Past Jurors

The Jury is comprised of dance dignitaries with impressive careers as professional ballet dancers, artistic directors, and notable ballet instructors. Between 9-12 exemplary candidates are chosen to represent their country and evaluate the incredibly talented competitors. 

Members of the jury panels for each of the 12 previous USA International Ballet Competitions are listed here.

USA IBC XII, 2023

John Meehan, Chairman; Paloma Herrera, Argentina; Robert Curran (Round 1 & 2), Stanton Welch (Round 3), Australia; André Lewis, Canada; Feng Ying, China; Frank Andersen, Denmark; Angel Corella, Spain; Ashley Wheater, United Kingdom; Lauren Anderson, United States

 

USA IBC XI, 2018

John Meehan, Chairman, USA; Stanton Welch, Australia; André Lewis, Canada; Feng Ying, China; Xiomara Reyes, Cuba; Hae Shik Kim, Korea; Gennadi Nedvigin, Russia; Trinidad Vives, Spain; Vadim Pisarev, Ukraine; Ashley Wheater, United Kingdom

 

USA IBC X, 2014

Edward Villella, Chairman, USA; Nina Ananiashvili, Georgia; Alexei Fadeechev, Russia; Hideo Fukagawa, Japan; Gigi Hyatt, Germany; Hae Shik Kim, South Korea; Andre Lewis, Canada; John Meehan, Australia; Trinidad Vives, Spain; Ashley Wheater, United Kingdom; Feng Ying, China

 

USA IBC IX, 2010

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA; Alexei Ratmansky, Russia; Denise Schultze,  South Africa; John Meehan, Australia; Hae Shik Kim, South Korea; Lita Beiris, Latvia; Bruce Simpson, Great Britain; Xiao Susha, China; Thomas Lund, Denmark; Hideo Fukagawa, Japan; Samantha Dunster, Canada; Doris Laine, Finland; Trinidad Vives, Spain

 

USA IBC VIII, 2006

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA; Julia Moon, South Korea; Thomas Lund, Denmark; Konstanze Vernon, Germany; Doris Laine, Finland; Nina Novak, Venezuela; Tetsuji Adachi, Japan; Gizella Witkowsky, Canada; Denise Schultze, South Africa; Lita Beiris, Latvia; Simon Dow, Australia; Bruce Simpson, Great Britain; Zhanna Dubrovskaya, Russia

 

USA IBC VII, 2002

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA; Valentin Yelizariev, Belarus; Zhao Ruheng, China; Loipa Araújo, Cuba; Jana Kurová, Czech Republic; Frank Andersen, Denmark; Galina Samsova, England; Doris Laine, Finland; Dietmar Seyffert, Germany; Kenji Usui, Japan; Denise Schultze Godfrey, South Africa; Hae Shik Kim, South Korea; Nina Novak, Venezuela

 

USA IBC VI, 1998

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA: Gustavo Mollajoli, Argentina; Magdalena Popa, Canada; Jana Kurová, Czech Republic; Doris Laine, Finland; Hélène Trailine, France; Kenji Usui, Japan; Rudi Van Dantzig, The Netherlands; Dinna Bjørn, Norway; Huang Bohong, China; Tatyana Terekhova, Russia; Hae Shik Kim, South Korea; Anatol Yanowsky, Spain

 

USA IBC V, 1994

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA; Laura Alonso, Cuba; Krassimira Koldamova, Bulgaria; Doris Laine, Finland; Andre Philippe Hersin, France; Konstanze Vernon, Germany; Alexander Grant, Great Britain; Ivan Nagy, Hungary; Chetna Jalan, India; Kenji Usui, Japan; Patricia Aulestia de Alba, Mexico; Yu Yong, China; Vladimir Vasiliev, Russia

 

USA IBC IV, 1990

Bruce Marks, Chairman, USA; Gustavo Mollajoli, Argentina; Keith Bain, Australia; Vera Kirova, Bulgaria; Lynn Wallis, Canada; Kirsten Ralov, Denmark; Doris Laine, Finland; Dietmar Seyffert, East Germany; Alexander Grant, Great Britain; Imre Dozsa, Hungary; Jeannette Ordman, Israel; Yoko Morishita, Japan; Huang Bohong, China; Maria Krzyszkowska, Poland; Nils-Ake Haggbom, Sweden; Heinz Spoerli, Switzerland; Askold Makarov, USSR

 

USA IBC III, 1986

Robert Joffrey, Co-Chairman, USA; Yuri Grigorovich, Co-Chairman, USSR; Gustavo Mollajoli, Argentina; Dalal Achcar, Brazil; Vera Kirova, Bulgaria; Betty Oliphant, Canada; Ivan Nagy, Chile; Kirsten Ralov, Denmark; Konstanze Vernon, West Germany; Doris Laine, Finland; Yvette Chauvire, France; Dietmar Seyffert, East Germany; Alexander Grant, Great Britain; Imre Dozsa, Hungary; Jeannette Ordman, Israel; Tadatsugu Sasaki, Japan; Dai Ailian, China; Maria Krzyszkowska, Poland; Heinz Spoerli, Switzerland; Ana Roje, Yugoslavia

 

USA IBC II, 1982

Robert Joffrey, Chairman, USA; Desmond Doyle, Brazil; Vera Kirova, Bulgaria; Alexander Grant, Canada; Ivan Nagy, Chile; Hu Rongrong, China; Miroslav Kura, Czechoslovakia; Palle Jacobsen, Denmark; Enayat Azmi, Egypt; Konstanze Vernon, West Germany; Doris Laine, Finland; Egon Bischoff, East Germany; Alexis Rassine, Great Britain; Ferenc Havas, Hungary; Jeannette Ordman, Israel; Yukiko Tomoi, Japan; Maria Krzyszkowska, Poland; Magdalena Popa, Romania; Gunilla Roempke, Sweden

 

USA IBC I, 1979

Robert Joffrey, Co-Chairman, USA; Sophia Golovkina, Co-Chairman, USSR; Lucette Aldous, Australia; Jeanne Brabants, Belgium; Alexander Grant, Canada; Guillermo Keys Arenas, Mexico; Vera Kirova, Bulgaria; György Lörinc, Hungary; Pamela May, England; Ebbe Mørk, Denmark; Vincente Nebrada, Venezuela; Pavel Smøk, Czechoslovakia; Yukiko Tomoi, Japan

 

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