News — ballet competition

  Youth America Grand Prix  The Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the largest and one of the most elite international ballet scholarship competitions. It’s a non-profit organization based in New York City and established in 1999 to support and develop world-class dancers ages 9 to 19.  The competition is divided in to three Age Divisions. Senior Age Division: 15–19 years old Junior Age Division: 12– 14 years old Pre-Competitive Age Division: 9–11 years old Their mission as written on their page is “To support and develop world-class dancers, ages 9-19, of all ethnic, economic, and geographic backgrounds by providing...

 If you’re anything like us this month you have been glued to the computer screen enthralled by the Prix De Lausanne competition.  The wonders of modern technology means that even though we are sitting 16,480km away (on the Gold Coast) the organisations live streaming of classes, rehearsals and competition mean we feel like we are sitting in that amazing theatre watching the action unfold.  So what is the Prix De Lausanne, why is it so prestigious and what does the scholarship program really mean for the up and coming ballerinas of today? Prix De Lausanne was founded by Philippe Braunschweig...