Youth America Grand Prix 

YAGP is the world’s largest ballet scholarship competition, and awards over $250,000 ever year in scholarships to dance schools worldwide.  Regional competitions are held around the world and open to students of all nationalities from ages 9 to 19 years old. 

Established in 1999 by world-renowned Bolshoi dancers, Larissa and Gennadi Saveliev, YAGP is also a 501(C)(3) non-profit with a mission to provide educational and professional opportunities to young dancers, acting as a stepping stone to a professional dance career.    

For more information, visit www.yagp.org

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2018
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Congratulation to Eva, Elliana, Chris, Allison, and Gabby who participated and did an unbelievable job! We are so proud of our students! 

Special Recognition
Allison Key - Top 12 Junior Women’s Contemporary and 1st place, Junior Women’s Classical
Gabrielle Gates - Top 12 in Senior Women’s Classical
Chris Mitchell - 2nd place Senior Men’s Classical
Chris Mitchell & Allison Key - 2nd place Pas de Deux

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2017
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Congratulation to all of our students who competed and represented DBT with talent, professionalism and passion!
Tomasin Corrente, Elliana Flieder, Gabrielle Gates, Maddie Hood, Allison Key, Kinsey McDaniel, Chris Mitchell, Joanna Toft, and Keria Walline. 

Special Recognition 
Tomasin Corrente - Invited to summer programs at the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance and Harid Conservatory. Received special note from the Artistic Director of YAGP, “Keep working on your strength. We look forward to seeing you in the future."

Gabrielle Gates - Top 12 Overall Senior Category. Invited to the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance summer program. Also accepted into Boston Ballet, Houston Ballet and Pittsburg Ballet Theatre summer programs.

Allison Key - Invited to YAGP New York Finals with two classical variations, Top 12 Overall Junior Category, 1st Place Classical Variation. Invited to the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance summer program. Also accepted into Ballet West and Harid Conservatory summer programs. 

Chris Mitchell - Invited to summer programs at Ballet West, Houston Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet with partial scholarship to both Houston Ballet and Bolshoi Ballet. 

Joanna Toft - Top 12 Overall Pre-Competitive Category.

Keira Walline - Top 24 Overall Junior Category. Invited to the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Dance summer program. Received special note from the Artistic Director of YAGP, “Keep working on your strength. We look forward to seeing you in the future."

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2016

Kenny Allen - 2nd Place Junior, Classical Variation and invitation to New York
Tomasin Corrente - Top 24 Junior, Classical, Scholarship to Bolshoi Summer Intensive and invitation to New York
Elliana Flieder
Gabrielle Gates - Top 12 Junior, Classical Variation and invitation to New York
Allison Key - Top 24 Junior, Classical Variation and invitation to New York
Ellen Kiester - Top 12 Pre-Competitive, Classical Variation
Hannah Lardinois
Rachel Peete
Paige Pimmel
Sierra Swensen
Keira Walline

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2015

Allison Key - Top 12
Kenny Allen - Top 12                  
Betty Bai                     
Lexi Bateman              
Tomasin Corrente 
Gabrielle Gates
Hannah Lardenois
Chloe Moorhead                 
Alexandra Taylor   

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2014

Tea Hinchley - 2nd Place, YAGP classical Pre-Competitive; Invited to the finals in NYC - Contemporary
Allison Key - YAGP semi-finals
Julia Maronna - YAGP semi-finals

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2013

Olivia Hamilton - 2nd Place, Classical Ballet Junior Division
Olivia Hamilton - 3rd Place, Contemporary Junior Division
Alex Gray - Top 12, Pre Competitive Division
Kate Duane - Senior Classical & Contemporary
Alexandra Taylor - Senior Classical & Contemporary

DBT Student Participation & Recognition - 2012

Jack Thomas - 2nd place overall in Junior Contemporary
Jack Thomas - Junior Classical and Junior Contemporary
Alex Gray - Pre Competitive Classical
Olivia Hamilton - Junior Classical