VKIBC, A Celebration of Talent!

Dear Friends,


It's that time of the year again! Almost 100 dancers from 22 countries are about to share with us their art and passion for dance.

Regardless of which round each dancer will reach, they all trained for a dance extravaganza: six different variations for Juniors and Seniors reaching the third round, and four different variations for Students, over two rounds. A true celebration of talent!

Also this year, we have more competitors from professional companies than ever, with Senior dancers hailing from:
Finnish National Ballet, Helsinki, Finland
Columbia Classical Ballet, Columbia, SC
Pennsylvania Ballet II
Manassas Ballet Theater, VA
Tulsa Ballet Company, OK
Washington Ballet Studio Company, Wash DC
First State Ballet Theater, Wilmington, DE
Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami, FL
Eugene Ballet Company, OR
New Jersey Ballet, NJ
Theater Kiel, Kiel, Germany
Compania Nacional de Danza, Mexico City, Mexico
Ballet Nacional de Panama, Panama City
National Ballet of Canada, Toronto, Canada
Washington Ballet, Wash DC


Tickets to the three rounds and the closing Gala are now on sale.
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The rounds and Gala will be broadcast on live Pay-Per-View. More information to come later.
In the Gala, winners in the Student, Junior and Senior divisions will be dancing along with BIBC 2012 Junior Gold medalist Albert Gordon and guest artists
Ana Sophia Scheller, Principal, NYCB
Daniel Ulbricht, Principal, NYCB
Michele Wiles, former Principal, ABT, co-founder, Ballet Next
Georgina Pazcoguin, Soloist, NYCB
And in keeping with VKIBC's mission of promoting young dancers and choreographers, the Gala will also feature a new creation by choreographer Jason Ambrose,  performed by Amber Miller, Cassandra Trenary, Jaimi Cullen and Yui Sugawara.

Schedule
Thursday 27 June. Opening Ceremony at 12:30 PM.
1 PM: Round One Junior and Senior.
Friday 28 June. Starts at 1 PM:
Round One Student
Round Two Junior and Senior

Saturday 29 June. Starts at 3 PM:
Final Round Student
Final Round Junior and Senior
Sunday 30 June. Closing Gala:
5 PM: Prize Ceremony
5:45 PM: Intermission
6 PM: Closing Gala

See you there, come celebrate talent!