by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Magazine | Apr 17, 2019 | Profiles
Choosing music for your first-ever choreography commission can feel daunting enough. But when you’re asked to create a ballet using the vast discography of the Rolling Stones—and you happen to be dating Stones frontman Mick Jagger—the stakes are even...
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...
by Dance Magazine | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest student ballet competition, is coming up on the end of its 20th-anniversary season. As aspiring pre-professionals gear up for this year’s New York Finals, we’re taking a look at a handful of YAGP...
by Amy Brandt | Oct 22, 2018 | News, Profiles, Training, Viral Videos
If your goal is to become a professional dancer, you likely have a lot of questions about what you need to do to get there. Last year, Youth America Grand Prix created a Facebook video series called “Ask the Expert,” featuring conversations with dance...
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 Claudia Bauer | Aug 16, 2018 | Career, News, Profiles, Trending
Where in the world is Miko Fogarty? Just three years ago, she seemed unstoppable. After being featured in the 2011 ballet documentary First Position, she became a teenage social-media star, winning top prizes at competitions in Moscow and Varna and at Youth American...
by Candice Thompson For Dance Magazine | Aug 7, 2018 | Career, Trending
Since its founding in 1999, more than 80,000 ballet dancers have participated in Youth America Grand Prix events. While more than 450 alumni are currently dancing in companies across the world, the vast majority—tens of thousands—never turn that...
by Amy Brandt | Jul 31, 2018 | News, Trending
Every two years, dancers from all over the world head to the Bulgarian coastal city of Varna to try their luck at the Varna International Ballet competition. Established in 1964, the competition famously takes place at a leafy outdoor theater near the Black Sea, and...
