A Cocktail Party For Youth America Grand Prix

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Calvin Royal III and Katherine Williams, both stars of American Ballet Theater, were the guests of honor at an elegant cocktail party at the new Amagansett residence of Elizabeth Jacoby and Richard Brand celebrating Youth America Grand Prix, the largest audition and scholarship organization for young ballet dancers. Katie Couric held an impromptu Q&A with the dancers.

Larissa Saveliev, Calvin Royal III, Katie Couric, Katherine Williams. Photo by Richard Lewin

Youth America Grand Prix is the world largest global network of dance, reaching out to over 12,000 dancers with auditions on multiple continents and across America. Over 450 YAGP alumni are now dancing with companies around the world including ABT, NYC Ballet, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, Paris Opera Ballet, The Royal Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Miami Ballet, the Bolshoi, Washington Ballet, among others.

For more information, visit yagp.org.

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