YAGP GALA 2009

Aran Bell, 10
(Centro Regionale Danza Lyceum Di Napoli, ITALY)
Hope Award Winner

Variation from "Paquita"
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Formento Artistico Cordobes
(MEXICO)
Bronze Medal, Ensemble Division

"Jota Aragonesa"
Choreography: Adria Luz Velazquez

Kurumi Shibadaira, 12
(Emi Aiba Ballet Studio, JAPAN)
Silver Medal, Junior Women's Division

Variation from "Harlequinade"
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Marcelino Sambe, 14
(National Conservatory Dance School, PORTUGAL)
Gold Medal, Junior Men's Division

"Porte que Sinto"
Choreography: Catarina Moreira

Zhao Wan Ting, 16
(Beijing Dance Academy, P. R. of CHINA)
Outstanding Artistry Award

"Pisces"
Choreography: Wang Jian

Esteban Hernandez, 14
(The Rock School for Dance Education, PA, USA)
Youth Grand Prix Award

Variation from "Coppelia"
Choreography: Arthur Saint-Leon

Sareen Tchekmedyian, 15
(Southland Ballet Academy, CA, USA)

"La Fille"
Choreography: Viktor Plotnikov - Outstanding Choreographer Award

Rafaelle Queiroz Rodrigues, 18
(Akademie des Tanzes, GERMANY)
Sarah Chapin Langham Award

Variation from "La Bayadere"
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Young Gyu Choi, 18
(Korea National University of Arts, KOREA)
Gold Medal, Senior Men's Division

"Uninvited"
Choreography: An Nam Geun

Elisa Badenes Vazquez, 17
(The Royal Ballet School, UNITED KINGDOM)
Gold Medal, Senior Women's Division

Variation from "La Esmeralda"
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Jeffrey Cirio, 17
(Orlando Ballet School, Fl, USA)
Grand Prix Award

Variation from "La Bayadere"
Choreography: Marius Petipa

Skylar Brandt (ABT JKO School)
Gleidson Soares Vasconcelos
(Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami)

"Little Red Riding Hood"
Choreography: Viktor Kabaniaev
Music: Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Charles Andersen - NY Debut,
Eliabe D'Abadia - NY Debut
(Royal Danish Ballet)

"The Jockey Dance"
Choreography: August Bournonville
Music: Carl Christian Moller

Hiroko Asami - NY Debut,
Raphael Coumes-Marquet
(Dresden State Opera Ballet)

"Reverence"
Choreography: David Dawson
Music: Max Richter

James Moore
(Pacific Northwest Ballet) - NY DEBUT

"Mopey"
Choreography: Marco Goecke
Music: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

Bridgett Zehr ,
Zdenek Konvalina (National Ballet of Canada)

"The Prokofiev Pas de Deux"
Choreography: Chris Wheeldon
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Commissioned by Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, 2007

Natalia Tapia,
Matthew Golding
(Corella Ballet) - NY COMPANY DEBUT

"Flames of Paris" Pas de Deux
Choreography: Vasily Vainonen
Music: Boris Asafiev

The YAGP 2009 Finalists

"Grand Defile"
Choreography: Carlos Dos Santos Jr.
Music: Stephen Gunzenhauser

Melanie Hamrick,
Christine Schevchenko,
Mary Thomas,
Katherine Williams (American Ballet Theatre)

"Le Grand Pas de Quatre"
Choreography: Jules Perrot
Music: Cesare Pugni

Angelina Zuccarini (Stuttgart Ballet)
Maia Makhateli (Dutch National Ballet)
Irina Dvorovenko (American Ballet Theatre)
Yekaterina Kondaurova (Mariinsky Ballet)

Lucile Grahn
Carlotta Grisi
Fanny Cerrito
Marie Taglioni

Kiril Kulish
("Billy Elliot: The Musical")

"Electricity"
Choreography: Peter Darling
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Lee Hall

Jenifer Ringer (New York City Ballet)
Jared Angle (New York City Ballet)

"The Man I Love" from "Who Cares"
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: George Gershwin
The George Balanchine Trust

Maria Kowroski,
Philip Neal (New York City Ballet)

"Embraceable You" from "Who Cares"
Choreography: George Balanchine
Music: George Gershwin
The George Balanchine Trust

Karine Plantadit (Broadway performer),
Danny Tidwell

"Good Times, Ha! - WORLD PREMIERE
Choreography: Camille A. Brown
Music: The New York Allstars

Hee Seo,
Cory Stearns (American Ballet Theatre)

"Romeo and Juliet" Balcony Pas de Deux
Choreography: Kenneth MacMillan
Music: Sergei Prokofiev

Marcelo Gomes
(American Ballet Theatre)

"Percussion 4"
Choreography: Bob Fosse
Music: Gordon Harrell

Victoria Tereshkina,
Vladimir Shklyarov (Mariinsky Ballet)
Sarah Lane (American Ballet Theatre),
Zachary Catazaro (New York City Ballet)

"Le Corsaire" Suite
Choreography: Marius Petipa
Music: Richard Drigo
Running Time: 17:00

Program subject to change