Kennedy Dance Theatre to Perform at the YAGP

The Kennedy Dance Theatre is excited to announce that for the first time, they will be competing at the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in Dallas on February 3-5. The YAGP is the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition, and is held annually around the world and in New York City. The YAGP’s mission is to provide extraordinary educational and professional opportunities to young dancers while exposing them to world-renowned dance professionals. 

KDT’s internationally acclaimed Ballet Mistress Milena Leben will be bringing three of her senior dancers to compete, all part of KDT’s Pre-Professional Company Ballet Jete’.  Michelle McKay, age 17, will be performing The Letter,  Madeleine Tao, age 13, will be performing Le Corsaire, and Cherilene Guzman, age 13 will be performing Sleeping Beauty, Blue Bird. All of their performances will be pointe solos and The Letter will showcase new original choreography by Leben. 

“I am so excited for my girls because it really is such an honor just to compete,” states Leben who is a former 2x YAGP judge. 

Thousands of ballet dancers will be coming from all over the world hoping to be chosen to move on to the New York City finals which gives them an automatic recognition in their professional dance careers. KDT is proud to be represented by these three amazing dancers in their first upcoming worldwide competition. For more information about Kennedy Dance Theatre please call 281-480-8441, or visit their website at www.kennedydance.com