USA International Ballet Competition
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The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for ballet
. Located in Jackson, Mississippi
, this competition is attended by dancers from all over the world to represent their country for bronze, silver, or gold medals in a variety of categories of ballet in an Olympic-style competition.
Founded in 1978 by Thalia Mara http://www.thaliamara.org/, the first USA International Ballet Competition took place in 1979. This first competition was given sanction by the United Nation's International Dance Committee
of UNESCO
’s International Theater Institute http://www.iti-worldwide.org/.
In 1982, the United States Congress
passed a Joint resolution
designating Jackson, Mississippi, as the official home of the USA International Ballet Competition. Competitions occur every four years in Olympic
style.
, Bulgaria
in 1964. The competition eventually expanded to rotating annual events in Varna, Moscow
and Tokyo
. In 1979 the event first came to the United States in Jackson, Mississippi, where it now returns every four years. The rotation is currently among Jackson, Varna, New York http://www.nyibc.org, Helsinki
http://www.balcomphel.fi/ and Shanghai
http://www.shanghaiibc.com/en/index.php. A number of other international competitions are also sanctioned by UNESCO International Dance Council http://www.iti-worldwide.org/pages/danceboard.htm.
After a distinguished career as a teacher in New York City
, Thalia Mara moved to Jackson, Mississippi
, to start a new professional company. That company has transitioned through the years and is now Ballet Mississippi and is under the direction of David Keary. In the late 1970s a group in New York City was looking for a site to hold an international competition in the United States. Thalia Mara successfully lobbied for Jackson as the site because it would give the competitors a taste of Middle America and it would help build interest in the ballet for her struggling new company. When asked why the competition was held in Mississippi, Bruce Marks said "New York is New York but Jackson is America
."
Ms. Mara put together an organization to raise funds and run the event. Hundreds of local volunteers supplemented the paid staff that first year. Capitalizing on the popularity of local sports the competition was marketed as the Olympics of Ballet. That first competition in 1979 faced an extra hurdle when the Jackson Municipal Auditorium was flooded just months before the competition. The last two weeks of June saw 70 dancers from 15 countries competing in front of several sold out performances.
After this first event the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO
sanctioned the competition. Just before the Second USA IBC in 1982 the United States Congress passed a Joint Resolution designating Jackson as the official home of the IBC.
This first USA IBC added several features that were not found in other competitions. Participants were invited to remain after elimination and encouraged to dance in a special performance at the awards gala. Every competitor and judge was paired with a local host family. A dance school was held concurrently with the competition so students could attend class with world class instructors during the day and attend the competition each night.
In 1994 the performance hall in Jackson, Mississippi where the USA IBC is held was renamed in honor of Thalia Mara. She died in Jackson on October 8, 2003.
The competition consists of three rounds. In the first round each competitor must perform one classical paux de deux or two short solos. At the end of the first round about half of the competitors are selected to continue to the next round. The second round is for contemporary dance. Second round competitors are selected for the final round based on their scores in the first two rounds. In the final round each competitor must perform both a classical or contemporary piece. The medals are determined from the third round scores.
There are thirteen jurors and no country is allowed to have more than one jury member. Jurors score each dancer individually based on artistry, technical skill and musicality. Eliminated competitors are allowed a private session with a jury member to review results.
(1990), Nina Ananiashvili
(1986), Vadim Pisarev (1986), Andris Liepa (1986), Daniel Meja (1986), Rasta Thomas
(1998), Vladimir Malakhov
(1990), Irina Dvorovenko
(1990), Daniil Simkin
(2006), Misa Kuranaga
(2006), Sara Webb
(2002), Katia Carranza (2002), Anna Antonicheva (1998), Yury & Zenaida Yanowsky
(1994), Johan Kobborg
(1994), April & Simon Ball (1994), Luis Serrano (1998), Dai Sasaki (1994), Edward Stierle (1986), Li Cunxin
(1982) and Katherine Healy
(1982).
Jury members have included Robert Joffrey
, Yuri Grigorovich, Bruce Marks, Sophia Golovkina, Alexander Grant, Vera Kirova, Ivan Nagy, Laura Alonso, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yvette Chauvrire and Nina Novak.
Li Cunxin
(senior men's silver medal in 1982) wrote a memoir Mao's Last Dancer that was a best seller in Australia and the United Kingdom. It includes his account of the competition in Jackson where he was not allowed to compete as a Chinese citizen because of his recent defection to the US. He also discusses the intrigue around the defection of Chinese dancer Lin Jianwei during the competition that year. A movie based on the book was released in 2009. Today Li lives with his family in Melbourne, Australia.
The first gold medalist at a USA IBC was Lubomir Kafka from Czechoslovakia in 1979. The first US representative to win a gold medal was Janie Parker with the Houston Ballet in 1982. The only medalist from the IBC's home town of Jackson was Kathy Thibodeaux in 1982.
Numerous dancers have participated in multiple USA IBCs but only Pierre Quinn from Canada has won medals in different IBCs — junior silver in 1982 and senior silver in 1990. Simon Ball came close when he won a Jury award as a junior in 1990 and won the gold medal as a junior in 1994.
A number of brother-sister pairs have been in the competition. The most successful was Yury and Zenaida Yanowsky (Spain, 1994, silver and gold respectively). April and Simon Ball (USA) also won awards as a brother-sister pair that same year.
Notable sisters have also passed through the IBC including Jennifer and Lauren Gelfand (USA, 1986 and 1990 respectively) and Adrienne and Ashley Canterna (USA, 1998 and 2002). Brothers Zoltan and Tamas Solymosi (Hungary, 1986 and 1990) went on to dance at the Royal Ballet in London and the American Ballet Theater, respectively. Another pair of brothers were Isaac Hernandez from Mexico who won a Senior Gold medal in 2006 and Esteban Hernandez with a Junior Jury Award of Encouragement in 2010.
