YAGP Monthly News 
The YAGP 2017 International Season is now complete and the North American Regional Auditions and Master Classes begin January 6 in Tampa and Seattle.  

Some cities still have available space on the waitlist so be sure to check the YAGP website for more information.

YAGP ALUMNI NEWS
Olivia Gusti was promoted to the main company 
at Ballet West. 

Andres  Zuniga was accepted into the apprenticeship program at New York City Ballet 




Vail Dance Festival Remix
YAGP Alumni  Isabella Boylston, Sara Mearns, Calvin Royal III, and Cory Stearns and YAGP Guest Artists, Lil Buck, Tiler Peck and Robbie Fairchild performed at the Vail Dance Remix at New York City Center earlier this month.  





(Isabella Boylston and Calvin Royal III in  This Bitter Earth  Choreography by Christopher Wheeldon; Photo by Erin Baiano. Pictured left.)












12th Annual Erik Bruhn Competition 
On November 15, 2016, the 12th Annual Erik Bruhn Competition, for the most promising dancers and choreographers, was held in Toronto at the National Ballet of Canada Theater.  YAGP Alumnus Calley Skalnik from National Ballet of Canada was a participant. YAGP Alumnus and participant Jeff Cirio choreographed a piece with YAGP Alumnus Gabe Stone Shayer and Casandra Trenary.  The winners (pictured right) were YAGP Alumnus Angelo Greco with his partner Natasha Sheehan.  


(YAGP Alum Jeff Cirio (back left), Natasha Sheehan, Miles Thatcher, and YAGP Alum Angelo Greco.  Winners of the Erik Bruhn 2016 Prize. Pictured right.)


Natalia Osipova & Artists
Renowned Russian ballerina and YAGP Guest Artist Natalia Osipova breaks free of her classical roots in a triple bill of contemporary works created for her by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, Russell Maliphant, and Arthur Pita. The program, which premiered in London in June, features Cherkaoui's Qutb, a trio for Osipova and two male dancers; Maliphant's Silent Echo, a duet for Osipova and ballet star and YAGP Almnus Sergei Polunin; and Pita's Run Mary Run, a thrilling comic duet for Osipova and Polunin that draws inspiration from 1960s girl-group music and the tragic life of Amy Winehouse.

(YAGP Alum Sergei Polunin and YAGP Guest Artist Natalia Osipova. Pictured left.)


Congratulations to Calvin Royal III
YAGP Alumnus and American Ballet Theatre Corps de Ballet dancer Calvin Royal III will receive the Keys to the City of St. Petersburg on December 17th at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida. Congratulations, Calvin! 

(Calvin Royal III and YAGP Guest Artist Misty Copeland performing Cinderella at the Houston Ballet, November, 2016 Pictured left.)
YAGP INTERNATIONAL AUDITIONS

YAGP AUSTRALIA
YAGP 2016 Australia Participants.
YAGP went to Australia this year for the first time in it's history! Master classes were held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney, October 21 - 23, and we hope to see many of them at New York Finals Week April 7-14, 2017.

YAGP 2016 Japan Participants
YAGP JAPAN  
YAGP held its annual Regional Auditions and Master classes in Japan, October 26-30.  Go to our website for the complete list of  JAPAN WINNERS.  







Class with Elizabeth Platel YAGP Paris 2017
Class with Elizabeth Platel YAGP Paris 2017
YAGP PARIS
YAGP held it's annual European Auditions and Master Classes, at the Paris Opera Ballet, November 10-13.  Go to our website for the complete list of PARIS WINNERS.





YAGP FIRST POSITION CLUB 

New York City Ballet's  principal dancer and emerging choreographer  Ashley Bouder  gave  Youth America Grand Prix's  (YAGP) First Position Club members a preview of her new choreography for an upcoming collaboration with 
The New York Jazzharmonic , in New York City Center's studios. Ashley demonstrated her technique and process with NYCB corps de ballet members  Ashley Hod  and  Devin Alberda .  Following the performance Ashley's patrons Joanna and Brian Fisher  hosted a gracious reception in their Park Avenue home. 


