Tag: usa international ballet competition

Inside USA International Ballet Competition with Quinn Starner

Quinn Starner is no stranger to competitions. The 16-year-old “So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation” alum has been slaying the contemporary circuit for years, winning Best Teen Dancer at The Dance Awards in 2017. But lately she’s been more focused on ballet, relocating from Florida to train at the Indiana Ballet Conservatory […]

What It Takes to Win Gold at the USA International Ballet Competition

A very elite group of young ballet dancers—including Elisabeth Beyer, Madison Penney, Quinn Starner, and Robbie Downey—are super busy right now prepping for the USA International Ballet Competition, which kicks off June 10th. One of the most prestigious comps in the ballet world, the USA IBC is held every four years in Jackson, MS, and […]

It's USA IBC Time!

Once every four years, some of the ballet world’s best and brightest gather in Jackson, MS, to face off in the super-prestigious USA International Ballet Competition. The event’s list of alums is kind of ridiculous: Boston Ballet’s Misa Kuranaga and Jeffrey Cirio, The Royal Ballet’s Sarah Lamb, American Ballet Theatre’s Daniil Simkin and Sarah Lane, […]