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This interview first appeared in the June 5 Pointe e-newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, click here.

You can always count on Youth America Grand Prix to bring in ballet's biggest names—and last night's YAGP gala in NYC was no exception. Teresa Reichlen? Viengsay Valdés? Dorothée Gilbert? Marcelo Gomes? Maria Kochetkova? Check, check, check, check and check.

The nominees for the 2013 Benois de la Danse Awards were announced today at a press conference in Moscow—and they include a former Pointe cover star, several exciting up-and-comers and many other big names. Here's the complete list:

CHOREOGRAPHERS
Hans Van Manen – Variations for Two Couples, Benjamin Britten, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Stevan Kovács Tickmayer, Astor Piazolla. Dutch National Ballet.
Justin Peck – Year of the Rabbit, Sufjan  Stevens. New York City Ballet.

This interview first appeared in the April 17 Pointe e-newsletter. To sign up for the newsletter, click here.

This interview first appeared in the April 3 Pointe

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