Ashley Hod and Devin Alberda NYCB corps de ballet dancers
Ashley Hod, Devin Alberda and Ashley Bouder
Ashley Bouder and the First Position Club Audience at New York City Center
Harrison Ball and Irene Shen 
Ashley Hod, Karl Yeh, Ashely Bouder, Harrison Ball, Emily Reifel, and Jonathan Rodinelli
Maggie Brush, Blair Hartley and Lucille Corrier

John Sills, Elizabeth Papadopolous, Sammi and Scott Seltzer
William Ivey Long, Simon and Tina Beriro, and Brian Fisher
Elbrun Kimmelman, Roger Cardinal and Layla Diba
Stephen and Shelley Limmer, Linda Morse and Blair Hartley
George VanderPloeg, Elizabeth Camp and Stephen Pier

Brian and Joanna Fisher, Jonathan Marder and Sharon Bush
Barbara and Donald Tober
Gianluigi and Adrienne Vittadini
Judith M. Hoffman and Brian Fisher
Joanna and Brian Fisher and Brad Collins
Stephen and Sondra Beninati
Barbara Flood
Amy Fine Collins and Joanna Fisher
Sana Sabbagh, William Ivey Long, Joanna Fisher and Ashley Hod 
Emily Reifel and Karl Yeh
Elizabeth Papadopolous and Kay Tien



NUTCRACKERS AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH YAGP ALUMNI

YAGP ALUMNI WILL BE DANCING ACROSS THE COUNTRY.  CHECK THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES IN YOUR HOMETOWN TO SEE CASTING. IN EACH COMPANY YOU WILL FIND ANYWHERE FROM ONE TO ALMOST 12 OR MORE YAGP ALUMNI.

Alabama Ballet  - December 9 - 18 at the Samford Wright Center.

American Ballet Theatre  -  December 9 - 18 at the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts, Costa Mesa, California.

Ballet Arizona - December 9 - 24 at Symphony Hall.

Ballet Idaho  - December 16 - 18 at Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts.

Ballet Memphis  - December 9 - 11 at the Orpheum.

BalletMet  - December 9 - 24 at the Ohio Theater.

Ballet West  - December 2 - 26 at the Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre

Boston Ballet  - November 25 - December 31 at the Boston Opera House.

Cincinnati Ballet  - December 9 - 18  at the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

Colorado Ballet  - November 26 - December 24 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

Connecticut Ballet - December 17 starring YAGP Alumna Hee Seo and YAGP Guest Artist Amar Ramasar & December 18 starring YAGP Guest Artists Veronika Part and Blaine Hoven at the Palace for the Performing Arts. 

Georgia Ballet  - December 2 - 4 at the Jennie T. Anderson Theater.

Grand Rapids Ballet   - December 9 - 11 & 16 - 18 at DeVos Performance Hall.

Houston Ballet   - November 25 - December 27 at the Wortham Theater Center.

Joffrey Ballet -  December 10 - 30 at The Auditorium Theater in Chicago. 
*special version choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon

Kansas City Ballet  - December 3 - 24 at the Muriel Kauffman Theatre.

Kentucky Ballet Theatre  - November 18 - 19 at Translyvania University Hagan Hall.

Los Angeles Ballet  - December 3 - 25 at various locations.  Please check their website for details.

Miami City Ballet  - December 9 - 30 at various locations.  Please check their website for details.

Nevada Ballet Theatre  - December 10 - 24 at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts.

New Jersey Ballet  - November 20 at the Middle Township Performing Arts Center.

New York City Ballet  - November 25 - December 31 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

Oklahoma City Ballet  - December 10 - 20 at Civic Center Music Hall.

Oregon Ballet Theatre  - December 10 - 26 at the Keller Auditorium.

Orlando Ballet  - December 8 - 11 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

Pacific Northwest Ballet  - November 25 - December 28 at McCaw Hall.

Pennsylvania Ballet  - December 9 - 31 at the Academy of Music.

Rochester City Ballet  - November 23 - 27 and December 3 - 4 at various locations.  Please check their website for details.

Saint Louis Ballet  - December 16 - 23 at A-B Performance Hall.

San Francisco Ballet -  December 10 - 29, 2016 at the War Memorial Opera House.

Texas Ballet Theater  - November 26 & December 3, 10, 17, 18 & 24 at various locations. 

Tulsa Ballet  - December 10-11, 16-18 & 22-23 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center.

Washington Ballet  - December 1 - 24 at the Warner Theater.

(Please check the company's websites for more information and as casting becomes available)
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