by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 5, 2023 | News, The Latest
This month, the USA International Ballet Competition gears up for its 12th edition of festivities. Founded by renowned dancer and educator Thalia Mara, the USA IBC kicked off in 1979 and has taken place every four years since. Dancers from around the world will once...
by Helen Hope | Nov 21, 2022 | Pointe+, Training
San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Nikisha Fogo vividly recalls how it felt to be consumed by competitive feelings. “I went to the Royal Ballet School, and I remember it felt so competitive in the sense of ‘Who’s going to get the Royal Ballet contract?’” she says....
by Kyra Laubacher | Nov 16, 2022 | News, The Latest
The USA International Ballet Competition is gearing up for the 12th time, and applications are open! The two-week competition, held every four years in Jackson, Mississippi, hosts dancers ages 15–28 from around the globe as they compete for medals, cash prizes and...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jul 1, 2020 | Dance Spirit, News, Training
Last weekend, Youth America Grand Prix took to the internet, hosting its first virtual pas de deux competition. Over the course of three days, YAGP streamed videos from its regional events’ highest-ranked competitors for a panel of esteemed judges. And, drum...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 17, 2020 | News, Viral Videos
Though many young hopefuls competed in Youth America Grand Prix semi-finals this year, the world’s largest ballet competition had to cancel its April New York finals due to COVID-19 shutdowns. But now YAGP is getting creative by hosting a virtual pas de deux...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jun 1, 2020 | The Latest, Training
In early April, in the midst of the dance world’s shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Universal Ballet Competition co-directors Lissette and David Lucas launched a series of virtual workshops and interactive master classes. “It was a way to keep...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 13, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Instagram, Profiles
Ava Arbuckle is a dancer on the rise. At just 15, the Texas native has taken home top medals at Youth America Grand Prix and the ADC|IBC, and won the Grishko model search. In February, she was one of just ten dancers from the United States selected to compete in the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 24, 2020 | Instagram, News, Training
One of the unfortunate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is that most upcoming ballet competitions have been cancelled or postponed. But the world’s largest scholarship competition, Youth America Grand Prix, is finding another way to reach out to its...