by Avichai Scher | Apr 27, 2022 | News, The Latest, Training
The first day of class at a new ballet schoolis always intimidating; when Polina Chepyk, 17, arrived at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in March, she did what many do. She looked for an open spot at the barre and sized up her classmates. As class went on, she was...
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 Amy Brandt | May 9, 2021 | The Latest
In a hopeful sign that things may be slowly getting back to normal, Youth America Grand Prix is hosting its 2021 Season Finals live and in person this week in Tampa, Florida. Approximately 800 young dancers will perform at the annual scholarship audition, held May...
by Gavin Larsen | Dec 1, 2020 | Instagram, Training
As a 17-year-old student at The School of American Ballet, I had little awareness of ballet competitions—and to be fair, at that time (the early 1990s), there weren’t very many. Youth America Grand Prix and its many spawns did not yet exist, and the famous...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 1, 2020 | Dance Spirit, News, Training
Last weekend, Youth America Grand Prix took to the internet, hosting its first virtual pas de deux competition. Over the course of three days, YAGP streamed videos from its regional events’ highest-ranked competitors for a panel of esteemed judges. And, drum...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 17, 2020 | News, Viral Videos
Though many young hopefuls competed in Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals this year, the world’s largest ballet competition had to cancel its April New York finals due to COVID-19 shutdowns. But now YAGP is getting creative by hosting a virtual pas de deux...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 17, 2020 | Dance Spirit, The Latest, Viral Videos
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ucAretxNDWM Looking for some Monday motivation? Then this heart-melting clip from the NBC’s “Little Big Shots” is for you. Hosted by actress Melissa McCarthy, the show welcomes remarkable kids from around the world to...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 24, 2020 | Instagram, News, Training
One of the unfortunate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is that most upcoming ballet competitions have been cancelled or postponed. But the world’s largest scholarship competition, Youth America Grand Prix, is finding another way to reach out to its...