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Causes: Arts & Culture, Ballet
Mission: To support and develop world-class dancers, ages 9-19, of all economic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds by providing scholarship auditions, performance and education opportunities, and by serving as the global network of dance, connecting students, teachers, schools, dance companies, dancers, and audiences.
Programs: Yagp reaches over 10,000 dance students annually by holding workshops, scholarship auditions, master classes and audition classes in 25 u. S cities and 8 international locations. Each season culminates in the week-long new york finals, where more than 1,200 of the worlds most promising dancers receive in-depth mentoring and greater scholarship, professional, and performance opportunities. The new york finals closing night stars of today meet the stars of tomorrow gala features the students showing the most potential alongside the stars of todays leading dance companies.