At the 2010 Denver regional
Youth America Grand Prix Ballet Competition (YAGP) , Level 6 student
Annette Buvoli won 2nd place in the Junior Classical competition, and placed in the top twelve for her contemporary performance.
Level 6 student
Claire Davison competed at the San Diego, CA YAGP regional competition, earning a top twelve award in the Junior Classical category (out of 165 competitors!). Both girls performed at the YAGP finals in New York City in March, where Annette was offered a full scholarship to study all year at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C., and Claire was offered a full scholarship to study all year at the Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis School of American Ballet Theater in New York City. The girls depart for their respective cities on September 5! Kudos to Annette and Claire for their talent, hard work and professionalism!
Annette and Claire's successes come on the heels of Boulder Ballet School's success at the 2009 YAGP. Alex Davison won the regional Grand Prix award, and he and sister Claire performed at the NYC finals and the Miami International Ballet Festival as a result. Additionally, Boulder Ballet School won the Best Teacher Award at the Denver Regional.
YAGP is the largest youth ballet competition in the world, drawing serious student dancers from many countries to regional competitions held throughout the U.S., and the New York City finals.
The Denver regional competition drew approximately 150 students representing 25 ballet schools from throughout the western U.S.
The renowned judges for the Denver competition were:
Stephanie Saland, Former Principal Ballerina, New York City Ballet
Kee-Juan Han, Director of Washington Ballet School
Rinat Imaev, Company Teacher, American Ballet Theatre
Tara Mitton Catao, Faculty member, The Harid Conservatory
Boulder Ballet School was awarded "Best Dance School" in the 2009 & 2010 Boulder Weekly staff and readers polls, and Boulder Ballet "Best Dance Group" in the 2009 Best of Boulder.
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