The 2010 competition brought us the first father-son participants with Andrei Pisarev of the Ukraine who is the son of Vadim Pisarev that won a Gold medal for the USSR in 1986.
Medalist from the 2010 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. This picture was taken at the news conference where the winners were announced on Friday, June 25, 2010. Back row, left to right: Ki-Min Kim (S. Korea, Jr Silver), Zhang Xi (China, Sr Bronze), Marcelino Sambe (Portugal, Jr Gold), Kosuki Okumura (Japan, Sr Silver), Koyhei Yoshida (Japan, Sr Bronze). Front row, left to right: Cao Shuci (China, Sr Gold), Ji-Young Chae (S Korea, Jr Gold), Derek Dunn (USA, Jr Bronze), Mariana Layun Prado (Mexico, Jr Bronze), Alys Shee (Canada, Jr Silver), Fumi Kaneko (Japan, Jr Silver), Maki Onuki (Japan, Sr Bronze), Candice Adea (Philippines, Sr Silver).
Medalist from the 2006 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. This picture was taken at the news conference where the winners were announced on Friday, June 30, 2006. Back row, left to right: unidentified male, Joseph Gatti (USA, Sr Bronze), Isaac Hernandez (Mexico, Jr Gold), Denys Cherevychko (Ukraine, Sr Silver), Daniil Simkin (Germany, Sr Gold), Brooklyn Mack (USA, Sr Silver), unidentified male, Masayoshi Onuki (Japan, Sr Bronze), unidentified male. Front row, left to right: Yui Yonezawa (Japan, Sr Bronze), Jurgita Dronina (Lithuania, Sr Silver), unidentified female, Misa Kuranaga (Japan, Sr Gold), Kayo Sasabe (Japan, Jr Bronze), Christine Shevchenko (USA, Jr Bronze), Sae-Eun Park (S Korea, Jr Silver), Jeffrey Cirio (USA, Jr Bronze), unidentified female.)
Medalist at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition. Left to right: Yudai Fukuoka, Japan, Bronze; Sarah Kathryn Lane (light blue shirt), USA, Jr Silver; Katia Carranza (dark blue shirt), Mexico, Bronze; unidentified female (back); Wu Haiyan (white shirt), China, Gold; unidentified male (black shirt); unidentified male (back); Sarah Lamb
, USA, Silver; Danny Tidwell, USA, Jr, Silver; Joseph Phillips, Jr Gold; Mikhail Ilyin, Russa, Bronze.
Finalist at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition. Left to right: Yudai Fukuoka, Japan, Bronze; unidentified female; unidentified female; unidentified female; unidentified male; Ashley Canterna, USA, Jury Award; unidentified female; Emi Hariyama, Japan, Robert Joffrey Award; unidentified female; Sergei Upkin, Estonia, Best Couple; Eve Andre, Estonia, Best Couple.
Table Notes:
Ballet
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century, and which was further developed in France and Russia as a concert dance form. The early portions preceded the invention of the proscenium stage and were presented in large chambers with...
. Located in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, this competition is attended by dancers from all over the world to represent their country for bronze, silver, or gold medals in a variety of categories of ballet in an Olympic-style competition.
Founded in 1978 by Thalia Mara http://www.thaliamara.org/, the first USA International Ballet Competition took place in 1979. This first competition was given sanction by the United Nation's International Dance Committee
International Dance Council
The International Dance Council is an umbrella organization for all forms of dance in the world. It is a non-profit international non-governmental organization founded in 1973 within the UNESCO headquarters. Its headquarters are in Paris...
of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
’s International Theater Institute http://www.iti-worldwide.org/.
In 1982, the United States Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
passed a Joint resolution
Joint resolution
In the United States Congress, a joint resolution is a legislative measure that requires approval by the Senate and the House and is presented to the President for his/her approval or disapproval, in exactly the same case as a bill....
designating Jackson, Mississippi, as the official home of the USA International Ballet Competition. Competitions occur every four years in Olympic
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
style.
History
The International Ballet Competition (IBC) originated in VarnaVarna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 1964. The competition eventually expanded to rotating annual events in Varna, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. In 1979 the event first came to the United States in Jackson, Mississippi, where it now returns every four years. The rotation is currently among Jackson, Varna, New York http://www.nyibc.org, Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
http://www.balcomphel.fi/ and Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
http://www.shanghaiibc.com/en/index.php. A number of other international competitions are also sanctioned by UNESCO International Dance Council http://www.iti-worldwide.org/pages/danceboard.htm.
New York City
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, Thalia Mara moved to Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...
, to start a new professional company. That company has transitioned through the years and is now Ballet Mississippi and is under the direction of David Keary. In the late 1970s a group in New York City was looking for a site to hold an international competition in the United States. Thalia Mara successfully lobbied for Jackson as the site because it would give the competitors a taste of Middle America and it would help build interest in the ballet for her struggling new company. When asked why the competition was held in Mississippi, Bruce Marks said "New York is New York but Jackson is America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
."
Ms. Mara put together an organization to raise funds and run the event. Hundreds of local volunteers supplemented the paid staff that first year. Capitalizing on the popularity of local sports the competition was marketed as the Olympics of Ballet. That first competition in 1979 faced an extra hurdle when the Jackson Municipal Auditorium was flooded just months before the competition. The last two weeks of June saw 70 dancers from 15 countries competing in front of several sold out performances.
After this first event the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute of UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
sanctioned the competition. Just before the Second USA IBC in 1982 the United States Congress passed a Joint Resolution designating Jackson as the official home of the IBC.
