USA International Ballet Competition

The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for ballet.[1] 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, the first USA International Ballet Competition took place in 1979. This first competition was given sanction by the United Nations' International Dance Committee of UNESCO's International Theatre Institute.

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.

History

Flags from all participant countries are displayed at Thalia Mara Hall during the 2006 USA IBC

The International Ballet Competition (IBC) originated in Varna, 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.[2] The rotation is currently among Jackson, Varna, New York, Helsinki, and Shanghai. A number of other international competitions are also sanctioned by UNESCO International Dance Council.

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.[3] When asked why the competition was held in Mississippi, Bruce Marks said "New York is New York but Jackson is America."[4]

The theater where the USA International Ballet Competition is held every four years.

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.[3] That first competition in 1979 faced an extra hurdle when the Jackson Municipal Auditorium was flooded just months before the competition.[5] 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.[2]

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.[2]

In 1994 the performance hall in Jackson, Mississippi where the USA IBC is held was renamed in honor of Thalia Mara.[2] She died in Jackson on October 8, 2003.[6]

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).[7] 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.[8]

The competition consists of three rounds.[9] In the first round each competitor must perform one classical pax 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.[10] 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.[9]

Previous participants

The USA IBC has accelerated the careers of many dancers including Jose Manuel Carreño (1990), Nina Ananiashvili (1986), Vadim Pisarev (1986), Andris Liepa (1986), Daniel Meja (1986), Rasta Thomas (1998), Vladimir Malakhov (1990), Irina Dvorovenko (1990), Brooklyn Mack 2006, 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).[1]

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.[1]

Li Cunxin (senior men's silver medal in 1982) wrote a memoir Mao's Last Dancer[11] 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.[12] 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 Bluffers Park in 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 (U.S., 1986 and 1990 respectively) and Adrienne and Ashley Canterna (USA, 1998 and 2002). Brothers Zoltan[13] and Tamas Solymosi[14] (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[15] from Mexico who won a Senior Gold medal in 2006 and Esteban Hernandez with a Junior Jury Award of Encouragement in 2010.[16]

The 2010 competition brought us the first father-son participants with Andrei Pisarev[16] of the Ukraine who is the son of Vadim Pisarev that won a gold medal for the USSR in 1986.[13]

2014 Competition

The USA IBC was again held in Jackson, Mississippi, from June 14 to 29, 2014. There were 109 competitors accepted from 21 countries.[17] This year Edward Villella was the jury chairman for the first time and there were two jury members that were previous medalists: Nina Ananiashvili (1986 Senior Grand Prix) and Gigi Hyatt (1982 Junior Gold).[18]

Medalist for the 2014 USA IBC at the press conference Friday morning where the winners were announced. Front row left to right: Ivan Duarte. Jinsol Eum, Taiyu He, Jeong Hansol, Byul Yun. Back row left to right: Paulina Guraieb Abella, Yasmin Lomondo, Gustavo Carvalho, Yui Shi, Aaron Smyth, Tamako Miyazaki, Gisele Bethea, Irina Sapozhnikova, Mackenzie Richter, Shiori Kase, Ga-Yeon Jung.

2010 Competition

The USA IBC returned to Jackson, Mississippi, from June 12 to 27, 2010. There were over 100 competitors from 36 countries.[19] MSU art professor Brent Funderburk created the poster image for this event.[20]

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 Sheep (Canada, Jr Silver), Fumi Kaneko (Japan, Jr Silver), Maki Onuki (Japan, Sr Bronze), Candice Adea (Philippines, Sr Silver).[21]

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.

Misa Kuranaga, Senior Gold Medal

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.[22] Back row, left to right: Mathias Dingman (USA, Jr., best couple), 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), Davit Karapetyan. Front row, left to right: Yui Yonezawa (Japan, Sr Bronze), Jurgita Dronina (Lithuania, Sr Silver), Sasha De Sola (USA, Jr., best couple), 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), Vanessa Zahorian.[15])

2002 Competition

The USA IBC was again held in Jackson, Mississippi from June 15 to June 30, 2002.

