YAGP

Acabou de acabar em Nova York a décima-terceira edição do Youth America Grand Prix, um dos maiores concursos de ballet do mundo, que também oferece bolsas de estudo para os melhores estudantes classificados.

Lançado em 1999 por dois ex-bailarinos do Bolshoi,  Larissa e Gennadi Saveliev, o YAGP é também uma organização sem fins lucrativos criada com a missão de fornecer extraordinárias oportunidades educacionais e profissionais para jovens bailarinos, agindo como um trampolim para a carreira profissional. O concurso é realizado anualmente em todo o mundo, para alunos de todas as nacionalidades, que tenham entre  9 e 19 anos de idade.
 



Aqui no Brasil, os bailarinos conseguem vaga pelo concurso YAGP do Passo de Arte. Neste ano o YAGP concedeu mais de 2 milhões de dólares em bolsas de estudo para as principais escolas de dança em todo o mundo. Mais de 25.000 bailarinos em todo o mundo participaram de workshops internacionais, competições e aulas. Mais de 200 alunos agora estão dançando nas maiores companhias do mundo, incluindo o American Ballet Theatre, o New York City Ballet, a Opera de Paris, o San Francisco Ballet, entre outros.


Vejo o YAGP como uma olimpíada da dança, um ponto de encontro para estudantes e professores se atualizarem e verem espetáculos incríveis. Sério, o nível técnico impressiona demais. É só conferir as fotos e vídeos e começar a babar.






Só para lembrar que o prêmio máximo do ano passado foi da brasileira Mayara Magri.

Pryscilla Gallo, em 2011

Aurora Dickie, em 2007

Minha professora acabou de voltar e mal posso esperar para ouvir as histórias da delegação brasileira.
Para encerrar o post longo, claro que temos nossos campeões:

Resultado Geral do Youth America Grand Prix 2012 em Nova York

Pre-competitive

Hope – Drew Minard (11), School of Classical Dance, IA, USA

Pre-Competitive Feminino

Ouro – Yeojin Shim (11), Academy of Korean Young Ballet Stars, KOREA

Prata – Isabella Franco (11), Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA, USA

Bronze – TIED – Lada Sartakova (9), Vladislav Kuramshin’s Russian Ballet School, RUSSIA

Bronze – TIED – Natalie Thornley-Hall (11), Vancouver Junior Professional Division, CANADA

Pre-Competitive Masculino

Ouro – Luke Westerman (11), Northern California Dance Conservatory, CA, USA
Prata – Daichi Ikarashi (9), Niigata Ballet School, JAPAN
Bronze – Kohki Toda (11), Rinna Classic Ballet Company, JAPAN

Top 12 Pre-Competitive Feminino
1. Maria Gabriela Gutierrez Aza (9) Danzaira Escuela de Ballet, PERU
2. Jasmine Cruz (9) Westlake School for the Performing Arts, CA, USA
3. Isabella Franco (11), Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA, USA
4. Elena Iseki (10), Russian Ballet School, JAPAN
5. Chihiro Kobayashi (11), Emi Aiba Ballet Studio, JAPAN
6. Mya Kresnyak (10), Vancouver Junior Professional Division, CANADA
7. Martina Prefontaine (10), Vancouver Junior Prof. Division, CANADA
8. Lada Sartakova 9), Vladislav Kuramshin’s Russian Ballet School, RUSSIA
9. Yeojin Shim (11), Academy of Korean Young Ballet Stars, REP. of KOREA
10. Rena Takahashi (11), Hitomi Takeuchi School of Ballet, JAPAN
11. Natalie Thornley-Hall (11), Vancouver Junior Prof. Division, CANADA
12. Catarina Rodigues Erickson (11), Ballet Jovem de S. Vicente, BRAZIL

Junior
Youth Grand Prix – Blake Kessler (14), Orlando Ballet School, FL, USA

Masculino
Ouro – Adhonay Soares da Silva (14), Bale Jovem Centro Gustav Ritter, BRAZIL
Prat – Giuseppe Basillio (14), AS Ballet, SWITZERLAND
Bronze – David Preciado (13), Los Angeles Ballet School, CA, USA

Feminino
Ouro – Juliet Doherty (14), Fishback School of the Dance, NM, USA
Silver – Grecia Marian Meza Posada (12), Escuela Sup.Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO
Bronze – Maria Clara Coelho (13), Balletarrj Escola de Danca, BRAZIL