This first USA IBC added several features that were not found in other competitions. Participants were invited to remain after elimination and encouraged to dance in a special performance at the awards gala. Every competitor and judge was paired with a local host family. A dance school was held concurrently with the competition so students could attend class with world class instructors during the day and attend the competition each night.
In 1994 the performance hall in Jackson, Mississippi where the USA IBC is held was renamed in honor of Thalia Mara. She died in Jackson on October 8, 2003.
Rules
Applicants are required to submit a resume and a video. A selection committee invites about 100 of the applicants to compete as either a junior (15 to 18) or a senior (19 - 26). Accepted competitors are provided a list of classical pieces from which to select their competition performances. Competition is for a Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals for men and women in each of the age categories. Judges do not have to award every medal and sometimes multiple dancers receive a silver or bronze medal. There are additional awards for best couple, The Robert Joffery Memorial award and awards of encouragement for juniors. A choreography award is given to the best contemporary piece performed in the competition.The competition consists of three rounds. In the first round each competitor must perform one classical paux de deux or two short solos. At the end of the first round about half of the competitors are selected to continue to the next round. The second round is for contemporary dance. Second round competitors are selected for the final round based on their scores in the first two rounds. In the final round each competitor must perform both a classical or contemporary piece. The medals are determined from the third round scores.
There are thirteen jurors and no country is allowed to have more than one jury member. Jurors score each dancer individually based on artistry, technical skill and musicality. Eliminated competitors are allowed a private session with a jury member to review results.
Previous participants
The USA IBC has accelerated the careers of many dancers including Jose Manuel CarreñoJose Manuel Carreño
José Manuel Carreño is a retired Cuban ballet dancer, who performed as a principal dancer with the English National Ballet, Royal Ballet and American Ballet Theatre....
(1990), Nina Ananiashvili
Nina Ananiashvili
Nina Ananiashvili is a Georgian ballerina and artistic director of the State Ballet of Georgia.- Career :...
(1986), Vadim Pisarev (1986), Andris Liepa (1986), Daniel Meja (1986), Rasta Thomas
Rasta Thomas
Rasta Kuzma Ramacandra was born on July 18, 1981 in San Francisco and is a dancer, martial artist, gymnast and choreographer.-Early life:Rasta Thomas was raised in Washington, DC...
(1998), Vladimir Malakhov
Vladimir Malakhov (dancer)
Vladimir Malakhov , was a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. In 2004 he became the artistic director and first soloist of the Staatsballett Berlin which was newly formed from the ballets of the three public opera houses.He began his dance training at the age of four at a small ballet...
(1990), Irina Dvorovenko
Irina Dvorovenko
Irina Dvorovenko is a classical ballet dancer. She was born in Kiev, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union. She began her ballet training at the age of 10 at the Kiev Ballet School. She joined the National Opera and Ballet Theatre of Kiev in 1990 as a soloist, rising to the rank of Principal...
(1990), Daniil Simkin
Daniil Simkin
Daniil Simkin is a Russian ballet dancer. His parents Dmitrij Simkin and Olga Aleksandrova are also ballet dancers. The family left the Soviet Union in 1990...
(2006), Misa Kuranaga
Misa Kuranaga
Misa Kuranaga is a Japanese ballerina at the Boston Ballet.-Career:Misa Kuranaga initially trained at the Hinushi Kaoru Ballet School in her native Japan and then received additional training at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Before joining Boston Ballet in 2003 she was a member...
(2006), Sara Webb
Sara Webb
Sara Webb is an American professional ballet dancer and a principal dancer with the Houston Ballet .A native of Henderson, Nevada, Sara Webb received her early training at the and at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Florida, from which she graduated in 1996.After attending the , Ms. Webb was...
(2002), Katia Carranza (2002), Anna Antonicheva (1998), Yury & Zenaida Yanowsky
Zenaida Yanowsky
Zenaida Yanowsky is a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.-Early life:Both of her parents, Anatol Yanowsky and Carmen Robles, were dancers with the Lyon Opera Ballet. Later, the family moved to settle in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, where her parents set up a dance school...
(1994), Johan Kobborg
Johan Kobborg
Johan Kobborg is a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.-Early Life:Johan Kobborg was born in Odense, Denmark into an artistic family; his mother is a former showgirl and actress and his brother is an actor...
(1994), April & Simon Ball (1994), Luis Serrano (1998), Dai Sasaki (1994), Edward Stierle (1986), Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer and current stockbroker.-Early life:Li was born into poverty in the Li Commune near the city of Qingdao in the Shandong province of People's Republic of China...
(1982) and Katherine Healy
Katherine Healy
Katherine Healy is a former principal ballerina who also had a professional performing career in figure skating.-Biography:...
(1982).
Jury members have included Robert Joffrey
Robert Joffrey
Robert Joffrey was an American dancer, teacher, producer and choreographer, known for his highly imaginative modern ballets...
, Yuri Grigorovich, Bruce Marks, Sophia Golovkina, Alexander Grant, Vera Kirova, Ivan Nagy, Laura Alonso, Vladimir Vasiliev, Yvette Chauvrire and Nina Novak.
Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin
Li Cunxin is a Chinese-Australian former ballet dancer and current stockbroker.-Early life:Li was born into poverty in the Li Commune near the city of Qingdao in the Shandong province of People's Republic of China...
(senior men's silver medal in 1982) wrote a memoir Mao's Last Dancer that was a best seller in Australia and the United Kingdom. It includes his account of the competition in Jackson where he was not allowed to compete as a Chinese citizen because of his recent defection to the US. He also discusses the intrigue around the defection of Chinese dancer Lin Jianwei during the competition that year. A movie based on the book was released in 2009. Today Li lives with his family in Melbourne, Australia.
