{"id":9821,"date":"2018-01-20T23:39:29","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T04:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=9821"},"modified":"2018-01-20T23:39:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T04:39:29","slug":"youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth America Grand Prix dance regional semi-finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Pittsburgh&#8217;s children are competing Thursday through Sunday to advance in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) regional semi-finals at Upper Saint Clair High School. Some are attending dance classes and workshops in addition to the competition from which selected dancers will to move on to the finals in New York City in April.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9824\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/youth-america-grand-prix\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?fit=2600%2C1730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1730\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Annemarie Doores, 10, warms-up backstage before dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516321087&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Youth America Grand Prix&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Youth America Grand Prix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Annemarie Doores, 10, warms-up backstage before dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix03.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Annemarie Doores, 10, warms-up backstage before dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9826\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9826\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/youth-america-grand-prix-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?fit=2600%2C1730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1730\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Scarlett Starkey, 11, third from right, waits backstage to perform as her teacher Dawn Kelly, both of Cincinnati, fixes her hair, before Starkey dances in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516321578&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Youth America Grand Prix&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Youth America Grand Prix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scarlett Starkey, 11, third from right, waits backstage to perform as her teacher Dawn Kelly, both of Cincinnati, fixes her hair, before Starkey dances in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix02.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scarlett Starkey, 11, third from right, waits backstage to perform as her teacher Dawn Kelly, both of Cincinnati, fixes her hair, before Starkey dances in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9827\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/youth-america-grand-prix-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?fit=2600%2C1735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1735\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Corbin Holloway, 10, of Washington DC, dances in the  pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516322818&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Youth America Grand Prix&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Youth America Grand Prix\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Corbin Holloway, 10, of Washington DC, dances in the  pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?fit=848%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?resize=848%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?resize=382%2C255&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix04.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corbin Holloway, 10, of Washington DC, dances in the  pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9828\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9828\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/20180118rldyouthgrandprix05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?fit=2600%2C1735&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1735\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Droke&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Ballet students ages nine through 11 perform in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516302806&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ballet students ages nine through 11 perform in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?fit=848%2C566&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?resize=848%2C566&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"566\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?resize=382%2C255&amp;ssl=1 382w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix05.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ballet students ages nine through 11 perform in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9829\" style=\"width: 2600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2018\/01\/20\/youth-america-grand-prix-dance-regional-semi-finals\/20180118rldyouthgrandprix01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?fit=2600%2C1730&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2600,1730\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rebecca Droke&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Gianna Bonfini, left, 10, of Canonsburg gets a hug from Avery Walz, after Bonfini after dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1516304446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gianna Bonfini, left, 10, of Canonsburg gets a hug from Avery Walz, after Bonfini after dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?fit=848%2C564&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?resize=848%2C564&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"564\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?w=2600&amp;ssl=1 2600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?resize=383%2C255&amp;ssl=1 383w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/01\/20180118rldYouthGrandPrix01.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gianna Bonfini, left, 10, of Canonsburg gets a hug from Avery Walz, after Bonfini after dancing in the pre-competitive classical competition during the Youth America Grand Prix regional semi-finals Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Upper St. Clair High School in Upper St. Clair. (Rebecca Droke\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Pittsburgh&#8217;s children are competing Thursday through Sunday to advance in the Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) regional semi-finals at Upper Saint Clair High School. 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