25 years of tutus & toe shoes.Every four years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time USA International Ballet Competition The USA International Ballet Competition, or USA IBC, is one of the world's top competitions for the dance sport of ballet. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, this competition draws the top dancers from all over the world to compete for their country for a bronze, silver, or gold (USA IBC IBC International Building Code IBC Iraq Body Count IBC Institutional Biosafety Committee IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer IBC International Business Company IBC Independence Blue Cross IBC Insurance Bureau of Canada IBC International Broadcasting Convention ) comes to Jackson, offering scholarships, medals, and cash awards to promising young dancers from all corners of the world. The competition won't be here again until the summer of 2006, but the USA IBC still has reason to celebrate this year. This summer marks the 25th anniversary of the competition, which was founded in 1979 by Thalia Mara. Mara began the development of a professional ballet school in Mississippi in 1975 and brought the USA IBC to Jackson as a way to further develop the local ballet company Noun 1. ballet company - a company that produces ballets troupe, company - organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" . In honor of the 25th anniversary, the USA IBC will host an Anniversary Reunion Gala on July l0. The event will feature the classical and contemporary performances of alumni medalists from China, Cuba, Russia, Mexico, and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Each performer received either grand prize, gold, or silver distinction in previous competitions. In many of these performers' cases, the competition has served as a launching pad for successful ballet careers. The 25th anniversary performance will give the 13 dancers a chance to give back to the competition that sparked their dancing careers. "We are so proud to present artists of this caliber to the Jackson audience, and we are even more gratified grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. that our competition helped them launch very successful careers," says USA IBC board chairman William Mounger. "A program featuring such an impressive group of dancers is a highly unique event, not just in Mississippi, but nationwide." After the performance, the USA IBC will host a reunion gala celebration. The post-performance party will be held at Jackson's Capital Club and will serve to commemorate com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. the rich traditions and colorful history of the organization. Tickets for the performance and the post-performance gala are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the USA IBC at 601/355-9853. For additional information, see www.usaibc.com |
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