The first gold medalist at a USA IBC was Lubomir Kafka from Czechoslovakia in 1979. The first US representative to win a gold medal was Janie Parker with the Houston Ballet in 1982. The only medalist from the IBC's home town of Jackson was Kathy Thibodeaux in 1982.
Numerous dancers have participated in multiple USA IBCs but only Pierre Quinn from Canada has won medals in different IBCs — junior silver in 1982 and senior silver in 1990. Simon Ball came close when he won a Jury award as a junior in 1990 and won the gold medal as a junior in 1994.
A number of brother-sister pairs have been in the competition. The most successful was Yury and Zenaida Yanowsky (Spain, 1994, silver and gold respectively). April and Simon Ball (USA) also won awards as a brother-sister pair that same year.
Notable sisters have also passed through the IBC including Jennifer and Lauren Gelfand (USA, 1986 and 1990 respectively) and Adrienne and Ashley Canterna (USA, 1998 and 2002). Brothers Zoltan and Tamas Solymosi (Hungary, 1986 and 1990) went on to dance at the Royal Ballet in London and the American Ballet Theater, respectively. Another pair of brothers were Isaac Hernandez from Mexico who won a Senior Gold medal in 2006 and Esteban Hernandez with a Junior Jury Award of Encouragement in 2010.
The 2010 competition brought us the first father-son participants with Andrei Pisarev of the Ukraine who is the son of Vadim Pisarev that won a Gold medal for the USSR in 1986.
2010 Competition
The USA IBC returned to Jackson, Mississippi, from June 12 to 27, 2010. There were over 100 competitors from 36 countries.Medalist from the 2010 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. This picture was taken at the news conference where the winners were announced on Friday, June 25, 2010. Back row, left to right: Ki-Min Kim (S. Korea, Jr Silver), Zhang Xi (China, Sr Bronze), Marcelino Sambe (Portugal, Jr Gold), Kosuki Okumura (Japan, Sr Silver), Koyhei Yoshida (Japan, Sr Bronze). Front row, left to right: Cao Shuci (China, Sr Gold), Ji-Young Chae (S Korea, Jr Gold), Derek Dunn (USA, Jr Bronze), Mariana Layun Prado (Mexico, Jr Bronze), Alys Shee (Canada, Jr Silver), Fumi Kaneko (Japan, Jr Silver), Maki Onuki (Japan, Sr Bronze), Candice Adea (Philippines, Sr Silver).
2006 Competition
The USA IBC returned to Jackson, Mississippi for the eighth time from June 17 to July 2, 2006. There were over 110 dancers from 27 countries in the competition this year.Medalist from the 2006 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. This picture was taken at the news conference where the winners were announced on Friday, June 30, 2006. Back row, left to right: unidentified male, Joseph Gatti (USA, Sr Bronze), Isaac Hernandez (Mexico, Jr Gold), Denys Cherevychko (Ukraine, Sr Silver), Daniil Simkin (Germany, Sr Gold), Brooklyn Mack (USA, Sr Silver), unidentified male, Masayoshi Onuki (Japan, Sr Bronze), unidentified male. Front row, left to right: Yui Yonezawa (Japan, Sr Bronze), Jurgita Dronina (Lithuania, Sr Silver), unidentified female, Misa Kuranaga (Japan, Sr Gold), Kayo Sasabe (Japan, Jr Bronze), Christine Shevchenko (USA, Jr Bronze), Sae-Eun Park (S Korea, Jr Silver), Jeffrey Cirio (USA, Jr Bronze), unidentified female.)
2002 Competition
The USA IBC was again held in Jackson, Mississippi from June 15 to June 30, 2002.Medalist at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition. Left to right: Yudai Fukuoka, Japan, Bronze; Sarah Kathryn Lane (light blue shirt), USA, Jr Silver; Katia Carranza (dark blue shirt), Mexico, Bronze; unidentified female (back); Wu Haiyan (white shirt), China, Gold; unidentified male (black shirt); unidentified male (back); Sarah Lamb
Sarah Lamb
Sarah Lamb is a principal ballet dancer in the Royal Ballet, London, England. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, she trained with Madame Tatiana Legat at Boston Ballet School. She was awarded a Gold Medal in 1998 by U.S. President Bill Clinton after being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts...
, USA, Silver; Danny Tidwell, USA, Jr, Silver; Joseph Phillips, Jr Gold; Mikhail Ilyin, Russa, Bronze.
Finalist at the 2002 USA International Ballet Competition. Left to right: Yudai Fukuoka, Japan, Bronze; unidentified female; unidentified female; unidentified female; unidentified male; Ashley Canterna, USA, Jury Award; unidentified female; Emi Hariyama, Japan, Robert Joffrey Award; unidentified female; Sergei Upkin, Estonia, Best Couple; Eve Andre, Estonia, Best Couple.
