Sarasota Cuban Ballet School Wins Big at Youth America Grand Prix Competitions

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Pictured: Saela Martinez-Rivera and Brian Guerrero: First Place Pas de Deux

The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School is proud to announce its dancers recently won top honors at the recent Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) events held in Salt Lake City, Denver, and Indianapolis. With one more event of the prestigious international ballet competition still to come, the dancers will head to the finals in April in New York City. The Sarasota Cuban Ballet School brought home 12 award-winning titles so far in categories: Classical Dance Category, Junior Age Division and Senior Age Division; Pas de Deux Category; dancers Saela Rivera-Martinez and Nia Townsend making Top 12 in the Contemporary Dance Division; and the school's artistic director Ariel Serrano, recognized in the Outstanding Teacher award. 

Pictured: Saela Martinez-Rivera and Brian Guerrero: First Place Pas de Deux

Sarasota Cuban Ballet School 501 N. Beneva Rd., Suite 700, Sarasota.

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