2006 USA IBC MEDALISTS

Senior Division

Gold

Daniil Simkin (Germany)

Misa Kuranaga (Japan)

Silver

Brooklyn Mack (USA)

Jurgita Dronina (Lithuania)

Bronze

Joseph Gatti (USA)

Masayoshi Onuki (Japan)

Yui Yonezawa (Japan)

Junior Division

Gold

Isaac Hernandez (Mexico)

Silver

Denys Cherevychko (Ukraine)

Sae-Eun Park (South Korea)

Bronze

Jeffrey Cirio (USA)

Kayo Sasabe (Japan)

Christine Shevchenko (USA)

Special Awards

Best Senior Couple

Davit Karapetyan (Armenia) and Vanessa Zahorian (NCP)

Best Junior Couple

Mathias Dingman (USA) and Sasha De Sola (USA)

Choreography Award

Ben Iida for “September”

Robert Joffrey Award of Merit

Marija Kicevska (Macedonia)

Jury Award of Encouragement

Ryo Izawa (Japan)

Zherlin Ndudi (Ukraine)

Francesca Dugarte (Venezuela)

Caitlin Valentine (USA)

Ballet International Award

Isaac Hernandez (Mexico)

The Heinz Bosl-Ballet Foundation “Great Hope Prize 2006”

Toshiro M. Abbley (USA)

Two one-season contracts to Miami City Ballet were presented to Elena Kazakova (junior female, Russia) and Carolyn Rose Ramsay (senior female, Canada).

Two one-season contracts to Ballet San Jose Silicon Valley were presented to Yui Yonezawa (senior female, Japan) and Amy Marie Briones (junior female, USA).

The Peggy Mize Fund for the IBC presented every finalist in Round III with a cash award of $700 to help defray travel expenses. These awards were offered through the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, and the fund is named in honor of the late Peggy Mize of Jackson.