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YAGP 2021 Kansas City, MO Semi-Finals April 16-18, 2021 1 YAGP 2021 Kansas City, MO Semi-Finals April 16-18, 2021 YAGP 2021 Season Sponsors: 2 Friday, April 16, 2021 Schedule of Events Updated on 4/12/21 -- Schedule is subject to change without notice Folly Theater 300 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Registration (30 min before your scheduled time!) To ensure a healthy and safe environment for everyone, we request that dancers, parents and teachers keep their time inside the venue to a minimum, and only during the time scheduled for their performance category. We ask that everyone please exit the theater promptly after finishing their performance in order to allow a safe and socially distanced space for the next dancers scheduled to perform. Competition Schedule - Soloists 10:10 AM Theater Opens 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Classical Group 1A Ages 9-11 (#2-12A) 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Classical Group 1B Ages 10-11 (#14-30) 11:30 AM - 12:25 PM Pre-Competitive Classical Competition Group 1A & 1B Ages 9-11 (#2-30) 12:25 PM - 12:40 PM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Contemporary Group 1A Ages 9-11 (#32-41) then Open Stage Pre-Competitive Contemporary Group 1B Ages 10-11 (#42-55) 12:40 PM - 1:45 PM Pre-Competitive Contemporary Competition Group 1A & 1B Ages 9-11 (#32-55) 1:55 PM - 2:25 PM Intermission 2:25 PM - 2:40 PM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Classical Group 2A Age 11 (#59-70) 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Classical Group 2B Age 11 (#71-87) 2:55 PM - 3:50 PM Pre-Competitive Classical Competition Group 2A & 2B Age 11 (#59-87) 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Open Stage Pre-Competitive Contemporary Group 2 Age 11 (#90-101) 4:05 PM - 4:45 PM Pre-Competitive Contemporary Competition Group 2 Age 11 (#90-101) 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 1A Age 12 (#104-116) 5:00 PM - 5:15 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 1B Age 12 (#117-135) 5:15 PM - 6:20 PM Junior Classical Competition Group 1A & 1B Age 12 (#104-135) 6:20 PM - 6:35 PM Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 1A Age 12 (#138-148) then Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 1B Age 12 (#149-159) 6:35 PM - 7:40 PM Junior Contemporary Competition Group 1A & 1B Age 12 (#138-159) 3 Friday, April 16, 2021 Schedule of Events Updated on 4/12/21 -- Schedule is subject to change without notice Folly Theater 300 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Registration (45 min before your scheduled time!) To ensure a healthy and safe environment for everyone, we request that dancers, parents and teachers keep their time inside the venue to a minimum, and only during the time scheduled for their performance category. We ask that everyone please exit the theater promptly after finishing their performance in order to allow a safe and socially distanced space for the next dancers scheduled to perform. Competition Schedule - Ensembles 10:10 AM Theater Opens 11:00 AM Open Stage (Carry You - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#1) 11:30 AM Competition (Carry You - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#1) 12:25 PM Open Stage (Prelude to a Dream - Kansas City Ballet School) (#31) 12:40 PM Competition (Prelude to a Dream - Kansas City Ballet School) (#31) 1:45 PM Open Stage (Festivale - WestMet Classical Training) (#56) 1:50 PM Competition (Festivale - WestMet Classical Training) (#56) 2:25 PM Open Stage (Sherzhaft - WestMet Classical Training; Jewels Pas De Trois - Encore Ballet Conservatory) (#57-58) 2:55 PM Competition (Sherzhaft - WestMet Classical Training; Jewels Pas De Trois - Encore Ballet Conservatory) (#57-58) 3:50 PM Open Stage (In the Equinox - Kansas City Ballet School; Wispers - Denver Academy of Ballet) (#88-89) 4:05 PM Competition (In the Equinox - Kansas City Ballet School; Wispers - Denver Academy of Ballet) (#88-89) 4:45 PM Open Stage (Flower Festival in Genzano, Pas De Deux - Nolte Academy; Face'ties - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#102-103) 5:15 PM Competition (Flower Festival in Genzano, Pas De Deux - Nolte Academy; Face'ties - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#102-103) 6:20 PM Open Stage (Unclear - WestMet Classical Training; Dance Concerto - School of Missouri Contemporary Ballet) (#136-137) 6:35 PM Competition (Unclear - WestMet Classical Training; Dance Concerto - School of Missouri Contemporary Ballet) (#136-137) 7:40 PM Open Stage (Skeletons - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#160) 7:45 PM Competition (Skeletons - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#160) 4 Saturday, April 17, 2021 Schedule of Events Updated on 4/12/21 -- Schedule is subject to change without notice Folly Theater 300 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Registration (45 min before your scheduled time!) To ensure a healthy and safe environment for everyone, we request that dancers, parents and teachers keep their time inside the venue to a minimum, and only during the time scheduled for their performance category. We ask that everyone please exit the theater promptly after finishing their performance in order to allow a safe and socially distanced space for the next dancers scheduled to perform. Competition Schedule - Soloists 8:10 AM Theater Opens 