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Congratulations to MacKenzie Richter, 14, International City Ballet School in Georgia, USA who is the 2013 Grishko Model Search Winner!
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May 1, 2013
YAGP announces the return of their popular JOB FAIR on April 19, 2013 in New York City.
Click here for information and to reserve your spot today!
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March 7, 2013
Congratulations to YAGP alum Skylar Campbell ('09) who will be performing the title role in "Nijinsky" at the National Ballet of Canada. Click to watch a preview of the ballet with Skylar.
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March 5, 2013
Tickets are now available for The Final Round (Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 7pm)
and YAGP's Gala,
Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow (Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 7pm).
Click here to buy tickets.
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February 12, 2013
Thank you to everyone who donated to help bring "Ballet's Greatest Hits" to movie theaters around the country.
Click here to see a list of our Kickstarter backers!
Photo by Liza Voll of Ekaterina Kondaurova and Marcelo Gomes.
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November 21, 2012
Congratulations YAGP Alumni Albert Gordon and Beckanne Sisk on receiving Princess Grace Awards
Beckanne Sisk
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October 26, 2012
Congratulations YAGP Alumni Tara Gusman who was chosen as a performer for the 'Macy's Stars of Dance'
segment of 'Dancing with the Stars!
Please click here to read more.
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October 26, 2012
Check out this review of ABT's Opening Night Gala featuring standout performances from
YAGP participants and alumni
Please click here to read more.
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October 18, 2012
Congratulations YAGP Alumnus Matthew Golding on being named 'Zwaan’ for the most impressive dance achievement in 2012!
Read the full story here:
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October 12, 2012
Congratulations Miles Pertl on joining The Dutch National Ballet!
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October 9, 2012
Congratulations Sasha de Sola for her promotion to Soloist with the San Francisco Ballet!
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October 9, 2012
Video of "Gentle Memories" a YAGP-Mariinsky co-production with choreography by Jiri Bubenicek
and original composition by Karen LeFrak. This piece was premiered at the YAGP "Stars of
Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" Gala in New York on April, 27th 2012 and it recently premièred in
St. Petersburg at the Mariinsky on the September 27, 2012.
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October 8, 2012
Read Larissa Saveliev and Sergey Gordeev's response to Risa Gary Kaplowitz's August 7th article about Artistry vs.
Technique.
Click here to read the full story:
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October 2, 2012
Check out YAGP Alumni Nikolas Gaifullin, Julia Lipari, Gabrielle Mengden, and Jack Thomas in this month's Grishko Newsletter.
The feature was about scholarships they received at The Carreño Festival in Florida this summer!
Click here to read the full story:
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October 1, 2012
Larissa and Gennadi Saveliev were recently featured in "Bergen County Magazine."
Read the story here:
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September 25, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumnus Chehon Wespi-Tschopp on being named America's Favorite Male Dancer on
"So You Think You Can Dance!" Chehon was a Top 12 finalist at YAGP 2007. To read more about Chehon, click below to visit the So You Think You Can Dance website
– September 24, 2012
YAGP Alumnae Michaela DePrince tells CNN, "I'm still trying to change the way people see black dancers,
that we can become delicate dancers, that we can be a ballerina."
Read her story here:
Michaela DePrince
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September 5, 2012
Watch beautiful dancing from YAGP participants in this recap from the Anaheim International Dance Festival "Stars of Tomorrow" Gala!
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September 14, 2012
Review of The Carreño Dance Festival featuring many YAGP participants!
Please click here to read more.
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August 29, 2012
Read what Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet, and
Maeghan McHale, dancer with Giordano Dance Chicago, are saying about
YAGP and FIRST POSITION:
"If I had the time to see a film my choice would be ‘First Position,’
not just because I am a ‘bun head’ at heart, but because for the past
few years I’ve had a wonderful relationship with Youth America Grand
Prix.”- Maeghan McHale
“I’ve seen both ‘Pina’ and ‘First Position,’ and they are excellent
films... ‘First Position’ looks at several young dancers competing in
the Youth American Grand Prix ballet competition. The film is honest,
and sometimes unflattering, but the young dancers have ambition and
heart; two necessary ingredients.”
-Ashley Wheater
Please click here to read more.
