Youth America Grand Prix and TenduTV Announces Their Theatrical Documentary, BALLET'S GREATEST HITS on iTunes

Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) and TenduTV announced today that the highly successful theatrical documentary, Ballet's Greatest Hits, is now available for purchase ($14.99 to $19.99) and rental ($3.99 to $4.99) on iTunes in over 20 countries, including The United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. Ballet's Greatest Hits is also available for purchase and rental on Amazon, Google Play and YouTube. In addition, this is TenduTV's first new release on the African continent.

Ballet's Greatest Hits is a filmed gala evening showcasing six of the most beloved classical ballet variations from Don Quixote, Flames of Paris, Giselle, The Nutcracker, and Swan Lake.

Hosted by American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance Executive Producer, Nigel Lythgoe, Ballet's Greatest Hits presents an all-star cast from the world's leading dance companies, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Dutch National Ballet, The National Ballet of Canada and San Francisco Ballet, making it the perfect holiday gift for dancers and dance audiences. For added insight into the history and meaning of classical ballet, the film offers exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, rare archival materials, and exclusive interviews with choreographers, film producers, critics and luminaries of the dance world, such as Alexei Ratmansky, Benjamin Millepied, Edward Villella, and many others. The live performances were filmed by five-time Emmy Award winner, Clemente D'Alessio at the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, Florida, and produced by Youth America Grand Prix.

CAST:

Stella Abrera American Ballet Theatre
Ashley Bouder New York City Ballet
Skylar Brandt American Ballet Theatre
Taras Domitro San Francisco Ballet
Matthew Golding Dutch National Ballet
Marcelo Gomes American Ballet Theatre
Greta Hodgkinson National Ballet of Canada
Maria Kochetkova San Francisco Ballet
Veronika Part American Ballet Theatre
Hee Seo American Ballet Theatre
Daniel Ulbricht New York City Ballet
Alejandro Virelles Boston Ballet

INCLUDES INTERVIEWS WITH:

Lawrence Bender Film Producer
Matthew Bourne Artistic Director, New Adventures
Leslie Browne International Master Teacher and former Oscar nominee
Jose Manuel Carreño Artistic Director, The Carreño Dance Festival

Misty Copeland Soloist, American Ballet Theatre
Angel Corella Artistic Director, Barcelona Ballet
Alessandra Ferri Director of Dance, Spoleto Festival (Italy)
Susan Jaffe Dean, School of Dance at N. Carolina School of the Arts
Denys Ganio Former Etoile, Paris Opera Ballet
Mathieu Ganio Etoile, Paris Opera Ballet
Benjamin Millepied Artistic Director, L.A. Dance Project
Wendy Perron Editor-in-Chief, Dance Magazine
Alexei Ratmansky Artist-in-Residence, American Ballet Theatre
Edward Villella Founder and former Artistic Director, Miami City Ballet

The release of Ballet's Greatest Hits comes on the heels of the film's successful Kickstarter campaign and subsequent theatrical run, where it screened in over 200 theaters around the world.

Watch the trailer for Ballet's Greatest Hits

< https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6Nu_UCJ4U>

Download the full movie Ballet's Greatest Hits

<https://itunes.apple.com/movie/ballets-greatest-hits/id733326116>

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Full Territory List

Now available in:

United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Israel, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Gambia, Greece, Fiji, Finland, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mozambique, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, and Swaziland.

Coming Soon to:

Azerbaijan, Botswana, Brunei, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Namibia, Niger, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

International prices vary.

About Youth American Grand Prix (YAGP)

A global dance network connecting classically-trained young students, teachers, schools, companies, alumni, sponsors, dancers and choreographers to audiences who share a distinct passion for and love of dance. YAGP's network provides a centralized service to the international professional ballet community by attracting the support of dance-minded enthusiasts and patrons and matching young, burgeoning dance talent with prestigious dance schools and companies around the globe.

Celebrating its 15th year of service, YAGP has provided opportunities to 40,000 dancers worldwide to participate in international workshops and auditions, earning gifted young talent more than $2.5 million in scholarships awarded by leading dance schools around the globe. Today, more than 7,000 young dancers - ages 9 to 19 of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds - audition annually. Every participant benefits from the performance experience, gaining broad exposure, building confidence, perfecting technique and artistry, and developing a network of enduring relationships within the dance community. For many, the experience is pivotal - providing inspiration and direction that change the trajectory of their lives and careers.

YAGP ensures the future of dance, by enabling career paths and professional opportunities for classically-trained young artists to blossom and to wow new audiences with performances that leave them dazzled, craving encore after encore. www.yagp.org

About TenduTV

The leading digital service provider and network for the performing arts, currently delivering arts programming and related services in more than 60 countries via major digital video stores including iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Instant Video. TenduTV provides performing arts organizations, broadcasters and production companies around the world with the ability to develop and reach audiences with best-in-class digital distribution and marketing support. www.tendu.tv

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