IDS faculty member Donna Delseni leads a class of students during the 2006 International Dance School.

The International Dance School, held in conjunction with the USA International Ballet Competition, provides an opportunity for intermediate and advanced level students to study with some of the world’s leading teachers and to attend exciting performances of the USA International Ballet Competition. A two-week session is offered for students ages 12 and up in intermediate and advanced levels who have had a minimum of four consecutive years of ballet training. The curriculum includes ballet technique, pointe and variations; jazz, modern, contemporary and character. Additional activities are planned for students’ free time to introduce them to the unique culture and friendly people of Mississippi.

At the 2006 International Dance School, 296 students from 24 states and five countries studied with 11 of the world’s leading dance teachers. A partnership was also forged with Boston Ballet, The Rock School, Alabama Ballet, Joffrey Ballet and Joffrey South. The dance school faculty selected six students to receive tuition scholarships to attend these institutions’ summer programs in the summer of 2007.

	IDS students practice barre exercises during the 2006 two-week session. .

The 2006 International Dance School application is available here for informational purposes only. The USA IBC reserves the right to change the rules and repertoire for the 2010 competition, but the 2006 document is posted here as a guide for future students. To access the 2006 application, which is formatted as an Adobe PDF, click the link below. (If you do not have the Adobe software required to access this document, you can download it for free by clicking here.

Click here to access the 2006 International Dance School application.

** The 2006 USA IBC International Dance School and Teachers' Workshop is sponsored in part by The Chisholm Foundation; Dance Teacher Magazine; Merrill Lynch; LEO'S Dancewear; Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A.; Bradley Arant Rose & White, LLP; the Mississippi Agricultural Museum; and Jackson State University.