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August 24, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumnus Oliver Oguma on receiving the opportunity to be in the ABT Studio Company!
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August 21, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumni, James Applewhite, Jack Bertinshaw and Gabriele Frola, on their promotions to Company Dancers in the National Ballet of Canada.
Jack Bertinshaw. Photo by Hideaki Tanioka.
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August 16, 2012
Congratulations to the following YAGP Alumni on their promotions at Boston Ballet:
- Jeffrey Cirio - Principal Dancer
- Paulo Arrais - Principal Dancer
- Anais Bueno - Joining Boston Ballet as a company dancer
- Emily Entingh - Joining Boston Ballet II
- Beau Fisher - Joining Boston Ballet II
- Christopher Scruggs - Joining Boston Ballet II
Jeffrey Cirio. Photo by Siggul/Visual Arts Masters
Emily Entingh. Photo by Hideaki Tanioka
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August 15, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumna, Beckanne Sisk (Ballet West), YAGP 2012 Participant, Albert Gordon (Washington Ballet School), on receiving Princess Grace Awards!
Please click here to read more about "Princess Grace Awards"
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August 8, 2012
Check out YAGP Alumna Laura Gruener on the new Ovation series "A Chance to Dance" on Fridays at 10/9c
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August 2, 2012
2012 YAGP Emerging Choreographer Justin Peck is on the Rise!
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August 2, 2012
Check out YAGP Alumna and New York City Ballet Principal Sara Mearns in the latest issue of Pointe Magazine.
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August 2, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna and San Francisco Ballet dancer Sasha De Sola in "Your Ideal Warm-Up" in the August issue of Pointe Magazine.
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August 1, 2012
Congratulations to the YAGP Alumi who placed at Varna XXV International Ballet Competition:
- Senior Women Silver Medal and Diploma - Miki Wakuta, Japan
- Senior Men Gold Medal and Diploma - Brooklyn Mack, USA
- Senior Men Silver Medal and Diploma - Arata Miyagawa, Japan
- Junior Women Three Third Class Distinctions - Diploma and Medal - Miko Fogarty, USA
– July 31, 2012
Reach about YAGP Alumni and stars of the Broadway hit "Newsies", Ryan Steele and Ephraim Sykes, in the July/August issue of Dance Spirit.
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July 26, 2012
YAGP Board Member and Artistic Advisor and ABT Ballet Mistress, Susan Jaffe, was named the new Dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance.
Click here to read more.
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July 25, 2012
Watch YAGP Alumna and "First Position" co-star, Micheala De Prince, on BBC News
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July 25, 2012
Check out YAGP Alumni including Kaitlyn Jenkins on the ABC Family hit series "Bunheads" on Mondays 9/8 c
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July 12, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna and FIRST POSITION Co-Star, Michaela DePrince, on Business Insider.
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July 12, 2012
Congratulations to the following YAGP Alumni on their promotions!
- William Bracewell - First Artist, Birmingham Royal Ballet
- Mathias Dingman - First Soloist, Birmingham Royal Ballet
- Meaghan Grace-Hinkis - First Artist, The Royal Ballet
- Mayara Magri - Artist, The Royal Ballet
- Hee Seo - Principal, American Ballet Theatre
- Donald Thom - Joining the Royal Ballet from the Royal Ballet School
- James Whiteside - Soloist, American Ballet Theatre
- Valentino Zucchetti - Soloist, The Royal Ballet
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July 12, 2012
Read about YAGP participant Jessica Payne in the July issue of Dance Magazine.
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July 4, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna Beckanne Sisk in the July issue of Dance Magazine.
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June 29, 2012
YAGP Alum Helio Lima with Ginny Gan promoting Royal New Zealand Ballet and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra choreographer/composer collaboration.
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June 26, 2012
Read about Hannah Bettes (YAGF 2012 Senior Women Gold Medalist) in the July/August issue of Pointe Magazine.
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June 22, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumni Cara Marie Grey and Yoshihisi Arai on joining The Joffrey Ballet!
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June 22, 2012
Congratulations to the follow YAGP alumni on their promotions at Houston Ballet:
Melissa Hough was promoted to First Soloist and Nozomi Iijimia and Charles Louis Yoshiyama to Second Soloists
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June 15, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumni at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition!
