YAGP ALUMNI NEWS


               Junxion Zhao was promoted to 
             Principal Dancer at Boston Ballet. 
        Lawrence Rines was promoted to 
         Second Soloist at Boston Ballet. 

Indiana Woodward was promoted to
Soloist at New York City Ballet.

YAGP Alumna and  So You Think You Can Dance Finalist, Tate McRae was featured in the April 2017 edition of  Dance Spirit .

This summer,  Isabella Boylston, YAGP Alumna and American Ballet Theatre Principal, will realize a dream, to bring ballet to her hometown, Sun Valley, Idaho. For full article in the New York Times click photo above. 


YAGP Alumna Fernada Oliveiras rehearsing her new ballet with Colorado Ballet members. 

Gala de Danza
YAGP Alumnus Cesar Corrales performing at Gala de Danza

YAGP Board Member and Artistic Director and Founder of Gala de Danza, Christina Lyon, held her annual gala March 4 in Cabos San Lucas at the Mar Adentro Hotel. T he gala is designed to bring the world's elite artists to Mexico in an event to enrich the community. In collaboration with Youth America Grand Prix, providing performance opportunities to young dancers, the talented finalists are invited to perform with the outstanding guest artists from around the world.
YAGP US REGIONAL AUDITIONS
The 2017 YAGP US Regional auditions took place in 20 cities and had over 6600 participants. The last two Regional Auditions were held in Boston and Philadelphia, March 10-12.  The season will now culminate in its New York Finals Week, April 7-13.  We have had remarkable press coverage this year, and just a few of the articles are listed below.  Visit  YAGP.ORG  for more information and to see the list of those who qualified.  Good luck to all of our aspiring young dancers!

Boston Competitor pictured above.  For full article in the Boston Globe click on the picture.

Young ballerina Keira Martin-Williams is lifted in the air by her fellow ballerinas as they perform Rise at the Denver Regional Audition. For full article and more pictures, click on the picture above.
YAGP FIRST POSITION CLUB 

How Judges Judge
YAGP friends and patrons spent a day in Philadelphia.  They attended the Philadelphia Regional Scholarship Auditions at Swarthmore College and watched the aspiring young dancers audition for invitations to the 2017 New York Finals Week.  Guests were treated to a backstage tour of the Pennsylvania ballet and Angel Corella's new restaging of Le Corsaire .
Irene Shen backstage with Pennsylvania Ballet Principal dancer Sterlin Baca who was dancing the part of Lankendem.
First Position Club Members at a private lunch with Pennsylvania Ballet Director, Angel Corella

Save the date for our annual Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala, Thursday, April 13 at the David H. Koch Theater.  For Patron tickets and table packages, please contact, Victoria Campbell, Development Manager, at 646.457.9454 or vcampbell@yagp.org.