Announcing Indianapolis City Ballet Dance Competition 2017!

The Indianapolis City Ballet Dance Competition is a unique opportunity for students to lock-in their Summer Intensive 2018 plans in the Fall!

Indianapolis City Ballet is proud to announce its 2017 Competition, the ICB Dance Competition, to be held on the beautiful campus of Anderson University Friday, October 6th-Sunday, October 8th. The competition is open to enrollment for all pre-professional classical ballet and contemporary dance students age 11 to 22 (with ensembles allowing participants as young as 9 years old). Students will compete in front of a distinguished panel of judges and have the opportunity to present classical variations, contemporary solos, and participate in ensemble works. Recognition for choreography is another component in the ensemble and contemporary solo fields.

Judges:
Elizabeth Coker, Assistant Arts Professor, NYU/Tisch & Associate Artistic Director, Seán Curran Company
Edward Ellison, Artistic Director, Ellison Ballet
Sarah Hairston, Academy Director, Cincinnati Ballet
Susan Jaffe, Dean of Dance, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Valerie Madonia, Academy Director, Colorado Ballet Academy
Claudio Muñoz, Ballet Master, Houston Ballet II
Melanie Person, Co-Director, The Ailey School
William Piner, Academy Director, Ballet Austin
Sharon Story, Dean of the Center for Dance Education, Atlanta Ballet
Michael Vernon, Chair of Dance Department, Indiana University Bloomington/Jacobs School of Music