The "American Idol of ballet" comes to the Seattle, Washington area from January 8 - 12. Hundreds of talented dancers (ages 9 - 19) will audition for Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in hopes of receiving scholarships to top schools and companies worldwide. Auditions travel city-to-city around the world -- Seattle is next up!
Hundreds of aspiring ballet dancers - ages 9 to 19 - from all over Washington will be at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) ballet scholarship auditions. This is where the next big ballet stars are scouted. Participants go on to dance professionally for American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, New York City Ballet, and more!
WHEN: Wednesday, January 8 from 5pm - 9:40pm | Thursday, January 9 from 9am - 10pm | Friday, January 10 from 9am - 10pm | Saturday January 11 from 9am - 10pm
Free for the public to watch online through YAGP social media/website!
Image sourced from event organizer.