Creative Arts Guild dancers attend Youth America Grand Prix

Published 5:15 pm Tuesday, February 18, 2025

By the Creative Arts Guild

In the front row, from left, are Mary Sharp and Aria Fraire. In the middle row are Grace Shatz, Melanie Walker and Monica Velasquez. In the back row are Khloe Moser, Finley Bonanno, Isabella Ramirez and Eva Talbot. Not pictured is Sophie McKeehan. (Contributed photo)

It was an exciting weekend for a talented group of dance students from Dalton.

Master Tier dancers from the Creative Arts Guild’s pre-professional company, Ballet Dalton, traveled to Atlanta for two days of competition and one day of master classes for the Atlanta Regionals Youth America Grand Prix Competition Jan. 31-Feb. 2. The dancers competed on the stage at the Rialto Center for the Arts on the Georgia State University campus and then attended master classes at Atlanta Ballet, led by world-renowned instructors, dancers and directors.

Youth America Grand Prix is the world’s largest nonprofit international student ballet competition and scholarship program, providing expert dance education through scholarship auditions, master classes, alumni services, outreach activities, performances and films. Its mission is to support and develop world-class dancers ages 9-19 of all ethnic, economic and geographic backgrounds by providing educational opportunities and by serving as a global network of dance, connecting students, teachers, schools, dance companies and audiences.

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