Top 12 Feminino
1. Gisele Bethea (12), Master Ballet Academy, AZ, USA
2. Maria Clara Coelho (13), Balletarrj Escola de Danca, BRAZIL
3. Grace Davidson (12), Faubourg School of Ballet, IL, USA
4. Juliet Doherty (14), Fishback School of the Dance, NM, USA
5. Austin Eder (13), Anaheim Ballet School, CA, USA
6. Miko Fogarty (14), Westlake School of the Arts, CA, USA
7. Kurumi Kosaka (13) Tazuru Ichiyanagi Ballet School, JAPAN
8. Alysha Martignago (14) Coaching with Janinie McGrath, AUSTRALIA
9. Remi Nakano (13) Kishibe Ballet Studio, JAPAN
10. Grecia Marian Meza Posada (12), Escuela Danza de Monterrey, MEXICO
11. Marin Soki (12) Soki Ballet School, JAPAN
12. Seo Hoo Yun (12) Yewon Middle School, REPUBLIC of KOREA

Senior
Grand Prix – Kimin Kim (19), Korean University of the Arts, REPUBLIC of KOREA

Masculino
Ouro – Derek Dunn (16), The Rock School for Dance Education, PA, USA
Prata – Cameron McCune (16), The Raleigh School for Ballet, NC, USA
Bronze – Shun Izawa, (19), Ballet Studio Duo, JAPAN

TOP 12 Men
1. Edson Ferreria Barbosa, BRAZIL
2. David Donnelley (16), Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH, USA
3. Derek Dunn (16), The Rock School for Dance Education, PA, USA
4. Gustavo Echevarria (17), John Cranko Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANYA
5. Hadriel Diniz Getulio (16), Vortice Escola de Danceas, BRAZIL
6. Angelo Greco (16), Il Balletto, ITALY
7. Shogo Hayami (15), Mitsuko Inao Ballet School, JAPAN
8. Shun Izawa (19), Ballet Studio Duo, JAPAN
9. Kimin Kim (19), Korean University of the Arts, REPUBLIC of KOREA
10. Devyn Lovett (17), Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA, USA
11. Cameron McCune (16), The Raleigh Ballet School, NC, USA
12. Li Wen Tao (16), Beijing Dance Academy, P. R. of CHINA

Feminino
Ouro- Hannah Bettes (16) Next Generation BalletPatel Conservatory, FL, USA
Prata – Tyler Donatelli (15), Southland Ballet Academy, CA, USA
Bronze – Gayeon Jung (19), Korean Nat. University of the Arts, REP. of KOREA

TOP 12 Feminino
1. Hannah Bettes (16) Next Generation Ballet Patel Conservatory, FL, USA
2. Jennifer Bummer (15), Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet Academy, CA, USA
3. Valentina dos Santos Codinha (15) Escola do Cons. Nacional, PORTUGAL
4. Tyler Donatelli (15), Southland Ballet Academy, CA, USA
5. Nagisa Hatano (17), Kamiya Kumiko Ballet School, JAPAN
6. Gayeon Jung (19), Korean National University of the Arts, REP. of KOREA
7. Liu Xue Chen (16), Beijing Dance Academy, P.R. of CHINA
8. Tiana Lovett (15), Lovett Dance Center, CA, USA
9. Soyun Park (15), Sunhwa Arts High School, REP. of KOREA
10. Deanna Pearson (17) Akhmedova School of Ballet, MD, USA
11. Qiu Yun Ting (16), Beijing Dance Academy, REP. of KOREA
12. Sofia Martinez Rios (15) En Pro Del Talento Veracruzano, MEXICO

Ensemble
Ouro – The Rock School for Dance Education, PA, USA - Tempestuous
Prata – AIS Ballet Japan, JAPAN - WaBu
Bronze – Esceula Superior de Musica Y Danza de Monterrey – Voces del Cuerpo

Pas De Deux
Ouro – Korean National University, KOREA – Pas de Deux from Don Quixote
Prata – Orlando Ballet School, USA – Pas De Deux from Harlequinade
Bronze – Balletarrj Escola de Danca , BRAZIL Pas de Deux from Diana and Acteon

Premio Especial:
Grishko Model Search – Grace Davidson (12), Faubourg School of Ballet, IL, USA
Markarova Prize – Gisele Bethea, (13), Master Ballet Academy, AZ, USA
Mary Day Award – Li Wen Tao (16) Beijing Dance Academy, P. R. of CHINA & Dominque Alessi (17) Marat Daukayev School of Ballet, CA, USA

Best European Dancer – Gustavo Echevarria (18), John Cranko Schule at Stuttgart Ballet, GERMANY

Outstanding Contemporary Dancer Award – David Donnelly (16), Northern Cincinnati Youth Ballet, OH, USA