USA IBC Award Winners
Winners' information is from the USA IBC press releases posted on the USA IBC web site. Note that you can click on the symbol in each column heading to sort the table by that column.| Given Name | Family Name | Country | IBC Yr | J/S | M/F | Medal | Couple | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubomir | Kafka | CZ Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1979 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | best cpl | Berlin Ballet, deceased |
| Koenraad | Onzia | Belgium | 1979 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | ||
| Deirdre | Carberry | USA | 1979 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 1987 |
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| David | McNaughton | USA | 1979 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | choreographer | |
| Yanis | Pikieris | Venezuela | 1979 | Sr | 3-Silver | Gamonet Ballet, Maimi in 2005 | ||
| Jessica | Funt | USA | 1979 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | best cpl | Hamburg Ballet |
| Julian | Montaner | USA | 1979 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States... in 2006, actor, painter |
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| Jana | Kurova | CZ Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1979 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | best cpl | Prague Ballet |
| Davide | Bombana | Italy | 1979 | Sr | 4-Bronze | Bavarian State Ballet | ||
| William | Starrett | USA | 1979 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Artistic Director of Columbia City Ballet, SC in 2006 | |
| Gregory | Osborne | USA | 1979 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | died 1994, cancer | |
| Libor | Vaculik | CZ Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
1979 | Sr | 4-Bronze | National Theatre, Brno, CZ http://www.ndbrno.cz/eballet.php in 2006 | ||
| Owen | Montague | Canada | 1979 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | Quinte Ballet School in 2006 | |
| Etsuko | Adachi | Japan | 1979 | Sr | 4-Bronze | Tokyo, choreographer | ||
| Jo Ann | McCarthy | USA | 1979 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Flint's Dance Studio in 2007 | |
| Dennis | Marshall | USA | 1979 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Pittsburg Ballet Theatre in 2007 | |
| Paola | Cantalupa | Italy | 1979 | Sr | 4-Bronze | |||
| Gretchen | Newburger | USA | 1979 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | Zurich Ballet in 1996 | |
| Bronwyn | Thomas-Hodgson | USA | 1979 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Michelle in Fame TV show, Debbie Allen Dance Academy in 2006 | |
| Janie | Parker | USA | 1982 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | best cpl | retired Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... |
| Gina Gail | Hyatt-Mazon | W Germany | 1982 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | artistic director of Gerogia Ballet in 2007 | |
| Katherine | Healy | USA | 1982 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | actress | |
| Li | Cunxin | China | 1982 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Australian Ballet, director, author | |
| Kathy | Thibodeaux | USA | 1982 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | Ballet Magnificat | |
| William | Pizzuto | USA | 1982 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | best cpl | New England Ballet in 2006 |
| Alexi | Zubiria | Venezuela | 1982 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | San Francisco Dance Center in 2006 | |
| Pierre | Quinn | Canada | 1982 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | stagehand in 2006 | |
| Pavlo | Savoye | Italy | 1982 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | ||
| Rachel | Beard | USA | 1982 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | retired Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... |
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| Carla | Stallings | USA | 1982 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ABT, Boston Ballet, and instructor in Clovis, CA, USA in 1996 | |
| Mami | Inamura | Japan | 1982 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Marek | Stasiewicz | Poland | 1982 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | principal with Polish Nat. Opera in 2006 | |
| Zhang Wei | Qiang | China | 1982 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | actor | |
| Brigitte | Martin | Canada | 1982 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | De Rotterdamse Dansacademie/Codarts in 2005 | |
| Mark | Lanham | USA | 1982 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | California Ballet, San Diego in 1998 | |
| Wang | Qifeng | China | 1982 | Jr | F | 7-jury | Shanghai Ballet in 2003 | |
| Nina | Ananiashvili | USSR | 1986 | Sr | F | 1-Grand Prix | principal with American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Andris | Liepa | USSR | 1986 | Sr | M | 1-Grand Prix | movie producer/director in 2006 | |
| Kiki | Lammersen | W Germany | 1986 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | Bavarian Nat Ballet in 2004 | |
| Jennifer | Gelfand | USA | 1986 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes... in 2003 |
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| Edward | Stierle | USA | 1986 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | deceased (1991) | |
| Vadim | Pisarev | USSR | 1986 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | Donetsk State Ballet Theatre in 1999 | |
| Oliver | Matz | E Germany | 1986 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | ||
| Zoltan | Solymosi | Hungary | 1986 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | Hungarian Dance Academy in 2006 | |
| Bart | De Block | Belgium | 1986 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | Les Ballets Grandiva in 2006 | |
| Sian | Stokes | Australia | 1986 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | retired from Australian Ballet in 1995 | |
| Sarah | Green | USA | 1986 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | retired from http://www.ballet.ca/about.php?alumni in 1995 | |
| Christina | Gallardo | Venezuela | 1986 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | Royal Opera (?) | |
| Frederic | Gafner | Switzerland | 1986 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Jeremy | Ransom | Canada | 1986 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Daniel | Meja | USA | 1986 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | http://www.ballet.co.uk/td/meja.htm | |
| Tibor | Kovats | Hungary | 1986 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Henrietta | Muus | Denmark | 1986 | Sr | F | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Alexander | Kolpin | Denmark | 1986 | Sr | M | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Helena | Ross | USA | 1986 | Jr | F | 7-jury | ||
| Jose Manuel | Carreño | Cuba | 1990 | Sr | M | 1-Grand Prix | Principal at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Martha | Butler | USA | 1990 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | Soloist at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 1998 |
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| Diana Enid | Perez | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | ||
| Irina | Dvorovenko | USSR | 1990 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | Principal at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Pierre | Quinn | Canada | 1990 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | http://www.ballet.co.uk/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.cgi?az=printer_format&forum=happening&om=5725&omm=33 | |