Sarah Lamb, USA, 2002 Silver Medalist

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.[23]

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.[23]

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 NameFamily NameCountryIBC YrJ/SM/FMedalCoupleComment
LubomirKafkaCZ1979SrM2-Goldbest cplBerlin Ballet, deceased
KoenraadOnziaBelgium1979JrM2-Gold
DeirdreCarberryUSA1979JrF3-SilverAmerican Ballet Theatre in 1987
DavidMcNaughtonUSA1979SrM3-Silverchoreographer
YanisPikierisVenezuela1979Sr3-SilverMiami Youth Ballet (Director)
JessicaFuntUSA1979JrF3-Silverbest cplHamburg Ballet
JulianMontanerUSA1979JrM3-SilverSan Francisco Ballet in 2006, actor, painter
JanaKurovaCZ1979SrF3-Silverbest cplPrague Ballet
DavideBombanaItaly1979Sr4-BronzeBavarian State Ballet
WilliamStarrettUSA1979SrM4-BronzeArtistic Director of Columbia City Ballet, SC in 2006
GregoryOsborneUSA1979SrM4-Bronzedied 1994, cancer
LiborVaculikCZ1979Sr4-BronzeNational Theatre, Brno, CZ in 2006
OwenMontagueCanada1979JrM4-BronzeQuinte Ballet School in 2006
EtsukoAdachiJapan1979Sr4-BronzeTokyo, choreographer
Jo AnnMcCarthyUSA1979SrF4-BronzeFlint's Dance Studio in 2007
DennisMarshallUSA1979SrM4-BronzePittsburg Ballet Theatre in 2007
PaolaCantalupaItaly1979Sr4-Bronze
GretchenNewburgerUSA1979JrF4-BronzeZurich Ballet in 1996
BronwynThomas-HodgsonUSA1979SrF4-BronzeMichelle in Fame TV show, Debbie Allen Dance Academy in 2006
JanieParkerUSA1982SrF2-Goldbest cplretired Houston Ballet
Gina GailHyatt-MazonW Germany1982JrF2-Goldartistic director of Georgia Ballet in 2007
KatherineHealyUSA1982JrF3-Silver
LiCunxinChina1982SrM3-SilverAustralian Ballet, director, author
KathyThibodeauxUSA1982SrF3-SilverBallet Magnificat]
WilliamPizzutoUSA1982SrM3-Silverbest cplNew England Ballet in 2006
AlexiZubiriaVenezuela1982SrM3-SilverSan Francisco Dance Center in 2006
PierreQuinnCanada1982JrM3-Silverstagehand in 2006, sailor
PavloSavoyeItaly1982JrM3-Silver
RachelBeardUSA1982SrF4-Bronzeretired Houston Ballet
CarlaStallingsUSA1982SrF4-BronzeABT, Boston Ballet, and Severance/Fresno Ballet instructor in 1996
MamiInamuraJapan1982SrF4-Bronze
MarekStasiewiczPoland1982SrM4-Bronzeprincipal with Polish Nat. Opera in 2006
Zhang WeiQiangChina1982SrM4-Bronze
BrigitteMartinCanada1982JrF4-BronzeDe Rotterdamse Dansacademie/Codarts in 2005
MarkLanhamUSA1982SrM4-BronzeCalifornia Ballet, San Diego in 1998
WangQifengChina1982JrF7-juryShanghai Ballet in 2003
NinaAnaniashviliUSSR1986SrF1-Grand Prixprincipal with American Ballet Theatre in 2006
AndrisLiepaUSSR1986SrM1-Grand Prixmovie producer/director in 2006
KikiLammersenW Germany1986SrF2-GoldBavarian Nat Ballet in 2004
JenniferGelfandUSA1986JrF2-GoldBoston Ballet in 2003
EdwardStierleUSA1986JrM2-Golddeceased (1991)
VadimPisarevUSSR1986SrM2-GoldDonetsk State Ballet Theatre in 1999
