YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX

Our auditions for the 2024-2025 season are now closed. If you are interested in competing with YAGP, mark your calendar for next year's audition in Summer 2025.

What is YAGP?

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world’s largest student ballet competition that awards over $250,000 annually in scholarships to dance students worldwide.

Bloom’s YAGP Program takes a select few Cultivate ballet students at Bloom each year on an audition basis to attend a YAGP competition. Dancers perform solos that they practice in private sessions throughout the year with one of our Bloom instructors.

Pre-requisites:

  • Current Bloom Cultivate Dancers 

  • Ages 12 - 20 years old 

  • Placed in Cultivate Level 5 and 6 

  • Participates in Summer Ballet Training

  • Attends Bloom’s YAGP Audition

  • Commitment to Attendance & Signed Contract

Audition Process:

  • Dancers will sign-up for the YAGP Bloom Audition via their Parent Portal

  • Audition will include a classical variation and contemporary phrase

  • Audition will be broken down by YAGP age categories:

    • Senior (15 - 20 years old, born between January 2, 2006 and January 1, 2011) - Senior division dancers are required to perform en pointe.

    • Junior (12 - 14 years old, born between January 2, 2012 and January 1, 2014) - Junior division dancers will be on demi-pointe in flat canvas shoes.

  • Post-Audition, dancers will meet with the judges to discuss their results. Auditions determine eligibility for YAGP along with the amount of solos & styles. Dancers are not permitted to select their own solo, as they must comply with YAGP rules and regulations.

  • Dancers will then receive a rehearsal schedule and contract to sign as their official commitment to Bloom’s YAGP Program.

Season Overview:

  • Auditions: Summer 2025

  • Pre-Season: Summer 2025

  • Regular Season: September 2025 - February 2026

  • Showcase: February 2026

  • Competition: February 2026

Cost:

  • Audition Fee: $20

  • Choreography Pre-Season Fee: $150 per solo (3 sessions and choreographic process)

  • Registration Fees: YAGP registration fees are determined by YAGP and will be provided at the parent meeting. The YAGP Director will be responsible for booking the competitions and fees will be charged upon booking. (For reference, last year’s registration fee was $120 and each solo entry is additional $115.)

  • Tuition and Administrative Fees: A monthly tuition fee will be charged on the 15th of each month (September 2024 - February 2025). The tuition includes their private class package (15 classes) and administration for the program.

    • One solo: $99/month

    • Two solos: $179/month

    • Three solos: $199/month

  • Costume Requirements: Dancers are required to find and purchase their own costume for each of their solo entries. Dancers will have assistance from their instructor for costume selection based on their dance style and song choice. 

  • Housing/Travel: Dancers and their families are responsible for their own lodging and transportation to and from competitions. Families of YAGP are welcome to coordinate with other YAGP families but housing/transportation will not be organized by Bloom. 

interested in YAGP?

For more information or any questions regarding YAGP, please contact support@danceatbloom.com about involvement in this program.