Youth America Grand Prix

                     

Mexico Gala Tour 2009

Youth America Grand Prix has held semi-finals in Mexico since 2004, and since the very beginning an important part of YAGP's presence in Mexico have been Gala performances featuring student performers alongside some of the world's leading ballet artists.  2009 marked the fourth YAGP semi-final in Mexico and was accompanied by three Gala performances in Cordoba, Veracruz and Xalapa.


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Act I

Megan Yamashita
(Southland Ballet Academy)

“Equilibrium”
Choreography: Victor Plotnikov
Music: Rene Aubry
Running Time: 2:30

Esteban Hernandez
(The Rock Center for Dance Education)

“Basil Variation” from “Don Quixote”
Choreography: M. Petipa
Music: Riccardo Drigo
Running time: 1:00

Joseph Gorak (American Ballet Theatre)

“Nocturne”
Choreography: Kirk Peterson
Music: Frederik Chopin
Running Time: 4:00

Drew Jacoby,
Rubinald Pronk
(Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company)

“One”
Choreography: Annabelle Lopez Ochoa
Music: 9:00
Running time: 6:00

Carlos Pinillos
(National Ballet of Portugal)

“5 Tangos”
Choreography: Hans van Manen
Music: Astor Piazzola
Running time: 2:00

Conner Walsh,
Melody Herrera
(Houston Ballet)

“Manon” Pas de Deux
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan/ Stanton Welsh
Music: Jules Massenet/ Ceasar Pugini
Running time: 5:00

Elisa Carrillo Cabrera,
Mikhail Kaniskin
(Berlin State Opera Ballet)

“Fanfare LX”
Choreography: Douglas Lee
Music: Michael Nyman
Running Time: 5:00 Minutes

 

Act II

Anais Bueno Garces,
Daniel Camargo
(Stuttgart Ballet)

“Peasant Pas de Deux” from “Giselle”
Choreography:
Music: Adolph Adam
Running time: 8:00

Estaban Hernandez
(The Rock Center for Dance Education)

“Acteon Variation” from “Diane and Acteon”
Choreography: A. Vaganova
Music: C. Pugni
Running time: 1:00

Carlos Pinillos
(National Ballet of Portugal)

“Paramos o Tempo”
Choreography: Rui Lopes Graca
Music: Fado Portugues
Running time: 3:45

Conner Walsh (Houston Ballet)
Melody Herrera

“Mostly Mozart”
Choreography: Stanton Welch
Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Running time: 6:00

Joseph Gorak
(American Ballet Theatre)

“Prince Desiree variation” from “Sleeping Beauty”
Choreography: M. Petipa
Music: Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Running time: 1:12

Elisa Carillo Cabrera,
Mikhail Kaniskin
(Berlin State Opera Ballet)

“Transparante”
Choreography: Ronald Savkovic
Music: Fado Portugues
Running Time: 5:38

Drew Jacoby,
Rubinald Pronk
(Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company)

“Alloy”
Choreography: Adam Hougland
Music: Schlagwerk Nordwest Percussion Ensemble
Running time: 5:00

Gillian Murphy,
Sascha Radetsky
(American Ballet Theatre)

“Le Corsaire” Pas de Deux
Choreography: M. Petipa
Music: Richard Drigo
Running time: 11:00