OliverMatzE Germany1986SrM2-Gold
ZoltanSolymosiHungary1986JrM3-SilverHungarian Dance Academy in 2006
BartDe BlockBelgium1986JrM3-SilverLes Ballets Grandiva in 2006
SianStokesAustralia1986SrF3-Silverretired from Australian Ballet in 1995
SarahGreenUSA1986SrF4-Bronzeretired from[24] in 1995
CristinaGallardoVenezuela1986JrF4-Bronzeretired from Teresa Carreño Theatre
FredericGafnerSwitzerland1986JrM4-Bronze
JeremyRansomCanada1986SrM4-Bronze
DanielMejaUSA1986SrM4-Bronze
TiborKovatsHungary1986SrM4-Bronze
HenriettaMuusDenmark1986SrF5-couplebest cpl
AlexanderKolpinDenmark1986SrM5-couplebest cpl
HelenaRossUSA1986JrF7-juryPrincipal at Los Angeles Classical Ballet, Demi-Soloist at Vienna State Opera Ballet, Teacher/Choreographer at Ballett Ried
Jose ManuelCarreñoCuba1990SrM1-Grand PrixPrincipal at American Ballet Theatre in 2006
MarthaButlerUSA1990SrF2-GoldSoloist at American Ballet Theatre in 1998
Diana EnidPerezUSA1990JrF2-Gold
IrinaDvorovenkoUSSR1990JrF3-Silverdancer at American Ballet Theater in 2013
PierreQuinnCanada1990SrM3-Silver[25]
LuisOrtigozaArgentina1990SrM3-Silver
SimonaNojaRomania1990SrF3-Silver
VladimirMalakhovUSSR1990SrM4-BronzePrincipal at American Ballet Theatre in 2006
LaurenGelfandUSA1990JrF4-Bronze
IrmaNioradzeUSSR1990SrF4-Bronze
IrmaMoralesMexico1990SrF4-Bronze
MorihiroIwataJapan1990JrM4-Bronze
ToomasEdurUSSR1990SrM4-Bronzebest cplPrincipal at English National Ballet (1990-2009), Artistic Director of Ballet at Estonian National Opera (2009-)
AgeOksUSSR1990SrF5-couplebest cplPrincipal at English National Ballet (1990-2009)
AliceLauCanada1990JrF5-couplebest cpl
BoydLauCanada1990JrM5-couplebest cpl
StephaneElizabeFrance1990SrF6-Joffrey
LaurenAndersonUSA1990SrF7-juryPrincipal at Houston Ballet in 2006
TamasSolymosiHungary1990JrM7-juryHungarian Dance Academy in 2006
SimonBallUSA1990JrM8-scholarshipPrincipal at Houston Ballet in 2003
ElizabethGaitherUSA1990JrF8-scholarship
StephanieWalzUSA1990JrF8-scholarship
Rennie B.MirroUSA1990JrF8-scholarship
ReaganMesserUSA1990JrM8-scholarship
KatherineLydonUSA1990JrF8-scholarship
JohanKobborgDenmark1994SrM1-Grand Prixprincipal at Royal Ballet, London in 2005
SimonBallUSA1994JrM2-GoldPrincipal at Houston Ballet in 2003
DaiSasakiJapan1994SrM2-Goldindependent artist in 2006
ZenaidaYanowskySpain1994JrF2-GoldPrincipal at Royal Ballet, London in 2006
BeateVollackGermany1994SrF3-Silverchoreographer at Bayerisches Staatsballett in 2006
AprilBallUSA1994JrF3-SilverBoston Ballet in 2002
YuryYanowskySpain1994SrM3-SilverPrincipal at Boston Ballet in 2006
MarinaAntonovaRussia1994SrF3-Silverbest cplSlovene Nat. Theatre Opera in 2006
KushaAlexi-AngstSwitzerland1994JrF3-Silver
IgorAntonovUkraine1994SrM4-Bronzebest cplRichmond Ballet in 2005
TiekkaSchofieldUSA1994SrF4-Bronze
RomanRykinRussia1994JrM4-Bronze
