by Gavin Larsen | Dec 3, 2024 | Pointe+, Training
As a teenager, Kansas City Ballet apprentice Amira Hogan spent many hours working with private coaches, polishing her solos for competitions like Youth America Grand Prix. Although the focused, individualized instruction ultimately helped her perform her best, Hogan...
by Sponsored by Ellison Ballet | Nov 17, 2023 | From Our Sponsors, Training
For 15-year-old Ellison Ballet student Viktoria Papakalodouka, dancing has always been about performing. “Whenever I’m onstage, I feel like it’s my home,” she says. Papakalodouka knows the stage is something familiar to professional dancers, but for...
by Zoe G. Phillips | Jan 28, 2022 | News, The Latest
Begin your ballet countdown! The 2022 Prix de Lausanne starts on Monday, January 31. After last year’s competition took place completely online, the event is now headed back to Switzerland. The Prix will be livestreamed on ARTE Concert’s channels and replays will then...
by Jennifer Stahl For Dance Magazine | May 23, 2021 | Site Network
When asked to describe the energy at this month’s Youth America Grand Prix Finals, judge Sascha Radetsky had one word: “Stratospheric.” More than 800 dancers from around the United States—selected from 10,000 who’d taken part in regional...
by Kathryn Holmes | Oct 14, 2018 | Training
You’ve watched First Position, the 2011 documentary about dancers at Youth America Grand Prix. You’ve studied videos of past ballet competition winners online. Now, you’re interested in joining those elite ranks by entering a competition yourself....
by Suzannah Friscia | Apr 6, 2017 | Training
Competitions can be intimidating. But their many benefits can serve you well, regardless of whether you come home with a prize. Whether you’re a competition veteran or trying it for the first time, here are a few of our best tips for making the most of the...
by Hannah Chang Foster | May 15, 2016 | Company Life
Jeanette Kakereka competing for last year’s Emerging Dancer Award. Photo by ASH via ENB. It’s one thing to receive a nod of approval from your boss, but imagine how special it must feel to be validated by your fellow company members. Tomorrow, six English...
by Hannah Chang Foster | May 1, 2016 | Company Life
Last week’s Youth America Grand Prix Finals was a display of impressive dancing from hugely talented young competitors. Ranging from 9 to 19 years old and hailing from countries as far away as Switzerland and Australia, they gathered in New York City to compete...