Outstanding School Award YAGP 2021 – New York, NY
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world’s largest non-profit international student ballet competition and scholarship program, open to dance students of all nationalities, 9–19 years old. YAGP annually conducts regional auditions in the United States and around the world, with the Final Round of the competition held recently in New York City on March 6 and 7th.
The mission of YAGP is to ensure the future of dance by providing scholarships to the world’s leading dance institutions and creating other educational and professional opportunities for young dancers, acting as a stepping stone to a professional dance career.
Approximately 1,200 students are hand-selected each year by the YAGP panel of judges to proceed to the Finals in New York City, where they are seen by the directors and representatives of the world’s leading dance academies. Many YAGP Alumni go on to have professional careers in dance, joining world-renowned dance companies including American Ballet Theatre, Australian Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Mariinsky Theatre, National Ballet of Canada, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, among many others.
Some of YAGP’s most successful alumni include Maria Abashova, Isabella Boylston, Cesar Corrales, Michaela DePrince, Sasha De Sola, Matthew Golding, Melissa Hamilton, Sarah Lane, Lauren Lovette, Brooklyn Mack, Sara Mearns, Sergei Polunin, Hee Seo, and Cory Stearns among many others. – see also § Notable YAGP Alumni (below).
Link to YAGP: https://yagp.org/?event=winners-will-be-posted-after-the-current-event
Yesterday, the 2021 semi-final awards were announced. Kirov Academy is proud to announce the following victories:
JUNIOR AGE DIVISION
Classical Dance Category
1ST PLACE :
Valeria Franco, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
TOP 12:
Edaline Tan, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
Lola Lybarger, Teacher: Valeria Ivleva (Kirov Faculty)
Nora Yun Schaefer, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
Soojin Robert, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
Contemporary Dance Category
TOP 12:
Edaline Tan, Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
Valeria Franco, Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
SENIOR AGE DIVISION
Classical Dance Category–Women
1ST PLACE:
Suet Ying Loo, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
2ND PLACE:
Chloe Han, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
TOP 12:
Kallie Green, Teacher: Marianna Rozanova (Kirov Faculty)
Nissa Wood, Teacher: Valeria Ivleva (Kirov Faculty)
Classical Dance Category–Men
3RD PLACE:
Matteo Ignazio Ghidoli, Teacher: Vladimir Djouloukhadze (Kirov Faculty)
Contemporary Dance Category–Women
1ST PLACE:
Gianna Morette, Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
3RD PLACE:
Suet Ying Loo, Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
TOP 12:
Chloe Han, Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
Kallie Green, Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
Nissa Wood, Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
Nyah Abdullah, Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
Contemporary Dance Category–Men
1ST PLACE:
Nasrullah Abdur-Rahman, Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
2ND PLACE:
Alexander Nicolosi, Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
ENSEMBLES
1ST PLACE:
1. LE CORSAIRE, ACT III PAS DE DEUX (M. PETIPA/H.BERLIOZ)
- Dancer: Nora Yun Schaefer & Matteo Ignazio Ghidoli
- Teacher: Vladimir Djouloukhadze (Kirov Faculty)
2. LE CORSAIRE, ACT III PAS DE DEUX (M. PETIPA/H.BERLIOZ)
- Dancers: Chloe Han & Alexander Nicolosi
- Teacher: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director) & Vladimir Djouloukhadze (Kirov Faculty)
3. SATANELLA PAS DE DEUX (M.PETIPA/C.PUGNI)
- Dancers: Piotr Pęczkowski & Nissa Wood
- Teacher: Vladimir Djouloukhadze (Kirov Faculty)
4. DESTINY
- Dancer: Nasrullah Abdur-Rahman, Harrison Forrest, Matteo Ignazio Ghidoli, Antony Holshouser, Kuan-Lun Li, Alexander Nicolosi, Piotr Pęczkowski, Justin Pidgeon, Ryan Robinson
- Teacher: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
- Choreographer: Runqiao Du (Artistic Director)
5. BOLERO
- Dancer: Nasrullah Abdur-Rahman, Stephanie Drenckhahn Alvarado, Matteo Ignazio Ghidoli, Victoria Gorokhova, Chloe Han, Antony Holshouser, Ava Joseph, Kuan-Lun Li, Suet Ying Loo, Gianna Morette, Alexander Nicolosi, Kasumi Nunomura, Piotr Pęczkowski, Justin Pidgeon, Ryan Robinson, Nora Yun Schaefer, Natalia Velarde, Nissa Wood
- Teacher: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
- Choreographer: Adrienne Canterna (Kirov Faculty)
Special Awards
Outstanding School Award: Kirov Academy of Ballet of Washington, DC
The Awards Ceremony -New York, NY
