman – from Chico, CA – West Coast 2nd Runner Up

Jenny Coope – from Redmond, OR – West Coast 2nd Runner Up

Melba Adamson – from Lake Oswego, OR – West Coast 3rd Runner Up

National Grant

Aris DeMarco – from Tucson, AZ – National Recipient

Raquel Safra – from Coral Springs, FL – West Coast Recipient

Ariel Penu – from Clearwater, FL – National Runner Up

Ellen Dudley – from Denver, CO – National 2nd Runner Up

2016 Recipients

West Coast Grant

Maxwell Thew – from OR – West Coast Recipient

Kat Katterman – from OR – West Coast Recipient

Paul Nuñez – from CA – West Coast Runner Up

Kim Martin – from OR – West Coast Runner Up

National Grant

Gabe Toepel – from Denver, CO – National Recipient

Ashley Ledner – from Tucson, AZ – West Coast Runner Up

2015 Recipients

Shawn Mahmood – from Portland, OR – West Coast Recipient

D’Leene Pee – from Salem, OR – West Coast Recipient

2014 Recipients

David Hemmerich – from Eugene, OR – West Coast Recipient

Jan Tamble – from Garden Grove, CA – West Coast Recipient