Ryo Sasaki, representing Japan, won the senior men’s gold medal in the 12th USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Miss., this past June, repeating a feat his father accomplished in Jackson, back in 1994.
Mississippi dancer Alexei Orohovsky, 16, was awarded the junior men’s gold medal in the XII USA International Ballet Competition at Thalia Mara Hall in Jackson, Miss., on Friday, June 23.
Alexei Orohovsky of Hattiesburg will compete in the XII USA International Ballet Competition at Thalia Mara Hall, a goal of his for years.
Two weeks and three rounds of fierce classical and contemporary ballet competition performances will take place at Thalia Mara Hall this summer as the 12th USA IBC puts a global dance spotlight on Jackson, Miss.
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