Youth America Grand Prix 2016

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YAGP dedicates this season to the loving memory of Shelley King (1951 – 2015)
who, as YAGP’s Director of Operations for the past 12 years, has changed countless
young artists’ lives by helping them realize their dreams of becoming professional dancers.

RESULTS

2016 SEASON LOCATIONS & DATES
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - AUGUST 22 – 24, 2015
SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 15 – 20, 2015
CORDOBA, MEXICO - OCTOBER 26 – 29, 2015
PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 1, 2015
BEIJING, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA - NOVEMBER 13- 16, 2015
OSAKA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 18 – 22, 2015
TAMPA, FL - JANUARY 8 – 10, 2016
SEATTLE, WA - JANUARY 8 – 10, 2016
AUSTIN, TX - JANUARY 15 – 17, 2016
PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 14 – 17, 2016
ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 22 – 24, 2016
LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 22 – 24, 2016
DALLAS, TX - JANUARY 28 – 31, 2016
SAN DIEGO, CA - JANUARY 29 – 31, 2016
CHICAGO, IL - FEBRUARY 4 – 7, 2016
PITTSBURGH, PA - FEBRUARY 5 – 7, 2016
LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 12 – 14, 2016
DENVER, CO - FEBRUARY 19 – 21, 2016
HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 19 – 21, 2016
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - FEBRUARY 26 – 28, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 4 – 6, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - MARCH 4 – 6, 2016
BOSTON, MA - MARCH 17 – 20, 2016

FINALS
NEW YORK CITY, NY - APRIL 22 - 29, 2016
at The Jack Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

WINNERS

Grand Prix

Joonhyuk Jun (17)—UK/Korea

Senior Women

1st Place: Yu Hang (16)—China

2nd Place: Thays Golz (18)—Brazil

3rd Place: Makensie Henson (15)—Australia

Senior Men

1st Place: Narcisco Alejandro Medina Arias (17)—Cuba

2nd Place: Stanislaw Wegrzyn (17)—Germany/Poland

3rd Place: Motomi Kiyota (15)—Japan

Youth Grand Prix

Antonio Casalinho (12)—Portugal

Junior Women

1st Place: Ashley Lew (12)—USA

2nd Place: Eri Shibata (14)—Japan

3rd Place (tie): Brigid Walker (14)—USA

3rd Place (tie): Kotomi Yamada (13)—Japan


Junior Men

1st Place: Itsuku Masuda (12)—Japan

2nd Place (tie): David Perez (12)—Mexico

2nd Place (tie): Samuel Gest (14)—USA

3rd Place (tie): Sheung-Yin Chan (14)—Hong Kong

3rd Place (tie): Yago Guerra (14)—Brazil

Outstanding Artistry Award

Rafael Valdez Ramirez (18)—Colombia



Natalia Makarova Award

Kenedy Kallas (15)—USA



Shelley King Award for Excellence

Jolie Rose Lombardo (12)—USA



Mary Day Artistry Award

Julia Rose Sherrill (17)—USA

Vincenzo Di Primo (18)—Austria



Hope Award

Madison Penney (11)—USA