A NOTE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
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Dear friends,
As you are reading this, the YAGP team is hard at work on our 20th Anniversary Season International Semi-Finals, where thousands of talented young dancers audition for scholarships, and for an opportunity to be seen at the New York City Finals in April.
During the summer, we've visited Brazil, Peru and Korea. In the past several weeks we've held our first scholarship audition in Indonesia, and we've conducted Semi-Final events in Australia, France and Japan. To complete our international tour, we will hold scholarship auditions in Italy and Spain.
We invite you to follow our journey via our
Facebook
and
Instagram
channels, and tune in for the
live-stream
of the performances. And please save the date of April 18, 2019 for the YAGP 20th Anniversary Gala, "Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow," where you will see the world's most promising young dance talent sharing the stage the world's most recognized ballet stars at
Lincoln Center
’s
David H. Koch Theater
.
Warm Regards
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Larissa Saveliev
Artistic Director, Founder
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CLAUDIO MUÑOZ
Ballet Master, Houston Ballet II
How would you describe your experience teaching at YAGP?
It has been awesome to have the opportunity to teach people from different countries, backgrounds and skills. It allows me to see what is going on in today's dance world.
What, in your opinion, is YAGP's greatest strength?
What is so important about YAGP is that they can put everyone including teachers, students, choreographers and artistic directors in one room. All of them can learn from each other and this is very unique. For all of them, it's the perfect moment to see what is happening in the ballet world today, and this is exceptional.
What do you think are some of the most important benefits for students participating in YAGP?
I think YAGP is the window into the ballet world. Students from all over the world have the opportunity to meet or reach different schools and/or companies. They can be watched by all the ballet masters from around the world and many of their wishes and goals become a reality.
You have taught for YAGP in both Australia and Peru. How would you compare the two experiences?
In both places it has been an incredible experience. It is a little different in Peru because the ballet culture for boys is not settled and it's considered a girls' profession. In Australia, you can find so many boys with so much talent, but both have something to say in the ballet world due to their origins.
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Please share all YAGP alumni news with Collin Ranf, Development and Operations Associate at (646) 457-9454 or cranf@yagp.org.
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YAGP Alum Derek Drilon, YAGP Alum Julia Rust, YAGP Alum Princess Reid, YAGP Alum Xavier Nunez, YAGP Alum Leticia Stock, YAGP Alum Anna Gerberich and Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Photo by Victor Hilitski
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Anna Rose O'Sullivan and YAGP Alum Marcelino Sambé in The Royal Ballet's performance of
George Balanchine's "Tarantella"
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YAGP Alum and San Francisco Ballet Principal
Sasha De Sola, Sergey Gordeev, YAGP Alum and Joffrey Ballet Company Artist Dylan Gutierrez, Jean Shafiroff, YAGP Alum and San Francisco Ballet Principal Angelo Greco, YAGP Alum and Mariinsky Ballet Principal
Kimin Kim, YAGP Alum and American Ballet Theatre Soloist Calvin Royal III
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"ASK THE EXPERT" is an educational interview series, featuring conversations with leading dance professionals on a variety of topics relevant to young dancers worldwide – ranging from professional growth as an artist to nutrition, health, communication, and emotional and physical well-being. The first season of "ASK THE EXPERT" was live-streamed on Facebook Live, drawing thousands of views. The second season’s episodes of “ASK THE EXPERT” are available to watch any time on
www.yagp.org
. This video series joins YAGP’s existing education programs, such as the Scholarship Q&A sessions and “Dance in Higher Education” information sessions regularly conducted at YAGP’s Semi-Final and Final events.
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NEWS FROM YAGP PARTICIPANTS
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With the generous support of patrons like you, YAGP nurtures young talent from all over the world. We are proud to share compelling stories from young dancers who participated in YAGP last year and are now closer to achieving their dreams.
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Ilonah Jahja
- 11 years old - Jakarta, Indonesia
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I knew I wanted to be a dancer when I was 6 years old. It sparked [in] me during first trial of my ballet course. [In 5 years] I will be a professional dancer because I practice and learn from very good teachers. YAGP will be a big leap for me to enter the world class ballet, because I want to be a world class ballerina.
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Lincoln Sharp
- 16 years old - Darlington, Australia
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By participating in YAGP I will hopefully be given an opportunity to attend a ballet school overseas, even for a short time intensive. This experience would help me to see what is out there and gain a good insight into the bigger broader ballet world and gain international training, so that I can get a clearer idea where I am suited and might like to start my career in ballet. I feel I have so much to still learn about the ballet world and what is out there.
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Raphael Leo Kay Yih
- 9 years old - Singapore
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n the next 5 years,
I see myself continuing to dance, learning new techniques and constantly improving myself. This is the first time I've participated in YAGP and with the exposure, I've gained valuable insights and advices from the teachers. With the scholarship awarded to me, it [will] open up more opportunity for me to pursue dance.
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smile.amazon.com
, Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to YAGP to help us realize the next generation of dancers' dreams. Go to
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today and select
Youth America Grand Prix Inc
as your charity of choice.
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Save the date for
the YAGP 20th Anniversary Gala
"Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow"
April 18, 2019
You can now purchase
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For any questions or to make a donation, please contact Anna Covatta, Assistant Director of Operations and Development at (646) 541-4592 or acovatta@yagp.org.
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