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Youth America Grand Prix & Denver Ballet Guild

YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX (YAGP)

About Youth America Grand Prix

 

Youth America Grand Prix has named Colorado Ballet Academy the region's Outstanding School Award since 2018! This is a testament to the high caliber training students receive at the Colorado Ballet Academy. In addition, Colorado Ballet Academy has continuously been awarded 1st Place Ensemble along with top placements in the Pas de Deux and Soloist categories. Thank you to all our dedicated teachers, students, and families who contributed to this recognition. It is always a team effort! 

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world’s largest student ballet scholarship audition. YAGP is a New York-based 501(C)(3) non-profit dance education organization with a MISSION to support and develop world-class dancers, ages 9-19, of all economic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds by providing scholarship auditions, performance and education opportunities, and by serving as a global network of dance, connecting students, teachers, schools, dance companies, dancers, and the audience.  

It fulfills its mission through scholarship auditions, master classes, alumni services, educational and outreach activities, performances, and films.  

YAGP reaches over 15,00 dance students annually by holding workshops, scholarship auditions, master classes and auditions in 32 cities and at 15 international locations worldwide. Each season culminates in the week-long Season Finals where more than 1,500 of the world’s most promising dancers receive in-depth mentoring and greater scholarship, professional, and performance opportunities. The Season Finals closing night Gala, “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow,” features the world’s most exciting young dance talent alongside the stars of today’s leading dance companies.  

YAGP has reached more than 200,000 talented young dancers worldwide with its workshops, scholarship auditions and master classes around the globe. More than $5,000,000 has been awarded at YAGP in scholarships to the world’s leading dance schools. As a result, more than 450 YAGP alumni are now dancing with 80 companies around the world, including American Ballet Theater, New York City Ballet, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, San Francsico Ballet, Washington Ballet, and many others. Learn more about YAGP HERE. 

Learn how to participate in Colorado Ballet Academy's Youth America Grand Prix program here: 

Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancer Competition (DBG)

February 21-23, 2025

About Denver Ballet Guild Young Dancer Competition

Membership with the Denver Ballet Guild helps to create wonderful opportunities within the Denver community.

Showcase of Dance and In-School Programs reach more than 7,500 children, exposing many to the joy of a live dance performance for the first time in their lives.

Community Enrichment funds the creative efforts of eight Colorado dance companies with generous grants totaling $85,000.

Young Dancers Competition awards between $21,500-$27,500 to ballet students from across the state to further their dance education.

The Denver Ballet Guild is a 100% volunteer-driven organization with more than 500 members working actively in the community to promote the dance arts through fundraisers and member programs.

Be part of an organization that recognizes the importance of art and creative expression in our lives and the lives of Colorado children.

Click here to visit the DBG website to learn more about the history of the competition.

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