YAGP in the Press - 25th Anniversary Edition

Dear Friends,


The YAGP 25th Anniversary was every bit of an extraordinary celebration as it was meant to be, thanks to the generous support and hard work of so many.


As we reflect on the festivities, we hope you enjoy this look back on a truly memorable (not to mention fashionable!) occasion - with just a few of the press highlights from the 25th Anniversary celebrations at Lincoln Center and beyond.


We are ever grateful to each and every member of the YAGP family around the world who has helped make our mission of ensuring the future of dance possible for the past quarter of a century. Here's to the next 25, and stay tuned for more recap of the celebrations this summer!


With gratitude,

YAGP 25th Anniversary Celebrations at Lincoln Center

Peter Lyden, Carolina Herrera, Priya Shukla

Fashion Favorites Came Together for YAGP's 25th Anniversary Gala


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Custom designed pointe shoes by Giuseppe Zanotti

YAGP 25th Anniversary Gala Committee

353 Ballerinas Broke the World Record for Dancing on Pointe in One Place



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Ballerinas Break World Record Standing 'En Pointe'


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353 Ballet Dancers Set a Record



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Inside YAGP's 25th Anniversary Gala


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YAGP 25th Anniversary Gala Creative Chair,

Marcella Hymowitz

YAGP 2024 Senior Women's Silver Medalist, Crystal Huang (Bayer Ballet Academy/The Rock Center for Dance, USA), in custom designed tutu by Dennis Basso

Emily Reifel, Rebecca Hessel Cohen, Candace Bushnell

Big Names and Ballet Slippers: Inside YAGP's 25th Anniversary Gala


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Karine Plantadit

Youth America Grand Prix Celebrated its 25th Anniversary Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow Gala at Lincoln Center


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Stella Abrera and Desmond Richardson

Cynthia Rowley and Libby Klein

Custom designed pointe shoes by Aquazurra



Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King LINES Ballet in the World Premiere of Maria Konrad's "Dea," with music by Karen LeFrak

Wrapping Up YAGP 2024: Celebrating 25 Years of Excellence


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YAGP Alumni Isabella Boylston, Catherine Hurlin, and Jake Roxander of American Ballet Theatre in the World Premiere of James Whiteside's "More Than Nothing"

A Grand Evening



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YAGP Alumni Skylar Brandt and Daniel Camargo of American Ballet Theatre in Christian Spuck's "Le Grand Pas de Deux"

YAGP Alumna Elisa Badenes and Martí Paixa of The Stuttgart Ballet in John Cranko's "Onegin"

Youth America Grand Prix's 25-Year Dance with Ballet Scholarship


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YAGP 2024 Hope Award Winner, Owen Simmons (The School of Cadence Ballet, CANADA)

2024 YAGP Winners Announced, Capping 25th Anniversary Celebration


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YAGP 2024 Pre-Competitive Women's Gold Medalist, Yuna Yamada (Kinue Kobayashi Ballet Studio, JAPAN)

YAGP 2024 Grand Prix Winner, GeonHee Park (Korea National University of Arts, SOUTH KOREA)

YAGP at 25


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Observations on the Youth America Grand Prix


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YAGP 2024 Junior Women's Gold Medalist, Tamison Soppet (Convergence Dance Studios, NEW ZEALAND)

YAGP 25th Anniversary Kick-Off Luncheon in Palm Beach, hosted by Kamie Lightburn

Hostess Kamie Lightburn, YAGP Trustee, with YAGP Alumni Nayara Lopes of Philadelphia Ballet and Brady Farrar of ABT Studio Company

Dancers on Pointe and Blooms In Focus


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YAGP Milestone Kickoff: Kamie Lightburn Hosts Palm Beach Luncheon


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Aleksandra Efimova, Jan Savarick, Erica Kasel, Milton Townsend, Aurora Chinchilla, Andrea Virgin

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