2025 Quest for Creativity
You can view all of our 2025 Q4C video submissions as well as some of the judges feedback videos on our YouTube Playlist.
2025 Q4C Judges
Ian Lorello
Ian Lorello (he/him): Professional Skater on Holiday on Ice & Disney on Ice, Professional Choreographer, Team USA Competitor for 10 years, Co-Owner of The Next Ice Age Academy, Company Member of The Next Ice Age, Ice Dance International, and Disney on Ice.
Laura Seal
Laura Seal (she/her): Professional Skater on Holiday on Ice & Disney on Ice, Professional Choreographer, Co-Owner of The Next Ice Age Academy, Company Member of The Next Ice Age, Ice Dance International, Rand Productions, and Disney on Ice
Simone Grigorescu
Simone Grigorescu (she/her): International & professional choreographer for a variety of global and domestic ice shows as well as competitive skating. Simone is a regular weekly judge for our Young Artists Showcase online event.
Cara Hagan
Cara Hagan (she/her): Cara Hagan is a multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, and educator who serves as an Associate Professor and Program Director for the MFA in Contemporary Theatre Performance at The New School. She is also the Executive Director of Dance on Camera – an organization that fosters the connection between the worlds of dance and film. As a figure skating choreography judge, she is a member of the Young Artists Showcase Selection Committee each year.
2025 Q4C Score Tally – Solo Category
| Ian Lorello | Laura Seal | Simone Grigorescu | Cara Hagan | Total | |
| Annika Swalley | 12 | 12 | 11.5 | 9 | 44.5 |
| Liane Dunlap | 10.5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 36.5 |
| Piper Linn | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 40 |
| Stella Moore | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10.5 | 40.5 |
| Meredith McCormack | 10.5 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 12 | 46.5 |
| Jonathan Wood | 11.5 | 10.5 | 10 | 9 | 41 |
| Lauren Olsted | 14 | 14 | 12.5 | 8.5 | 49 |
| Nadia Pressnall | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
| Adrianna Silicato | 11 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 40.5 |
| Atticus Burgess | 9.5 | 9 | 9 | 10.5 | 38 |
| Katarina Suemnig | 8 | 7 | 7.5 | 12 | 34.5 |
| Caroleena Forcione | 13 | 13 | 12.5 | 11 | 49.5 |
| Callie Haban | 12 | 11.5 | 12 | 14 | 49.5 |
| Elsa Wagnon | 10.5 | 11 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 44.5 |
| Mira Glaser | 7 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 12 | 35 |
| Dayo Ellefson | 8.5 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36.5 |
| Raina Parette | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9 | 10 | 40 |
| Annie Long | 9.5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 37.5 |
2025 Q4C Score Tally – Ensemble Category
| Ian Lorello | Laura Seal | Simone Grigorescu | Cara Hagan | Total | |
| Elsa Wagnon | 14 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 54.5 |
| Ana Pichanick | 11 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9 | 41 |
| Callie Haban | 12 | 13.5 | 11 | 9 | 45.5 |
| Meredith McCormack | 14 | 13.5 | 10.5 | 9 | 47 |
