MARIINSKY BALLET - Kimin Kim (Age 19): Don Quixote Variation - Youth Grand Prix

Kimin Kim, age 19, dances a variation from Don Quixote at Youth America Grand Prix NY Finals in 2012. Kim trained at the Korean National University of the Arts and won the title of 'Grand Prix'. Kimin Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea and trained at the Korea National University of the Arts under Vladimir Kim and Margarita Kulik. Kim joined the Mariinsky Ballet as a trainee in December 2011 and was promoted to First Soloist in July 2012 and Principal Dancer in April 2015.

Every aspiring and star ballet dancer follows a path to their dream. At Youth America Grand Prix, we are proud of the fact that many of today's star ballet dancers and ballerinas, from world-famous companies such as New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Paris Opera Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, the Royal Ballet and Dutch National Ballet, chose to make YAGP a part of their journey from the studio to the largest stages around the world.

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world's largest student ballet scholarship competition and global dance network, connecting students, teachers, schools, dance companies, and audiences worldwide. Now in its 22nd season, YAGP has reached more than 150,000 participants worldwide through its international ballet workshops, ballet auditions, ballet competitions, and ballet masterclasses.

To date, over $4 million has been awarded to young dancers in scholarships to leading dance schools worldwide, including The Ailey School, American Ballet Theatre JKO School, The Australian Ballet School, Ballet West Academy, Berlin State Ballet School, Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive, Boston Ballet School, Canada’s National Ballet School, Dutch National Ballet Academy, English National Ballet School, European School of Ballet, Houston Ballet Academy, John Cranko School of The Stuttgart Ballet, The Juilliard School, Paris Opera Ballet School, Princess Grace Academy, The Rock School for Dance Education, The Royal Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, The Washington School of Ballet, and Zurich Dance Academy, among other preeminent institutions in the U.S. and abroad.

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