| Luis | Ortigoza | Argentina | 1990 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | ||
| Simona | Noja | Rominia | 1990 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | ||
| Vladimir | Malakhov | USSR | 1990 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Principal at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Lauren | Gelfand | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Irma | Nioradze | USSR | 1990 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Irma | Morales | Mexico | 1990 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Morihiro | Iwata | Japan | 1990 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Toomas | Edur | USSR | 1990 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | best cpl | |
| Age | Oks | USSR | 1990 | Sr | F | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Alice | Lau | Canada | 1990 | Jr | F | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Boyd | Lau | Canada | 1990 | Jr | M | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Stephane | Elizabe | France | 1990 | Sr | F | 6-Joffrey | ||
| Lauren | Anderson | USA | 1990 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Principal at Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2006 |
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| Tamas | Solymosi | Hungary | 1990 | Jr | M | 7-jury | Hungarian Dance Academy in 2006 | |
| Simon | Ball | USA | 1990 | Jr | M | 8-scholarship | Principal at Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2003 |
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| Elizabeth | Gaither | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Stephanie | Walz | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Rennie B. | Mirro | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Reagan | Messer | USA | 1990 | Jr | M | 8-scholarship | ||
| Katherine | Lydon | USA | 1990 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Johan | Kobborg | Denmark | 1994 | Sr | M | 1-Grand Prix | principal at Royal Ballet, London in 2005 | |
| Simon | Ball | USA | 1994 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | Principal at Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2003 |
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| Dai | Sasaki | Japan | 1994 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | independent artist in 2006 | |
| Zenaida | Yanowsky Zenaida Yanowsky Zenaida Yanowsky is a Principal Dancer with the Royal Ballet in London.-Early life:Both of her parents, Anatol Yanowsky and Carmen Robles, were dancers with the Lyon Opera Ballet. Later, the family moved to settle in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, where her parents set up a dance school... |
Spain | 1994 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | Principal at Royal Ballet, London in 2006 | |
| Beate | Vollack | Germany | 1994 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | choreographer at Bavarian State Ballet in 2006 | |
| April | Ball | USA | 1994 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes... in 2002 |
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| Yury | Yanowsky | Spain | 1994 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Principal at Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes... in 2006 |
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| Marina | Antonova | Russia | 1994 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | best cpl | Slovene Nat. Theatre Opera in 2006 |
| Kusha | Alexi-Angst | Switzerland | 1994 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | ||
| Igor | Antonov | Ukraine | 1994 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | best cpl | Richmond Ballet in 2005 |
| Tiekka | Schofield | USA | 1994 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Roman | Rykin | Russia | 1994 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Adela | Pollertova | CZ | 1994 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Ramon | Moreno | Cuba | 1994 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Mariko | Miyauchi | Japan | 1994 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Michal | Matys | CZ | 1994 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | best cpl | |
| Alexandra | Koltun | USA | 1994 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose in San Jose, California, USA, was founded in 1986 as the "San Jose Cleveland Ballet," a co-venture with the ten-year old Cleveland Ballet which offered to the dancers added performing exposure, and each city a ballet company for a moderate, shared investment... in 2006 |
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| Alexander | Pereda | Cuba | 1994 | Sr | M | 6-Joffrey | ||
| Yu | Xin | China | 1994 | Sr | M | 7-jury | Master teacher at Ballet San Jose School in 2006 | |
| Alma | Munteanu | Rominia | 1994 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Grand Theatre de Geneve in 2006 | |
| Anna | Dorosh | Ukraine | 1994 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Instructor at Viva Dance, Toronto in 2006 | |
| Wei Ying | Zhang | China | 1994 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Jose Martin | Trujillo | Spain | 1994 | Jr | M | 8-scholarship | ||
| Tamara Marie | House | USA | 1994 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Gillian | Murphy Gillian Murphy Gillian Murphy is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre.Murphy was born in Wimbledon, England and took her first ballet class at the age of three in Belgium while her father was working overseas... |
USA | 1994 | Jr | F | 9-finalist | principal at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Rasta | Thomas Rasta Thomas Rasta Kuzma Ramacandra was born on July 18, 1981 in San Francisco and is a dancer, martial artist, gymnast and choreographer.-Early life:Rasta Thomas was raised in Washington, DC... |
USA | 1998 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | Bad Boys of Dance in 2009 | |
| Rolando Sarabia | Oquendo | Cuba | 1998 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | Ballet National de Cuba | |
| Anna | Antonicheva | Russia | 1998 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | Bolshoi Ballet in 2006 | |
| Adrienne | Canterna | USA | 1998 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | Bad Boys of Dance in 2009 | |
| Dmitri | Belogolovtsev | Russia | 1998 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Bolshoi Ballet in 2005 | |
| Ruta | Jezerskyte | Lithuania | 1998 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Steps on Broadway in 2006 | |
| Yosvani Ramos | Fontes | Cuba | 1998 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | ||
| Bernard Courtot | de Bouteiller | France | 1998 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | ||
| Renata Pavam | Maia | Brazil | 1998 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | ||
| Luis | Serrano | Cuba | 1998 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Principal at Miami City Ballet in 2006 | |
| Melissa | Wishinski | USA | 1998 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | The Royal Ballet, London | |
| Friedemann | Vogel | Germany | 1998 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | principal at Stuttgart Ballet in 2006 | |
| Julia | Polgorodnik | Ukraine | 1998 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Yusuke | Osozawa | Japan | 1998 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Ji Young | Kim | S Korea | 1998 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Soloist at Yohangza Theatre, Korea in 2006 | |