AdelaPollertovaCZ1994JrF4-Bronze
RamonMorenoCuba1994JrM4-Bronze
MarikoMiyauchiJapan1994SrF4-Bronze
MichalMatysCZ1994JrM4-Bronzebest cpl
AlexandraKoltunUSA1994SrF4-BronzeBallet San Jose in 2006
AlexanderPeredaCuba1994SrM6-Joffrey
YuXinChina1994SrM7-juryMaster teacher at Ballet San Jose School in 2006
AlmaMunteanuRomania1994SrF7-juryGrand Theatre de Geneve in 2006
AnnaDoroshUkraine1994SrF7-juryInstructor at Viva Dance, Toronto in 2006
Wei YingZhangChina1994JrF8-scholarship
Jose MartinTrujilloSpain1994JrM8-scholarship
Tamara MarieHouseUSA1994JrF8-scholarship
GillianMurphyUSA1994JrF9-finalistprincipal at American Ballet Theatre in 2006
RastaThomasUSA1998SrM2-GoldBad Boys of Dance in 2009
Rolando SarabiaOquendoCuba1998JrM2-GoldBallet National de Cuba
AnnaAntonichevaRussia1998SrF2-GoldBolshoi Ballet in 2006
AdrienneCanternaUSA1998JrF2-GoldBad Boys of Dance in 2009
DmitriBelogolovtsevRussia1998SrM3-SilverBolshoi Ballet in 2005
RutaJezerskyteLithuania1998SrM3-SilverSteps on Broadway in 2006
Yosvani RamosFontesCuba1998JrM3-SilverEnglish National Ballet 1999–2008, The Australian Ballet 2008-13
Bernard Courtotde BouteillerFrance1998SrM3-Silver
Renata PavamMaiaBrazil1998JrF3-SilverAmerican Ballet Theatre, Corps de Ballet - Professional Photographer
LuisSerranoCuba1998SrM4-BronzePrincipal at Miami City Ballet in 2006
MelissaWishinskiUSA1998JrF4-BronzeThe Royal Ballet, London
FriedemannVogelGermany1998JrM4-Bronzeprincipal at Stuttgart Ballet in 2006
JuliaPolgorodnikUkraine1998JrF4-Bronze
YusukeOsozawaJapan1998JrM4-Bronze
Ji YoungKimS Korea1998SrF4-BronzePrincipal at Korean National Ballet, Korea in 2006
LénaïgGuéganFrance1998SrF6-JoffreyEnglish National Ballet
NaoSakumaJapan1998SrF7-juryPrincipal at Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2006
Felipe DiazGomezColombia1998JrM7-jury
MariaBystrovaUSA1998JrF8-scholarshipAmerican Ballet Theatre in 2006
ShingoYoshimotoJapan1998M8-scholarshipSoloist at Houston Ballet in 2006
JosephPhillipsUSA2002JrM2-GoldPrincipal at Miami City Ballet in 2007
WuHaiyanChina2002SrF2-GoldPrincipal at Miami City Ballet in 2007
SarahLambUSA2002SrF3-SilverPrincipal at The Royal Ballet in 2003
DannyTidwellUSA2002JrM3-SilverBad Boys of Dance in 2009
LiJunChina2002SrM3-Silverprincipal at National Ballet of China in 2005
Sarah KathrynLaneUSA2002JrF3-SilverSoloist at American Ballet Theatre in 2007; stand in for Natalie Portman in Black Swan (film)
YangJiaoChina2002JrM4-BronzePrincipal at Liaoning Ballet in 2006
MikhailIlyinRussia2002SrM4-Bronze
KatiaCarranzaMexico2002SrF4-BronzeGuest artist at Miami City Ballet in 2009
Sang YiHanS Korea2002JrF4-BronzeSoloist at Universal Ballet, Korea in 2011
YudaiFukuokaJapan2002JrM4-BronzeZurich Ballet in 2006
EveAndreEstonia2002SrF5-couplebest cplFirst soloist at Estonian National Opera in 2006
