From its early beginning in 1979, the USA
IBC has established itself as a major “dance
festival” offering art and costume
exhibits, workshops, a school for students
and teachers, performances by nationally
recognized companies and a showcase performance
of Regional Dance America companies.
The International Dance School offers a
full curriculum for students 12 and older who
enjoy evening USA IBC performances. Several
scholarships are offered at the end of the
course for summer study at top-rated schools.
A Teachers’ Workshop is also available
for professional ballet teachers and dancers.
Teachers bringing students to the school
receive discounts on their course.
In 2006, Garth Fagan Dance
conducted a 2-day residency holding a master
class, performance and a lecture/demonstration. Pilates workshops were offered
free of charge, and free screenings of the documentary Ballets Russes were also offered. Ballet Hispanico was featured
at the USA IBC opening ceremony.
COMMUNITY
OUTREACH DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
IBC
Summer Arts Camp. For the past 11
years, the USA IBC has conducted a summer
arts camp for inner-city youth. Creative
movement dance and visual art classes are
offered to children ages 5 - 10. The camp
offers six weeks of bi-weekly classes and
closes with a performance for family and friends. Call the USA IBC office for
enrollment information at 601.355.9853.
CityDance. A new after-school dance
program is providing beginning ballet classes
for children seven and eight years old who
do not have the resources to participate
in dance classes otherwise. No more than
thirty children, along with 10 alternates,
are chosen through an audition process.
Each year, CityDance will add another class
of beginners to the program as skill levels
build. For further information,
contact the USA IBC office at 601.355.9853.
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