Ballet star Isabella Boylston reacts to videos of her 14-year-old self!

Isabella Boylston, Principal Dancer of American Ballet Theatre, watches past videos of her performances at the YAGP New York Finals at 14-years-old and shares about her journey to become a professional dancer. Video produced by Cy Doherty.
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 master classes.
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.
YAGP’s alumni success stories include some of the most prominent ballet stars in the dance world today: Maria Abashova, Constantine Allen, Sterling Baca, Elisa Badenes, Aran Bell, Isabella Boylston, Skylar Brandt, Jeffrey Cirio, Lia Cirio, Cesar Corrales, Michaela DePrince, Sasha De Dola, Derek Dunn, Isaac Hernandez, Mathias Heymann, Kimin Kim, Lauren Lovette, Julian MacKay, Maia Makhateli, Sara Mearns, Vadim Muntagirov, May Nagahisa, Hannah O’Neill, Calvin Royal III, Marcelino Sambé, Beckanne Sisk, Hee Seo, Christine Shevchenko, Taylor Stanley, James Whiteside, WanTing Zhao, and many other notable alumni.
Past guest artists of the annual YAGP Gala at Lincoln Center have included such luminaries as Nina Ananiashvili, Roberto Bolle, Ashley Bouder, Darcey Bussell, José Manuel Carreño, Misty Copeland, Robert Fairchild, Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Maria Kochetkova, Ekaterina Kondaurova, Isabelle Guerin, Lucia Lacarra, Manuel Legris, Vladimir Malakhov, Gillian Murphy, Marianela Nunez, Evgenia Obraztsova, Natalia Osipova*, Xander Parish, Tiler Peck, Tamara Rojo, Daniil Simkin, Polina Semionova*, Olga Smirnova, Yuan Yuan Tan, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Daniel Ulbricht, Ivan Vasiliev*, Diana Vishneva, Wendy Whelan, and many other dance legends.

[@firstavabesque7279]

She’s such an inspiration 💖

[@YAGP]

She sure is!

[@ariannarodriguez9400]

She’s so beautiful as a person AND as a ballerina! I love her!

[@YAGP]

She really is beautiful inside and out. It is has been so fun to watch her grow from a teenager into the amazing beautiful human and artist she is today ❤️

[@ariannarodriguez9400]

@@YAGP indeed, I love her and this channel so much

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Check out her full Aurora performance 😘 th-cam.com/video/m2FTkE4b0ds/w-d-xo.html

[@jeankim783]

Wow, her graceful and exceptional artistry was apparent at 14!

[@timothyleighton5486]

I'm 14 !! How dare you say I'm 12 !! 😂❤️

[@YAGP]

I know we cracked up too!. Check out her contemporary performance too we just posted it yesterday 😉

[@takenoprisoners837]

That story was hilarious!! I wish I was there to see it!!

[@YAGP]

@@takenoprisoners837 We are so glad you enjoyed this video. Have you seen Isabella's performance at Age 14? th-cam.com/video/rNlFqYhZsM8/w-d-xo.html

[@takenoprisoners837]

That's my favorite variation. I've danced it many times!! Isabella, you are really amazing and such a pleasure to watch. I respect your hustle girl..!!! I'm totally kidding I just felt the need to say respect your hustle LoL!! I really I think you're amazing and you give off such a positive and calming energy that makes me feel totally relaxed when I watch you, that's a rare gift that nobody could ever teach you.You're truely amazing, I have so much respect for you. You seem so gentle and kind which sadly is very hard to find in the current era. Great Video, thanks for making it!!

[@YAGP]

We love that variation too! Isabella sure is amazing!

[@msbeejones]

"im fourteen!" 😂 that is so precious.

[@YAGP]

It's so cute!

[@andalilo]

Best footwork en pointe. Flawless.

[@YAGP]

Yes, flawless!

[@dianea3600]

Beautiful inside and out! Such a sweet disposition.😊

[@YAGP]

Yes, she sure is beautiful! Check out her performance of Sleeping Beauty at Age 14! th-cam.com/video/bSFM4RzXzOk/w-d-xo.html

[@aprilwexelman5180]

She is one of my personal favorites!

[@YAGP]

We agree she is truly a special artist!

[@HAgran22]

Beautiful then and now!

[@YAGP]

Exactly!

[@takenoprisoners837]

For the two people who disliked this video, I would bet everything that I love in life to see you dance Aurora better than Isabella Boylson...

[@YAGP]

Isabella really is amazing! Have you seen the actual video? Check it out here! th-cam.com/video/m2FTkE4b0ds/w-d-xo.html

[@takenoprisoners837]

@@YAGP Thank you so much for the link!! She looks the same, very beautiful. This is my favorite variation. It was a pleasure to watch, YAGP you are amazing and make dreams come true, that's so important for young dancer's. They learn what it's like to prepare and practice, put on some of their first Tutu's, have their make up stage ready, and most of all dance on stage. The get a feeling of being a Prima. That's the first time many of them have a stage all to themselves. They get a taste of that magic. Thank you YAGP for having such a positive influence on these lovely young dancer's.🕊

[@floroze]

I love these videos ! They are amazing your channel is amazing :)

[@YAGP]

Thank you so much! Tell us if there is anything you want to see that we haven’t posted we would ❤️ to know! 👍

[@floroze]

@@YAGP could you do like a how I prepare for yagp? With someone amazing ????

[@YAGP]

@@floroze Check out this amazing video of Claudia Dean's tips on preparing for YAGP! th-cam.com/video/gCwx8_2jKHY/w-d-xo.html

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​@@floroze Let us know who else you'd like to see on our channel and make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for some amazing vids we have coming out 😊

[@marymohagheghi4875]

That potential😮😊

[@pedinurse1]

You are just so charming

[@YAGP]

Isabella sure is. Want to see her performance at Age 14? th-cam.com/video/rNlFqYhZsM8/w-d-xo.html

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So schön

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