SergeiUpkinEstonia2002SrM5-couplebest cplEstonian National Opera in 2003
EmiHariyamaJapan2002SrF6-JoffreyBerlin Staatsopera in 2003
AshleyCanternaUSA2002JrF7-jury
MelissaHoughUSA2002JrF7-juryBoston Ballet in 2006
AgnieszkaSzymanskaPoland2002SrF7-juryMiami City Ballet in 2006
TroySchumacherUSA2002JrM7-juryNew York City Ballet in 2006
ZhangJingChina2002JrF8-scholarshipBallet San Jose in 2006
KeigoFukudaJapan2002JrM8-scholarship
MichelleCarpenterUSA2002JrF8-scholarship
Eun JiHaS Korea2002JrF8-scholarshipPrincipal at Finland National Ballet in 2008
SaraWebbUSA2002SrF9-finalistprincipal at Houston Ballet in 2006
MisaKuranagaJapan2006SrF2-GoldPrincipal at San Francisco Ballet in 2019
DaniilSimkinGermany2006SrM2-GoldSoloist at American Ballet Theatre in 2009
IsaacHernandezMexico2006JrM2-GoldFONCA, México; The Rock School for Dance Education en Filadelfia, E.E.U.U. y del American Ballet Theatre.
BrooklynMackUSA2006SrM3-SilverWashington Ballet in 2008
JurgitaDroninaLithuania2006SrF3-SilverSwedish Royal Ballet in 2006
DenysCherevychkoUkraine2006JrM3-Silver
Sae-eunParkS Korea2006JrF3-SilverParis Opera Ballet in 2011
MasayoshiOnukiJapan2006SrM4-Bronze
YuiYonezawaJapan2006SrF4-BronzeBallet San Jose
JosephGattiUSA2006SrM4-BronzeSoloist at Cincinnati Ballet in 2005
JeffreyCirioUSA2006JrM4-Bronze
ChristineShevchenkoUSA2006JrF4-BronzePrincipal at American Ballet Theatre Studio Company in 2006
KayoSasabeJapan2006JrF4-Bronze
DavitKarapetyanArmenia2006SrM5-couplebest cplPrincipal at San Francisco Ballet in 2006
MathiasDingmanUSA2006JrM5-couplebest cpl
SashaDe SolaUSA2006JrF5-couplebest cplPrincipal at San Francisco Ballet in 2017
VanessaZahorianNCP2006NCPF5-couplebest cplSan Francisco Ballet in 2006
MarijaKicevskaMacedonia2006SrF6-JoffreyVolksoper Wien, Vienna
CaitlinValentineUSA2006SrF7-juryOrlando Ballet
FrancescaDugarteVenezuela2006JrF7-juryThe Washington Ballet[26]
ZherlinNdudiUkraine2006SrM7-jury
RyoIzawaJapan2006JrM7-juryReiko Yamamoto Ballet School, Ota, Japon
Amy MarieBrionesUSA2006JrF8-scholarshipBallet San Jose in 2006
Carolyn RoseRamsayCanada2006SrF8-scholarshipMiami City Ballet in 2006
ToshiroMuraoka-AbbleyUSA2006JrM8-scholarship
ElenaKazakovaRussia2006JrF8-scholarship
RandyHerreraUSA2006SrM9-finalistHouston Ballet in 2006
NataliaDomrachevaRussia2006SrF9-finalistKiev Nat Opera Ballet in 2007
Ji AKimS Korea2006JrF9-injuryDonetsk National Ballet Theatre in 2012
CaoShuciChina2010SrF2-Goldbest cplNational Ballet of China in 2010
CandiceAdeaPhilippines2010SrF3-SilverHong Kong Ballet in 2012]
KosukeOkumuraJapan2010SrM3-SilverPrincipal at Jinushi Kaoru Ballet in 2010
KyoheiYoshidaJapan2010SrM4-BronzeSoloist at Slovak National Theatre Ballet in 2010
ZhangXiChina2010SrM4-Bronzebest cplNational Ballet of China in 2010
Maki[OnukiJapan2010SrF4-BronzeWashington Ballet
