Dear Friends, Youth America Grand Prix is thrilled to present its 2026 Season Finals for the first time in Houston, TX, hosted by Houston Ballet!

As the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition and one of the leading producers of dance Galas and events worldwide, YAGP is proud to have produced events at many of the world’s most prestigious stages, including Lincoln Center
and New York City Center, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico, as well as prominent stages in Tokyo, Osaka, Sao Paulo, and many others.

This season, we look forward to welcoming the YAGP 2026 Finalists to the magnificent, state-of-the-art Wortham Theater Center, home of Houston Ballet, for a week of thrilling performances, master classes with directors of the leading dance
academies worldwide, and other special events offered only at the YAGP Finals.

The YAGP 2026 Finals will conclude in a spectacular Gala, YAGP’s signature STARS OF TODAY MEET THE STARS OF TOMORROW, featuring some of the most exciting artists performing today alongside the next generation of future ballet stars. Please read the below guide for some helpful information, and check back soon as more details become available.