Hundreds of Illinois' most talented ballet students are taking the stage at YAGP 2023.
YAGP fulfills its mission of dance education through scholarship auditions, master classes, alumni services, performances and education. For the past 24 years, over $4.5 million has been awarded in scholarships to the world's leading dance schools, with up to $350,000 now awarded annually.
Since YAGP's founding in 1999, over 200,000 young dancers - ages 9 to 19 - of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds have participated in YAGP's international workshops, audition classes, and dance awareness events. Today, more than 12,000 young dancers audition annually. More than 450 Youth America Grand Prix alumni are now dancing with 80 professional companies around the world.
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