{"id":258215,"date":"2025-03-03T15:41:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T15:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southolddance.org\/?p=258215"},"modified":"2025-03-03T22:10:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T22:10:02","slug":"yagp-news-january-march-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southolddance.org\/yagp-news-january-march-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates from YAGP 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/southolddance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/374579422_885034922990287_1422902273330715130_n-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-258216\" style=\"width:242px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southolddance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/374579422_885034922990287_1422902273330715130_n-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/southolddance.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/374579422_885034922990287_1422902273330715130_n-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Youth America Grand Prix Chicago Semifinals &#8211; Weekend 1&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On January 26, our company dancer Morgan Taylor participated in the YAGP semifinals in&nbsp; Chicago. Performing there allowed Morgan to get stage time in preparation for Prix De&nbsp; Lausanne. Besides stage time, Morgan received 1st place in the Senior Classical Division and&nbsp; Top 12 in the Senior Contemporary Division.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very proud of her and happy to continue representing Southold\u2019s talent and training at&nbsp; the highest level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morgan has been invited to participate in the international finals in Tampa, FL.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Youth America Grand Prix Chicago Semifinals &#8211; Weekend 2 <\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On February 8, our company dancer Emma Bontrager participated in the YAGP semifinals in Chicago. Besides stage time, Emma received Top 24 in the Senior Classical Division. We are very proud of her for representing Southold!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Youth America Grand Prix Indianapolis <\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Twenty-one dancers will participate in the YAGP Indianapolis Regionals from March 13 through&nbsp; March 16. 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