YDC Variations 2026

Category 2*

Ages 12-13

Pas de Trois - Variation 1 - Act 1 -Swan Lake (Traditionally Female)
Blue Bird Variation - Sleeping Beauty (Traditionally Female)
Paquita - Pas de Trois - Variation 1 (Traditionally Female)
Lise Variation Act 2 - La Fille mal Gardée (Traditionally Female)
Basilio - Don Quixote - Act III (Traditionally Male)
Peasant Pas de Deux 1st variation - Act I - Giselle (Traditionally Male)

Music

Category 3

AGES 14-15

Les Sylphides, Waltz (Traditionally Female)
Flower Festival inn Genzano, Rosa's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Diana and Acteon, Diana's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Pas de Quatre, Cerrito's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Coppelia Act 3, Franz's Variation (Traditionally Male)
Sleeping Beauty Act 3, Bluebird Variation (Traditionally Male)
Flower Festival inn Genzano, Paolo's Variation (Traditionally Male)
Swan Lake, Act 3, Siegfried's Variation (Traditionally Male)

Music

CATEGORY 4

AGES 16-19

Le Corsaire, Act 2, Medora's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Swan Lake, Act 3, Odile's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Paquita, 1st Variation of Demi-Soloists (Traditionally Female)
Pas De Quatre, Grisi's Variation (Traditionally Female)
Coppelia Act 3, Franz's Variation (Traditionally Male)
Sleeping Beauty Act 3, Bluebird Variation (Traditionally Male)
Flower Festival inn Genzano, Paolo's Variation (Traditionally Male)
Swan Lake, Act 3, Siegfried's Variation (Traditionally Male)

Music

*The Young Dancers Competition is dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy process and competition for all participants. Please note that STUDENTS AGE 12 who compete a variation have the option to perform en pointe or demi-pointe. All participants, regardless of whether they perform en pointe or en demi-pointe will be judged equally. Participants who choose to perform en demi-pointe may perform any variation from the Category II list of variations.

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