Event details

  • Thursday | November 21, 2019 to Sunday | November 24, 2019

Dear Participants,

We are excited to be back for the 2020 Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition semi-final in Cattolica, Italy. We are proud to be able to present performance and training opportunities for dancers from the greater Cattolica area, looking to compete in classical and contemporary dance performance, take master classes and become eligible to participate in the New York City Finals. We wish you the best of luck this season!

  • Natalia Bashkatova – Former Principal Dancer, Bolshoi Theater; Performer, Cirque du Soleil – Cirque du Soleil
  • Jason Beechey – Rector – Palucca University of Dance Dresden
  • Pino Carbone – Creator and Founder – BodyCode System
  • Nadia Deferm – Artistic Director – Royal Ballet School of Antwerp
  • Anna Liceica – Former Soloist – American Ballet Theatre
  • Caroline Llorca – Professor – Ballet Academy, University of Music & Performing Arts Munich
  • Luca Masala – Artistic Director – Princess Grace Academy
  • Tadeusz Matacz – Director – The John Cranko School of Stuttgart Ballet
  • Oliver Matz – Director – Zurich Dance Academy
  • Ernst Meisner – Artistic Director Junior Company & Artistic Director – Dutch National Ballet Junior Company & Dutch National Ballet Academy
  • Michele Merola – Artistic Director – MM Contemporary Dance Company
  • Leonid Nikonov – Teacher – Accademia Teatro Alla Scala
  • Tatiana Nikonova – Teacher – Accademia Teatro Alla Scala
  • Francois Petit – Assistant Director – Ballet School of the Basel Theater
  • Carlos dos Santos Jr – Resident Choreographer; Former dancer, DanceBrazil, Ailey II – Youth America Grand Prix
  • Gennadi Saveliev – Ballet Master – American Ballet Theatre Studio Company