letter

YAGP 2015 Semi-finals
Dallas, TX
January 30 - February 1, 2015
Dear Participants, Parents and Teachers,
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the YAGP 2015 Semi-Finals in Dallas, TX! We hope you will
enjoy learning from each other as well as the many distinguished dance professionals gathered here. As many of
you already know, we have designed the YAGP experience in such a way that every participant, regardless of
their level of training or career goals, can benefit greatly from the multitude of educational and professional
opportunities available throughout the event.
Competition entries are organized by birth date starting with our youngest participants. The only exceptions to this order are
special considerations due to costume changes.
We are proud to say that in only 16 short years YAGP has become the largest student scholarship competition in
the world. This is in large part due to the support of our participants and participating schools. In particular, we
would like to thank the Dallas, TX participating schools:
Academy of Dance Arts , TX
Adonai Ballet Academy, AR
American Classical Ballet Academy, TX
Artistry in Motion Performing Arts Center, TX
Ballet Academy of Texas, TX
Ballet Center of Fort Worth, TX
Ballet Conservatory, TX
Bay Area Dance Moves, TX
C & C Dance Centre, TX
Conservatory of Contemporary Dance, NE
Dallas Ballet Center, TX
Dallas Youth Repertory Project, TX
Dance Industry Performing Arts Center, TX
Dance Institute, TX
Dancescape, TX
Denton Dance Conservatory, LLC, TX
Harmonic Motion School of Classical Ballet, TX
Hathaway Academy of Ballet, TX
Independent, TX
International Conservatory of Performing Arts, TX
Kennedy Dance Theater, TX
Lake Charles Dance Academy, LA
Lake Houston Performing Arts Center, TX
Legacy Dance Center, TX
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts, LA
Marina Almayeva School of Classical Ballet, TX
Missy Crain Dance Studios, LA
Next Generation Ballet at the Patel Conservatory, FL
Olga's Russian Ballet School, TX
Ozarks Ballet and Dance Theatre, MO
Kathy Willsey, Megan Buckland, Audrey Rusher, Bree Hafen
Rachel Staff
Mike Young, Megan Young
Kelly Whitted, Jillian Cox
Lisa Slagle
Chung-Lin Tseng, Enrica Guana Tseng
Kelly Lannin, Shanon Tate, Nancy Loch, Janet Waters, Deborah
Weaver, Shannon Beacham, Christa Beacham
Charisse Craft-Barry, Rebecca Cantrell Ramm, Jeff Barry
Cassie Collett, Kelly Samuels-Wise
Sarah Brown
Brent Klopfenstein, Judy Klopfenstein, Asako Fandrich, Catherine
Lewellen
Lisa Hennings, Allison Watson-Festner, Fiona Cersosimo, Harry Feril,
Michelle Gibson
Christy Wolverton Ryzman
Linda Holland, Lindsay Brewster, Robyn Keller
Joyce Beck, Karina Gonzalez
Lisa Racina, Yulia Ilina
Sharon Steele
Kirt Hathaway, Linda Hathaway
Olga Pavlova
Geralyn Del Corso Garner, Jamie Thompson
Mary Lee Kennedy, Milena Leben
Colleen Cannon Benoit
Brigitte LaBarrett
Pamela Jagger-Purcel, Libbie Jagger-Reed, Lyndsay Renger, Brittany
Evans
Patrick Widhalm, Audra Allen
Marina Almayeva
Missy Crain
Peter Stark, Ivonne Lemus
Olga Balbocean
Dollie Hodge
Prestige Dance and Performing Arts Centre, TX
Prodigy Dance and Performing Arts Center, TX
Quenedit Ballet School, TX
Royale Ballet Dance Academy, TX
Ruidoso Dance Ensemble, NM
SB II, AR
South Mississippi Ballet Theatre, MS
South Mississippi Ballet, MS
Taylor Dance Center, TX
Texas Ballet Theater School Dallas, TX
Texas Ballet Theater School Fort Worth, TX
The Art of Classical Ballet, FL
The Dallas Conservatory, TX
Tyler Junior College Academy of Dance, TX
Vitacca Dance Project, TX
Dolores Kunte, Marcella Raneri
Camille Billelo-Gross, Jaclyn Brewer-Poole, Jennifer Litaker
Ernesto Quenedit, Catalina Garza
Angela Sham
Deborah Rogers, Becky Forester
Arleen Sugano, Jonathan Bostick, Kate Buck Jr.
Aarkadiy Orohovsky, Katya Orohovsky
Arkadiy Orohovsky, Katya Orohovsky
Suzan Taylor, Stephanie Grubb
Lyndette Galen, Jan Miller
Kathryn Warakomsky, Carrie Cheng, Leticia Oliveira
Magaly Suarez
Jacqueline Porter
Shurrell Wiebe, Thereza Bryce-Cotes
Kelly Ann Vitacca, Phillip Broomhead
Competition and Workshop Classes will take place at the Irving Arts Center
3333 N. MacArthur Blvd. Irving, TX 75062
YAGP would also like to extend its special thanks to the
Hampton Inn 820 Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038
And
Wingate by Wyndham 850 W. Walnut Hill Ln. Irving, TX 75038