| Lénaïg | Guégan | France | 1998 | Sr | F | 6-Joffrey | English National Ballet English National Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in Great... |
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| Nao | Sakuma | Japan | 1998 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Principal at Birminghsm Royal Ballet in 2006 | |
| Felipe Diaz | Gomez | Columbia | 1998 | Jr | M | 7-jury | ||
| Maria | Bystrova | USA | 1998 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2006 |
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| Shingo | Yoshimoto | Japan | 1998 | M | 8-scholarship | Soloist at Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2006 |
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| Joseph | Phillips | USA | 2002 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | Principal at Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2007 |
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| Wu | Haiyan | China | 2002 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | Principal at Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2007 |
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| Sarah | Lamb Sarah Lamb Sarah Lamb is a principal ballet dancer in the Royal Ballet, London, England. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, she trained with Madame Tatiana Legat at Boston Ballet School. She was awarded a Gold Medal in 1998 by U.S. President Bill Clinton after being named a Presidential Scholar in the Arts... |
USA | 2002 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | Principal at The Royal Ballet in 2003 | |
| Danny | Tidwell | USA | 2002 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | Bad Boys of Dance in 2009 | |
| Li | Jun | China | 2002 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | principal at National Ballet of China in 2005 | |
| Sarah Kathryn | Lane Sarah Lane (dancer) Sarah Lane is an American ballet dancer and a soloist with American Ballet Theatre .-Life and career:Lane was born in San Francisco, California. She started training for dance at the Memphis Classical Ballet in Memphis, Tennessee. Her family later moved to Rochester, New York where she continued... |
USA | 2002 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | Soloist at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2007; stand in for Natalie Portman in Black Swan (film) Black Swan (film) Black Swan is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel and Mila Kunis. Its plot revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet by a prestigious New York City company. The production requires a ballerina to... |
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| Yang | Jiao | China | 2002 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | Principal at Liaoning Ballet in 2006 | |
| Mikhail | Ilyin | Russia | 2002 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Katia | Carranza | Mexico | 2002 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Guest artist at Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2009 |
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| Sang Yi | Han | S Korea | 2002 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Yudai | Fukuoka | Japan | 2002 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | Zurich Ballet in 2006 | |
| Eve | Andre | Estonia | 2002 | Sr | F | 5-couple | best cpl | First soloist at Estonian National Opera in 2006 |
| Sergei | Upkin | Estonia | 2002 | Sr | M | 5-couple | best cpl | Estonian National Opera(?) in 2003 |
| Emi | Hariyama | Japan | 2002 | Sr | F | 6-Joffrey | Berlin Staatsopera in 2003 | |
| Ashley | Canterna | USA | 2002 | Jr | F | 7-jury | actress | |
| Melissa | Hough | USA | 2002 | Jr | F | 7-jury | Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes... in 2006 |
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| Agnieszka | Szymanska | Poland | 2002 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2006 |
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| Troy | Schumacher | USA | 2002 | Jr | M | 7-jury | New York City Ballet New York City Ballet New York City Ballet is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Leon Barzin was the company's first music director. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company... in 2006 |
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| Zhang | Jing | China | 2002 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose in San Jose, California, USA, was founded in 1986 as the "San Jose Cleveland Ballet," a co-venture with the ten-year old Cleveland Ballet which offered to the dancers added performing exposure, and each city a ballet company for a moderate, shared investment... in 2006 |
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| Keigo | Fukuda | Japan | 2002 | Jr | M | 8-scholarship | ||
| Michelle | Carpenter | USA | 2002 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Eun Ji | Ha | S Korea | 2002 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Sara | Webb | USA | 2002 | Sr | F | 9-finalist | principal at Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2006 |
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| Misa | Kuranaga Misa Kuranaga Misa Kuranaga is a Japanese ballerina at the Boston Ballet.-Career:Misa Kuranaga initially trained at the Hinushi Kaoru Ballet School in her native Japan and then received additional training at the School of American Ballet in New York City. Before joining Boston Ballet in 2003 she was a member... |
Japan | 2006 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | Principal at Boston Ballet Boston Ballet Boston Ballet, founded in 1963 by E. Virginia Williams, was the first professional repertory ballet company in New England. Boston Ballet’s national and international reputation developed under the leadership of Artistic Directors Violette Verdy , Bruce Marks , and Anna-Marie Holmes... in 2009 |
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| Daniil | Simkin Daniil Simkin Daniil Simkin is a Russian ballet dancer. His parents Dmitrij Simkin and Olga Aleksandrova are also ballet dancers. The family left the Soviet Union in 1990... |
Germany | 2006 | Sr | M | 2-Gold | Soloist at American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... in 2009 |
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| Isaac | Hernandez | Mexico | 2006 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | FONCA, México; The Rock School for Dance Education en Filadelfia, E.E.U.U. y del American Ballet Theatre. | |
| Brooklyn | Mack | USA | 2006 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Washington Ballet Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet is an ensemble of professional athletic classical ballet dancers. It was founded in 1976 by American ballet pioneer Mary Day, and has been under the artistic directorship of Septime Webre since 1999.-The Mary Day years :... in 2008 |
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| Jurgita | Dronina | Lithuania | 2006 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | Swedish Royal Ballet in 2006 | |
| Denys | Cherevychko | Ukraine | 2006 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | ||
| Sae-eun | Park | S Korea | 2006 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | Paris Opera Ballet in 2011 | |
| Masayoshi | Onuki | Japan | 2006 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | actor, The Company | |
