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WorldJanuary 22, 2025

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Ballet dancers awaiting their turn watch as a competitor performs under the bright stage lights at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Ballet dancers awaiting their turn watch as a competitor performs under the bright stage lights at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hailey Zhao leaps from a chair during a ballet performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, Friday, Jan 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Hailey Zhao leaps from a chair during a ballet performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, Friday, Jan 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Judges Daniel Rubin, second soloist of the Boston Ballet, left, and Dmitri Kulev, former principal dancer of the Pittsburgh Ballet, watch a performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Judges Daniel Rubin, second soloist of the Boston Ballet, left, and Dmitri Kulev, former principal dancer of the Pittsburgh Ballet, watch a performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Everly Neri completes her performance at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Everly Neri completes her performance at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dancer Ethan Ross performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Dancer Ethan Ross performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coach Alexandra Koltun advises dancer Vanessa Musch at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Coach Alexandra Koltun advises dancer Vanessa Musch at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coach Julia Morrison makes last-minute alterations for dancer Delaney Rosewell, of St. Paul, Minn., at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Coach Julia Morrison makes last-minute alterations for dancer Delaney Rosewell, of St. Paul, Minn., at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Karli Wilkinson, of Dighton, Mass., practices her routine in the Hanover Theater lobby while her mother, Ashley Wilkinson, watches at the Youth America Grand Prix, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Karli Wilkinson, of Dighton, Mass., practices her routine in the Hanover Theater lobby while her mother, Ashley Wilkinson, watches at the Youth America Grand Prix, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Alex Gladkowski performs as judges take notes at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Alex Gladkowski performs as judges take notes at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Emma Feng performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Emma Feng performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dancer Sara Cook performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Dancer Sara Cook performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mairead Smelser, left, practices her moves backstage before her turn in the senior classical competition for ages 16-17 at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Mairead Smelser, left, practices her moves backstage before her turn in the senior classical competition for ages 16-17 at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A dancer performs at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
A dancer performs at the Youth America Grand Prix, Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)ASSOCIATED PRESS
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