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 2A Ages 12-13 (#163-174) 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 2B Ages 12-13 (#175-193) 9:30 AM - 10:35 AM Junior Classical Competition Group 2A & 2B Ages 12-13 (#163-193) 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 2A Ages 12-13 (#196-206) then Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 2B Ages 12-13 (#207-220) 10:50 AM - 12:00 PM Junior Contemporary Competition Groups 2A & 2B Ages 12-13 (#196-220) 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Intermission 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 3A Ages 13-14 (#223-235) 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 3B Ages 13-14 (#236-253) 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM Junior Classical Competition Group 3A & 3B Ages 13-14 (#223-253) 2:10 PM - 2:25 PM Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 3A Ages 13-14 (#256-267) then Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 3B Ages 13-14 (#268-279) 2:25 PM - 3:35 PM Junior Contemporary Competition Groups 3A & 3B Ages 13-14 (#256-279) 3:35 PM - 3:50 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 4A Age 14 (#283-294) 3:50 PM - 4:05 PM Open Stage Junior Classical Group 4B Age 14 & Junior Men (#295-316) 4:05 PM - 5:15 PM Junior Classical Competition Group 4A & 4B Age 14 & Junior Men (#283-316) 5:15 PM - 5:30 PM Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 4A Age 14 (#319-328) then Open Stage Junior Contemporary Group 4B Age 14 & Junior Men (#329-342) 5:30 PM - 6:35 PM Junior Contemporary Competition Groups 4A & 4B Age 14 & Junior Men (#319-342) 6:35 PM - 6:50 PM Open Stage Senior Classical Group 1A Ages 15-17 (#346-356) 6:50 PM - 7:05 PM Open Stage Senior Classical Group 1B Ages 15-18 (#357-369) 7:05 PM - 8:05 PM Senior Classical Competition Group 1A & 1B Ages 15-18 (#346-369) 8:05 PM - 8:20 PM Open Stage Senior Contemporary Group 1A Ages 15-16 (#372-380) then Open Stage Senior Contemporary Group 1B Ages 15-18 (#381-389) 8:20 PM - 9:10 PM Senior Contemporary Competition Group 1A & 1B Ages 15-18 (#372-389) 5 Saturday, April 17, 2021 Schedule of Events Updated on 4/12/21 -- Schedule is subject to change without notice Folly Theater 300 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Registration (45 min before your scheduled time!) To ensure a healthy and safe environment for everyone, we request that dancers, parents and teachers keep their time inside the venue to a minimum, and only during the time scheduled for their performance category. We ask that everyone please exit the theater promptly after finishing their performance in order to allow a safe and socially distanced space for the next dancers scheduled to perform. Competition Schedule - Ensembles 8:10 AM Theater Opens 9:00 AM Open Stage (Forban from Le Corsaire - Kansas Ballet Academy; Swan Lake Black Swan Pas De Deux Act III - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#161-162) 9:30 AM Competition (Forban from Le Corsaire - Kansas Ballet Academy; Swan Lake Black Swan Pas De Deux Act III - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#161-162) 10:35 AM Open Stage (Plus Fort Que Jamais - Kansas City Ballet School; November - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#194-195) 10:50 AM Competition (Plus Fort Que Jamais - Kansas City Ballet School; November - School of Classical Ballet & Dance) (#194-195) 12:30 PM Open Stage (Oblivion - True Dance & Company; Flight - Nolte Academy) (#221-222) 1:00 PM Competition (Oblivion - True Dance & Company; Flight - Nolte Academy) (#221-222) 2:10 PM Open Stage (Walking Forward Together - Nolte Academy; Caprise Basque - Kansas City Ballet School) (#254-255) 2:25 PM Competition (Walking Forward Together - Nolte Academy; Caprise Basque - Kansas City Ballet School) (#254-255) 3:35 PM Open Stage (Flower Festival in Genzano, Pas De Deux - Midwest Dance Mechanix; Unison - Nolte Academy; Ancillae - Ballet Blake) (#280-282) 4:05 PM Competition (Flower Festival in Genzano, Pas De Deux - Midwest Dance Mechanix; Unison - Nolte Academy; Ancillae - Ballet Blake) (#280-282) 5:15 PM Open Stage (Sequence - Nolte Academy; Pas Des Eventails - Kansas City Ballet School) (#317-318) 5:30 PM Competition (Sequence - Nolte Academy; Pas Des Eventails - Kansas City Ballet School) (#317-318) 6:35 PM Open Stage (Comptine D'un Autre Ete, L'Apres Midi - The Dance Academy; Get Happy - Kansas City Ballet School; Satanella Pas De Deux - Denver Academy of Ballet) (#343-345) 7:05 PM Competition (Comptine D'un Autre Ete, L'Apres Midi - The Dance Academy; Get Happy - Kansas City Ballet School; Satanella Pas De Deux - Denver Academy of Ballet) (#343-345) 8:05 PM Open Stage (Leave the City - Nolte Academy; Berlin - The Conservatory of Ballet Aviv) (#370-371) 8:20 PM Competition (Leave the City - Nolte Academy; Berlin - The Conservatory of Ballet Aviv) (#370-371) 9:10 PM Open Stage (Allegro Molto - Kansas City Ballet School) (#390) 9:15 PM Competition (Allegro Molto - Kansas City Ballet School) (#390) 6 Sunday, April 18, 2021 Schedule of Events Updated on 4/12/21 -- Schedule is subject to change without notice Folly Theater 300 W 12th St, Kansas City, MO 64105 Registration (45 min before your scheduled time!) To ensure a healthy and safe environment for everyone, we request that dancers, parents and teachers keep their time inside the venue to a minimum, and only during the time scheduled for their performance category.
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