Going global.The new partnership between Youth America Grand Prix and Switzerland's Prix de Lausanne The Prix de Lausanne is arguably the world's most famous international competition for young dancers and has launched the careers of some of the best known ballet dancers in the past 30 years. , announced in February, creates an international network of student scholarship opportunities. As one of two YAGP YAGP Youth America Grand Prix (ballet competition) finalists chosen to compete overseas, 15-year-old Lilit Hogtanian from the Yuri Grigoreiv School of Ballet in L.A. can't wait to perform at the 2008 Prix de Lausanne. After winning first place in both the contemporary and classical categories at the YAGP semi-finals, Hogtanian received full scholarships to the Princess Grace Academy of Classical Dance, Monaco, and the ABT ABT About ABT Abteilung (German: Department) ABT Abbott Laboratories (stock symbol) ABT American Ballet Theatre ABT Associação Brasileira de Telemarketing ABT Abort ABT Availability Based Tariff Summer Intensive at the YAGP New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. finals. "The hardest but also the most enjoyable part for me are the rehearsals and hard work," she says. "And it is amazing to see the other dancers." She would welcome any scholarship that Lausanne has to offer, but Hogtanian's main goal is to dance her best.--J.T. |
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