MarcelinoSambePortugal2010JrM2-GoldThe Royal Ballet, 2013
Ji YoungChaeS Korea2010JrF2-Goldbest cplWashington Ballet
Ki-MinKimS Korea2010JrM3-Silverbest cplFirst Soloists at Marinsky Ballet Company in 2013
FumiKanekoJapan2010JrF3-SilverSoloist at The Royal Ballet, 2013
AlysSheeCanada2010JrF3-SilverBirmingham Royal Ballet, 2012
DerekDunnUSA2010JrM4-BronzeHouston Ballet, 2012
Mariana LayunPradoMexico2010JrF4-BronzeJohn Cranko Schule, Stuttgart, Germany, 2014
GuixienChuTaiwan2010SrM6-CapezioBallet West in 2010
ExaterinaOleynikBelarus2010SrF6-CapezioMiami City Ballet in 2010
Seo-HyeHanS Korea2010SrF6-JoffreySecond Soloist Boston Ballet, 2012
EstebanHernandezMexico2010JrM7-JurySan Francisco Ballet, 2013
AmandaGomesBrazil2010JrF7-Jury
AndreiPisarevUkraine2010SrM9-finalist
GiseleBetheaUSA2014JrF2-GoldAmerican Ballet Theatre Corp member
TaiyuHeChina2014JrM2-Gold
JeongHansolS Korea2014SrM2-Gold
ShioriKaseJapan2014SrF2-GoldEnglish National Ballet
JinsolEumS Korea2014JrM3-Silver
TamakoMiyazakiJapan2014SrF3-SilverWashington Ballet
MackenzieRichterUSA2014JrF3-SilverHouston Ballet II
IrinaSapozhnikovaRussia2014SrF3-SilverPrincipal at Primorsky Opera Ballet
ByulYunS Korea2014SrM3-SilverKorea Nat U of Arts
Paulia GuraiebAbellaMexico2014JrF4-Bronze
GustavoCarvalhoBrazil2014JrM4-Bronzebest cplSoloist at Cia Brasileira de Ballet
IvanDuarteBrazil2014SrM4-BronzePetite Danse, Rio
Ga-YeonJungS Korea2014SrF4-Bronzebest cpl
YasminLomondoBrazil2014JrF4-Bronzebest cplSoloist at Compahina Brasileira de Ballet
AaronSmythAustralia2014SrM4-BronzeJoffrey Ballet
Daniel AlejandroMcCormick-QuinteroMexico2014JrM6-JoffreySan Francisco Ballet School
RominaContrerasChile2014JrF7-juryBallet de Santiago
YueShiChina2014JrM7-jury
Ji SeokHaS Korea2014SrMbest cplbest cpl

Table Notes:

  • J/S = Junior (15-18) or Senior (19-26). NCP = Non-competing partner
  • 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

References

  1. "USAIBC". International Ballet Competition.
  2. Bradshaw, Nicole, editor; “VIII International Ballet Competition”; 2006; souvenir program
  3. Interview with Thalia Mara by William Fulton in "USA International Ballet Competition 1994 Highlights" broadcast on Mississippi Educational Television in 1994.
  4. Bruce Marks speaking at IBC Gala performance broadcast on Mississippi Educational Television in 1990
  5. NWS Jackson, MS - Weather Events - 1979 Flood
  6. About Thalia Mara
  7. "Compete". International Ballet Competition.
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-03-22. Retrieved 2014-10-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Mao's Last Dancer" via www.imdb.com.
  10. "Miss. State professor picked for ballet poster". djournal.com. Retrieved Sep 24, 2016.
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