NYIBC Takes a Bow; Educational-Based Scholarship Competition Will Not Resume
The New York International Ballet Competition, founded in 1983 by Ilona Copen to create a world-class ballet competition based in New York City, will not be resuming its competition and educational...
View ArticlePhotojournalist’s New Book Documents Drama of YAGP in Black and White
Photojournalist Drew A. Kelley’s new book, YAGP, documents the world’s largest student ballet scholarship competition in photos from last year’s competition that capture the intensity of the...
View ArticlePublic School Students Tango and Tap, Courtesy of Milwaukee’s Danceworks
Since February, public school students from Milwaukee’s Westside Academy II have been learning and practicing tap dance steps and routines for the Mad Hot Ballroom and Tap (MHBT) Competition slated...
View ArticlePreliminary and Final Rounds of World Ballet Competition To Be Streamed Live
All competition rounds of June’s World Ballet Competition, an Orlando, Florida, event that has featured hundreds of top-notch international competitors ages 10 to 22 during the past six years, will be...
View ArticleIn Galesburg, Illinois, They Dance for Poets
On Saturday, May 17, seven couples in Galesburg will put on their dancing shoes to raise money to permanently place the statue of poet Carl Sandburg, in an event called “Galesburg . . . Dances With Our...
View ArticleUSA IBC Competitors Advance to Second Round of “Ballet Olympics”
The first round of the 2014 USA International Ballet Competition, now underway in Jackson, Mississippi, concluded with 54 competitors advancing to Round II.
View ArticleTurkey Aims to Raise Profile of Ballet in Country by Hosting International...
The 4th International Istanbul Ballet Competition and Festival, organized to highlight Turkey’s artistic identity, kicks off June 21 at the Zorlu Center PSM with the ballet Count Dracula.
View ArticleStraight Talk
Ever wish you could pick the brain of a competition judge? Sure, you pay attention to the critiques, but sometimes those polite comments don’t seem to scratch the surface. What do judges like? Dislike?...
View ArticleMindful Marketing | Target Audiences
Your biggest competition isn’t the studio down the street; it’s the other activities that vie for our students’ attention. With a vast array of afterschool activities available to most kids, it’s more...
View ArticleOn My Mind
Most of you know the routine: three days in an auditorium at a dance competition. That’s what Jocelyn, a school owner, is doing on this particular weekend, along with her students and their parents. By...
View ArticleNew York City Ballet 9/11 Video Tribute Wins Video Competition
New York City Ballet was in Copenhagen when the news arrived on Sept. 11, 2001, that the Twin Towers had been attacked. Heartbroken and almost 4,000 miles away from home, ballet master in chief Peter...
View ArticleHeart Recipient, Donor’s Mother to Dance in Competition
WINS 12 News reports that Wisconsin resident Jack Eigel, a heart recipient, and Janet Ramsey, the donor’s mother will participate in the ballroom dance competition at the Transplant Games of America to...
View ArticlePristine and Poised Korean Dancers Win Big at USA International Ballet...
Nearly half the nine dancers representing the Republic of Korea are going home with hardware from the 2014 USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, scoring more medal wins than any...
View ArticleAfter Successful Nationals, Dance Studio Left Reeling by Theft of Props Truck
Jamie Osteen, co-owner and instructor at Relevé Performing Arts Center of Hendersonville, North Carolina, and her troupe of 75 dancers returned home from Kids Artistic Revue’s national competition in...
View ArticleTune In Next Week to Catch Final Round of Varna International Ballet Competition
Some 130 representatives of 30 countries are taking part in the 26th edition of the International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria, which aims at finding young talents in classical and...
View ArticleTwo Canadian Dancers Take Top Prizes at Ballet Competition in Vienna
Two 15-year-old dancers with Vancouver’s Goh Ballet have won the top two prizes in the Wien Welt Wettbewerb Ballet Competition in Vienna, the first time two Canadian dancers won both prizes in the...
View ArticleInternational Cecchetti Organization Holds Ballet Competition in Virginia
More than 40 pre-professional dancers ages 15 to 19 from around the world will be competing in the fourth annual Cecchetti International Classical Ballet Competition, to be held at the Carpenter...
View ArticleFiji Sends First Crew to Vegas to Compete in Hip-Hop World Competition
To say Fiji's first dance crew to attend the Hip Hop International World Dance Championships in Las Vegas was excited was an understatement. The dancers are representing Fiji alongside more than 3,000...
View ArticleNew Tights Continually Moisturize the Skin as the Wearer Moves
Mondor, a company that develops high performance tights and training and competition apparel for top athletes and professional dancers, has announced its latest: moisturizing 3D knit tights.
View ArticleHubbard Street 2 Announces Winners of Choreographic Competition
Hubbard Street Dance 2 named Victor Alexander, Bryan Arias, and Ihsan Rustem winners of the organization’s 15th annual National Choreographic Competition, renamed the International Commissioning...
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