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Competitions Reviewed: 13
Total Reviews: 83

Youth America Grand Prix

Oklahoma City, OK

General

Dancer Age

1
1

Competition experience

1
1

Event Details

Round

Regional

Season

2

Location

Oklahoma City, OK

Traveled to compete

1
1

Why this location

  • "New location"

Regionals attended

1
1

Rationale for multiple regionals

  • "We did not want to do one of the locations the school wanted but they guilted us and said we had to because my dancer was there best dancer to represent."

Who encouraged multiple regionals

1
1

Competition Encouragement for Multiple Regionals

  • "Better placement and experience"

School Encouragement for Multiple Regionals

  • "Be seen by more judges, possibly more offers from different schools"
  • "Better placement and experience, and for the school to bring numbers since they are a partner school."

Master Classes

Master Class Types

2
2

Master class teachers

  • "Head of Nevada Ballet(judge), contemporary was also a judge but not from a school/company"
  • "Natalia B"

Distance from venue

1
1

How corrections were given

  • "To the group and also given to individuals for both instructors"
  • "Do not temember"

What corrections were about

  • "They were all technique and position related."
  • "No, teachers are always professional and helpful."

Teacher engagement

  • "Walked around the room, some hands on corrections, some had demonstrations done by dancers for group corrections."
  • "Moved around, very engaged. Excellent classes!"

Master Class Feedback

Contemporary

1
1

Additional master class comments

  • "N/a"
  • "Great combos"

Performance Details

Venue name

  • "Mustang Thester"
  • "At a performing arts center in Oklahoma, very nice!!"

Venue description

  • "Large lobby, plenty of seating, smallish dressing rooms"
  • "Beautiful stage, seating, clean, well organized, staff was helpful."

Stage description

  • "Marley, not raked, slightly slippery-warned by other dancers and felt during open stage, stage was large enough no changes needed in choreography."
  • "Marley. Good but by end of day had a few slippery spots."

Off-stage warm-up space

  • "Side stage was smaller but dancer had experienced much smaller side stage at performance venues."
  • "Good, lots of space, a rehearsal room and places to get ready"

Dressing rooms

  • "Smaller but was able to utilize space as dancers moved in and out during their performance times."
  • "Dress rooms had mirrors, space, places to put costumes, good lighting, very organized"

Onstage warm-up

  • "Crowded, hard to do a full pass on diagonals and jump/turn series. Expected this based in previous experience."
  • "Good"

Schedule adherence

1
1

Other schedule comments

  • "Staff was amazing, event ran on time provided updates when needed."

Staff communication

  • "They communicated with the school who made sure everyone knew if changes and move up of times."
  • "Again, excellent communication, Updates when needed was posted."

Judging

Judging rubric clarity

1
1

Type of Feedback

2
2
1

Feedback helpfulness

Not Helpful At All
1
1
Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway

  • "Mostly positive with some helpful constructive comments. No codes language. Seemed like each judge had at least one or more positive comments"
  • "Good feedback from judges. Scoring seemed fair and aligned with expectations."

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony

  • "Dance line up vss as charade with school, parents cattle call by doors till they open then rush for seats. No restrictions on number of parents and plenty of room for everyone to sit with s as good view of the stage. Large center front section and some front side rows reserved for students."
  • "Ceremony was around an hour long, parents, teachers, dancers all were at the event. It was organized and live streamed. Dancer had a good experience, placed in both contemporary and classical."

Festival offer

1
1

Invited to finals

1
1

Award or Training Offer Description

  • "Summer scholarship Nevada Ballet, acceptances to John Cranko Summer, International Contemporary Masters, YGP Dance Lab Malta, Vaganova International Program Vegas"
  • "Top 12 jr classical and contemporary Partial Si scholarships, YAGP event invites, and"

Festival offer details

  • "Ravenna, YGP malta,"

Final Comments

Best aspect

  • "Meeting other competitors, figuring out where you are in your training based on competition, performing in multiple pieces including ensembles"
  • "Performing and having opportunity to practice a variation and receive critiques on how to improve. Making new friends, seeing old friends and getting to visit a city I have not been to."

Worst aspect

  • "Crowded backstage and open stage areas"
  • "Travel cost, lol"

Competition culture

  • "High level expectation of performers"
  • "I think inclusive and positive. Like a family!"

Attendee culture

  • "Friendly, talked with many competitors"
  • "We had friends there and made new ones, so very positive and fun!"

Suggested changes

  • "Maybe split open stage into two groups."
  • "Change Age groups: 9-12 ( perform on flat), age 13-15 yr (must be on pointe), 16-20 yrs. (must be on pointe). Need to be apples to apples."

Cost vs. expectation

Significantly More
1
1
Significantly Less

Anything else?

  • "Go in with no expectations other than gaining performance experience, and learning from the master classes."
  • "You need to go in with aligned expectations and focus on having fun."

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Oklahoma City, OK

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