| Yui | Yonezawa | Japan | 2006 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose in San Jose, California, USA, was founded in 1986 as the "San Jose Cleveland Ballet," a co-venture with the ten-year old Cleveland Ballet which offered to the dancers added performing exposure, and each city a ballet company for a moderate, shared investment... |
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| Joseph | Gatti | USA | 2006 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Soloist at Cincinnati Ballet in 2005 | |
| Jeffrey | Cirio | USA | 2006 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Christine | Shevchenko | USA | 2006 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre American Ballet Theatre , based in New York City, was one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century. It continues as a leading dance company in the world today... Studio Company in 2006 |
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| Kayo | Sasabe | Japan | 2006 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Davit | Karapetyan | Armenia | 2006 | Sr | M | 5-couple | best cpl | Principal at San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States... in 2006 |
| Mathias | Dingman | USA | 2006 | Jr | M | 5-couple | best cpl | |
| Sasha | De Sola | USA | 2006 | Jr | F | 5-couple | best cpl | Apprentice at San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States... in 2006 |
| Vanessa | Zahorian | NCP | 2006 | NCP | F | 5-couple | best cpl | San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet The San Francisco Ballet is a ballet company, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco, under the direction of Helgi Tomasson. SFB is the first professional ballet company in the United States... in 2006 |
| Marija | Kicevska | Macedonia | 2006 | Sr | F | 6-Joffrey | Volksoper Wien, Vienna | |
| Caitlin | Valentine | USA | 2006 | Sr | F | 7-jury | Orlando Ballet | |
| Francesca | Dugarte | Venezuela | 2006 | Jr | F | 7-jury | http://mail.dancer.com/Newsletter/20070913/MeetFrancescaDugarte | |
| Zherlin | Ndudi | Ukraine | 2006 | Sr | M | 7-jury | ||
| Ryo | Izawa | Japan | 2006 | Jr | M | 7-jury | Reiko Yamamoto Ballet School, Ota, Japon | |
| Amy Marie | Briones | USA | 2006 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose Ballet San Jose in San Jose, California, USA, was founded in 1986 as the "San Jose Cleveland Ballet," a co-venture with the ten-year old Cleveland Ballet which offered to the dancers added performing exposure, and each city a ballet company for a moderate, shared investment... in 2006 |
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| Carolyn Rose | Ramsay | Canada | 2006 | Sr | F | 8-scholarship | Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2006 |
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| Toshiro | Muraoka-Abbley | USA | 2006 | Jr | M | 8-scholarship | ||
| Elena | Kazakova | Russia | 2006 | Jr | F | 8-scholarship | ||
| Randy | Herrera | USA | 2006 | Sr | M | 9-finalist | Houston Ballet Houston Ballet The Houston Ballet, operated by the Houston Ballet Foundation, is the fourth-largest professional ballet company in the United States, based in Houston, Texas. The foundation also maintains a ballet academy, the Ben Stevenson Academy, which trains more than half of the company's dancers... in 2006 |
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| Natalia | Domracheva | Russia | 2006 | Sr | F | 9-finalist | Kiev Nat Opera Ballet in 2007 | |
| Kim | Ji A | S Korea | 2006 | Jr | F | 9-injury | Donetsk Opera (?) in 2006 | |
| Cao | Shuci | China | 2010 | Sr | F | 2-Gold | best cpl | National Ballet of China National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China , known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe... in 2010 |
| Candice | Adea | Philippines | 2010 | Sr | F | 3-Silver | Principal at Ballet Philippines Ballet Philippines Ballet Philippines synthesizes diverse dance and movement forms, from classical ballet to avant-garde choreographies, from traditional to modern dance, from martial arts to aerial movements, into distinctively Filipino contemporary expressions.... in 2010 |
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| Kosuke | Okumura | Japan | 2010 | Sr | M | 3-Silver | Principal at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet in 2010 | |
| Kyohei | Yoshida | Japan | 2010 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | Soloist at Slovak National Theatre Ballet in 2010 | |
| Zhang | Xi | China | 2010 | Sr | M | 4-Bronze | best cpl | National Ballet of China National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China , known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the mainland Chinese national ballet troupe... in 2010 |
| Maki | Onuki | Japan | 2010 | Sr | F | 4-Bronze | Washington Ballet Washington Ballet The Washington Ballet is an ensemble of professional athletic classical ballet dancers. It was founded in 1976 by American ballet pioneer Mary Day, and has been under the artistic directorship of Septime Webre since 1999.-The Mary Day years :... |
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| Marcelino | Sambe | Portugal | 2010 | Jr | M | 2-Gold | ||
| Ji Young | Chae | S Korea | 2010 | Jr | F | 2-Gold | best cpl | |
| Ki-Min | Kim | S Korea | 2010 | Jr | M | 3-Silver | best cpl | |
| Fumi | Kaneko | Japan | 2010 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | ||
| Alys | Shee | Canada | 2010 | Jr | F | 3-Silver | ||
| Derek | Dunn | USA | 2010 | Jr | M | 4-Bronze | ||
| Mariana Layun | Prado | Mexico | 2010 | Jr | F | 4-Bronze | ||
| Guixien | Chu | Taiwan | 2010 | Sr | M | 6-Capezio | Ballet West in 2010 | |
| Exaterina | Oleynik | Belarus | 2010 | Sr | F | 6-Capezio | Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida. It was created in 1986 by former New York City Ballet principal dancer Edward Villella and flourishes today as one of America's most respected ballet companies... in 2010 |
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| Seo-Hye | Han | S Korea | 2010 | Sr | F | 6-Joffrey | ||
| Esteban | Hernandez | Mexico | 2010 | Jr | M | 7-Jury | ||
| Amanda | Gomes | Brazil | 2010 | Jr | F | 7-Jury | ||
| Andrei | Pisarev | Ukraine | 2010 | Sr | M | 9-finalist |
Table Notes:
- J/S = Junior (15-18) or Senior (19-26)
- M/F = Male or Female
- Couple = won the best junior or senior couple award
- Many of the links to the dancer's companies are no longer on-line. The comments reflect information available at the date indicated.
See also
- Aspendos International Opera and Ballet FestivalAspendos International Opera and Ballet FestivalThe Aspendos International Opera and Ballet Festival has been organized by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet directorate since 1994 with international participation by opera and ballet companies from several different countries...
- Canadian Ballet FestivalCanadian Ballet FestivalThe Canadian Ballet Festival was an annual event staged in Canada from 1948 to 1954 that brought together various Canadian dance companies to generate public interest in classical dance. Prior to the festivals, it was difficult for professional Canadian dancers to earn a living by practicing their...
- International Ballet Festival of HavanaInternational Ballet Festival of HavanaThe International Ballet Festival of Havana , is a ballet festival held in the Great Theater of Havana, Cuba every two years...
External links
- USA International Ballet Competition Homepage — http://www.usaibc.com/
- Thalia Mara web site — http://www.thaliamara.org/
- Dance photographs by Richard Finkelstein — 2010 competition pictures