Tag: yagp
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YAGP 2023 Stats & Report
You survived, sort of. While most people will be recovering and paying off the debt they incurred for the Youth America Grand Prix finals for the next month or so, a question is going to cross one’s mind, “Was it worth it?” If you missed out via instagram live, we polled, we crunched the numbers […]
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And the winners of the 2023 Youth America Grand Prix are…
The 24th annual Youth America Grand Prix finals are officially over. This means there were some big wins, big losses, but most importantly: ballet world has chosen their top dancers of the 2022-2023 season. The big win was no surprise as it went to Prix de Lausanne winner Fabrizzio Ulloa Cornejo (16) from Ballet Theater […]
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YAGP Junior Final Round
Ladies and gentlemen, it’s that time of year…. Youth America Grand Prix Final Rounds have arrived once again in Tampa, FL. Another season of hard work, tenacity, wins, losses, heartbreaks, and success stories is entering its last chapter.
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YAGP does Nervi
For the second year in a row, the Youth America Grand Prix has taken residency in Nervi, Italy. This year you will be able to stream both gala performances on June 25 and 26. The line up is killer, and the performance is free to view online! The performances include: Benjamin Freemantle, San Francisco Ballet […]
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So, you want all the insider information about YAGP Finals…
Tune in this Sunday, April 24, 2022 @ 10:00 AM on Instagram Live! You don’t want to miss out! How does YAGP finals work? What are you doing wrong? What are you doing right? How do you make the most out of your time at finals? How do scholarships work? What are they looking for? […]
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And the winners of YAGP 2022 are…
Over seven hundred soloists, and over 1,500 kids have come together one last time this season to celebrate the largest ballet scholarship competition in the world: the Youth America Grand Prix, founded by Larissa and Gennadi Saveliev. Many of the world’s leading professional dancers have come through the Youth America Grand Prix at some point […]
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The Youth America Grand Prix Senior Final Round
What did all the senior women of YAGP final round have in common? They were stunning, the majority were tall, they all could jump and they all were dancing for their lives. Most years, I would have to say, that the men in the senior competition dominate the competition, but this year hands down, it went to the senior ladies. While the junior women have a few years ahead of them and more chances; for these women, tonight was the night and this was it.
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YAGP FINALS 2022: Junior Final Round
In an industry where everything matters, thousands of dollars are spent monthly, and there is little to no payoff— last night was the first of two nights where all of the handwork and crazy pays off, sort of: The Youth America Grand Prix Junior Final Round. Last night’s dancing was wonderful and inspiring. Every year […]
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YAGP FINALS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN
Thousands of bunheads from around the world have descended on the city of Tampa for the second year in a row. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix has moved their finals from New York City to the Straz Center. This year, almost 2,000 soloists have descended to Florida, and over 100 ensembles will take the stage in hopes of landing a scholarship or acceptance to their dream school.
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THE PAQUITA FILES: Notes on Variation 2-ish
One of my favorite variations to coach is the the Paquita Variation from Ondine. This waltz variation is often overlooked because it is short and dancers often think that it doesn’t show off enough at ballet competition. WRONG. Totally wrong. All Wrong.
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On Trend: The Awakening of Flora
The Awakening of Flora, a ballet rarely seen outside of Russia is taking the competitive world of ballet by storm.
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Notes on La Vivandière
This variation is ferocious. It isn’t your typical 5 part female principal variation. In fact, this variation is 50 seconds of pure jumping. It is a mix of petit allegro, moderato, and grand allegro all finished with extremely fast pointe work.
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The Darlings of Arizona
A look at how Arizona has quickly become one of the US Hotspots in Dance featuring: Amber Skaggs (Master Ballet Academy), McKenna Johnson, and Evelyn Lyman (The Ballet Clinic).
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YAGP FINALS 2021: Female Junior Final Round.
Early Thursday morning, the sparks were flying with the announcement of the selection of Final Round Competitors for the Junior (ages 12-14) Women. A total of 35 exceptionally talented young dancers from the US, Canada and Mexico were selected to compete in the first act of YAGP’s Junior Women’s Gala at The Straz later this evening.
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YAGP’s 2021 Virtual Gala You Don’t Want to Miss!
Set your calendars, sync your phones, and get ready! Wednesday, March 31st, the Youth America Grand Prix will present their virtual gala from Lincoln Center! As ballet moves forward into the digital age, everyone has been adapting, making changes, and looking to the future; The Youth America Grand Prix is no different. Continuing on with […]
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The Ballet Clinic
Come Train with ME!!!! The Ballet Clinic is a place for serious dancers to come in, get their work done, and get out. We are still looking to fill 2 advanced/pre-pro boy spots and 2 girl spots (preferably ages 14+ who are looking to go away to a full-time professional school next fall). In our beginning group, we still have 6 spots left. Our faculty includes: Ashley Baker (ballet), Eric Hipolito Jr (mens, boys,pas de deux), Terin Christopher (contemporary) and myself.
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5 Variations To Stay Away from (2019)
It was the year of Dulcinea, and I died… Thank the Baby Jesus that the ballet competition season is over. If the 2018-2019 season was the year of “Satanella,” then this was the year of “Dulcinea.” While I appreciated that people have listened to the first article published back in 2015 about 5 Variations to Stay Away from, people have searched high and low for the replacements to these five- and they have found them.
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ISSUE 15
Issue 15 featuring the director of Elite Classical Coaching: Catherine Lewellen. Beautifully photographed by JoLee Photography, Issue 15 is a stunner.
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Winners of the YAGP 2019
Congratulations to the winners of the male-dominated year at the Youth America Grand Prix. While the past three years of the Youth America Grand Prix have been intense, this year seemed to be even more exhausting with the new rule changes. If you don’t know about the rules change that had everyone upset, it basically stated that regardless of the score, the invitation to New York Finals would be based on the discretion of the judges. While we shouldn’t downplay this year’s winners, there was a lot of criticism over YAGP’s 20th season. The Big Winners of the Youth America Grand Prix are:
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ISSUE 11
Inside the world’s largest ballet competition. This year over 10,000 kids auditioned and competed at the Youth America Grand Prix and tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships were given out to promising young talent across the world. This issue is packed with the enormous talents emerging from the Youth America Grand Prix.
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