- Alys Shee - Gold Medal Junior Women
- Katherine Higgins - Bronze Medal Junior Women
- Francesco Gabriel Frolo - Silver Medal Junior Men
- Andrei Cozlac - Bronze Medal Senior Men
– June 13, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna and ABT dancer Jennifer Whelan in NY Daily News
– June 13, 2012
Check out Dance Europe's "Looking East" article featuring YAGP Alumna Rebecca King
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June 10, 2012
Check out YAGP alumnus and Cincinnati Ballet dancer Patrick Palkens in the Company's new works
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June 8, 2012
Don't miss YAGP Judge and Scholarship Presenter, Adam Sklute, on the new break-out reality show, CW's "Breaking Pointe" Watch episode #2 this Thursday, June 7 at 8/7c.
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June 5, 2012
Watch YAGP Alumna and Prague National Ballet principal dancer Rebecca King's interview with Discount Dance Supply:
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June 5, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna and ABT soloist Hee Seo's upcoming performance of "Giselle" in Korea:
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June 4, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumna and The Joffrey Ballet dancer Jeraldine Mendoz on receiving an award of $50,000 from the prestigious national Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund in the Performing and Visual Arts!
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June 4, 2012
Read Dance Magazine’s June On the Rise Column featuring YAGP’s 2006 Grand Prix Joseph Gorak.
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June 2012
Watch YAGP alumna Catherine Hurlin on Dance Media's Dance (212).
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May 25, 2012
Read about YAGP Alumna and "First Position" Co-star, Michaela DePrince in "Teen Vogue" Magazine
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May 25, 2012
Read Pointe Magazine’s June/July Column “When you Fall” featuring YAGP Competitor Miko Fogarty
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May 25, 2012
“YAGP Alumni Hee Seo and Vadim Muntagirov will be premiering in the principal roles of American Ballet Theatre’s La Bayadere on Wednesday, May, 23, 2012 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.”
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May, 23, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumnus Mathias Heymann on his Benois de la Danse Award and to YAGP Alumni Sara Mearns and Matthew Golding on their Benois de la Danse nominations. We’re so proud of them!
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May 22, 2012
YAGP alumna Emily Slawski will be joining the Royal Swedish Ballet this summer as the youngest company member.
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May 20, 2012
Congratulations to the Documentary "First Position" on its nomination for a Fred Astaire Award.
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May 17, 2012
Congratulations to YAGP Alumni Ryan Steel and Ephriam Sykes for their Nominations for the Fred Astaire Award for "Newsies"
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May 17, 2012
Jeffrey Cirio promoted to Principal at Boston Ballet
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May 14, 2012
Please click here to see YAGP 2012 NY Finals Winners
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April 26, 2012
Eifman Ballet in St. Petersburg Russia is holding auditions from its upcoming seasons.
Click here for more information
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January 27, 2012
To Download Entry Form Please Click Here
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Discount Dance Supply Model Search, San Diego
Congratulations to the YAGP Alumni who made Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch in 2012":
Courtney Muscroft (Balletmet, YAGP Alumna 2002)
Brooklyn Mack (Washington Ballet, YAGP Alumnus 2001-2003)
Katherine Williams (American Ballet Theatre, YAGP Alumna 2002-2003)
Price Suddarth (Pacific Northwest Ballet, YAGP Alumnus 2007)
Taylor Stanley (New York City Ballet, YAGP Alumnus 2007)
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January 6, 2012
YAGP's "Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" Gala is coming to Tampa's David A. Straz, Jr. Center on Sunday, January 22, 2012.
Don't miss this exciting chance to see YAGP alumni and stars from American Ballet Theatre, Boston Ballet, New York City Ballet and "So You Think You Can Dance".
For more information, please click here
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January 3, 2012
Read Pointe Magazine's "Dancer Spotlight" featuring YAGP Alumnus and NYCB dancer, Taylor Stanley.
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November 2011
Read Pointe Magazine's "Dancer Spotlight" featuring YAGP Alumnus and NYCB dancer, Taylor Stanley.
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November 2011
Read The Herald Tribune's article on 2011 Youth Grand Prix Recipient Aran Bell.
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August 2011