New York City Ballet’s principal dancer Ashley Bouder gave Youth America Grand Prix’s (YAGP) First Position Club members a peak of her new choreography for an upcoming collaboration with The New York Jazzharmonic, in New York City Center’s studios. Ashley walked the audience through her technique and process while NYCB corps de ballet members Ashley Hod and Devin Alberda performed.
Joanna Fisher, Sharon Bush
Following the performance Ashley’s patrons Joanna and Brian Fisher hosted a reception at their Park Avenue duplex. Guest included Sharon Bush, Amy Fine Collins, Layla Diba, Linda Fell, Kim and Mason Granger, Judith M. Hoffman, Elbrun and Peter Kimmelman, William Ivey Long, Emily Reifel, Sana Sabbagh, Irene Shen, Elizabeth Papadopolous and John Sills, Kay Tien, Barbara and Donald Tober, Elizabeth Camp and George Van der Ploeg, Adrienne and Gianluigi Vittadini and YAGP Board Chair Linda K. Morse.
Gianluigi & Adrienne Vittadini
YAGP currently has over 250 alumni dancing in 50 companies around the world including New York City Ballet, Marinsky Theatre, and Stuttgart Ballet. YAGP’s mission is to support and develop world-class dancers (ages 9 – 19) of all ethnic backgrounds by providing scholarships, auditions, education, performance opportunities, and by serving as the global network of dance; connecting students, teachers, schools, dancers, dance companies and audiences.
Jonathan Rondinelli, Judith M. Hoffman, Sam Radin
Performance
Elbrum Kimmelman, Roger Cardinal, Layla Diba
Ashley Hod, Karl Yeh, Ashley Boulder, Harrison Ball, Emily Reifel, Jonathan Rondinelli
Barbara Tober, Peter and Elbrun Kimmelman
William Ivey Long, Simon & Tina Beriro, Brian Fisher
Amy Fine Collins, Joanna Fisher
Steve and Sondra Beninati
Elizabeth Sills, Kay Tien
Stephen Pier, Joanna Fisher, Barbara Tober, Pascal Rioult
Stephen & Shelley Limmer, Linda Morse, Blair Hartley
Sana Sabbagh, William Ivey Long, Joanna Fisher, Ashley Hod
New York Rag 