In 2000, YAGP held its first Finals in New York City at a small auditorium. 500 young dance students participated that year.
This past year, YAGP had over 10,000 young dance students participating in scholarship auditions in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Spain, and 25 cities in the United States. 495 solo and pas de deux dance students and 1,055 ensemble members were selected for the Final scholarship auditions and performance opportunities in New York City. At the 2018 "Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow" Gala, we raised over $100k to create a new financial aid fund to allow a greater number of young dancers from challenging economic backgrounds to participate in YAGP scholarship auditions.
Over the past 20 years, YAGP has given over 90,000 students the opportunity to take part in workshops, auditions, and Gala performances. There are 450 alumni currently dancing in world-renowned dance companies and YAGP has partnered with over 200 judges representing many of the world's greatest ballet schools and companies. Thanks to your continued support, YAGP has changed the landscape of the dance world, growing into the world's largest ballet scholarship auditions for students, and becoming a global network for dance. YAGP has facilitated over $3.5m in scholarships to our deserving young dance students and provided opportunities to perform all over the world.