by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 30, 2019 | Dance Spirit, News, Trending
Though we haven’t even gotten to The Nutcracker yet, competition season is just around the corner. Yesterday, the Prix de Lausanne announced the names of the 84 young hopefuls who will be competing in Montreaux, Switzerland next February, and the list includes...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Training
Dancer ages 15-18, this one’s for you. The Prix de Lausanne has just announced that registration is now open for the 2020 competition. The international scholarship competition, famous for catapulting forward the careers of dancers like Misa Kuranaga, Diana...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Aug 29, 2019 | News, Profiles
This week, 62 of the world’s top young dancers trained in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus gathered in Toronto for the annual Genée International Ballet Competition. Each year, the Genée is hosted by a different country; this was its first turn...
by Katherine Beard | Aug 18, 2019 | Profiles, Training
Ballet competitions are an exciting part of any dancer’s career. Yet while scholarships, prize money, job offers and the prestige that comes with winning a medal are compelling incentives to participate in one, they’re not the only benefits. In fact, many...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 19, 2019 | Profiles
If you don’t recognize Gabriel Figueredo’s name yet, it’s only a matter of time. Not only did the 18-year-old win the Grand Prix Award at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals, but he took second place at the 2019 Prix de Lausanne. For...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 18, 2019 | Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, Profiles, Trending
This week, over 1,000 young hopefuls gathered in New York City for the Youth America Grand Prix finals, giving them the chance to compete for scholarships and contracts to some of the world’s top ballet schools and companies. Roughly 85 dancers made it to the...
by Amy Brandt | Apr 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to imagine the ballet landscape today without Youth America Grand Prix. The annual competition attracts thousands of young dancers from all over the world, many hoping to win a scholarship to a major ballet school. This year, which marks the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 10, 2019 | Profiles, TBT
The Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals are starting up again this week, running April 12-19. This year, YAGP is celebrating its 20th anniversary. April 18-19 marks the competition’s annual Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow gala, featuring 13 pros...