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unusual facts about International Ballet Competition


Sergei Vikharev

A Saint Petersburg-born Vikharev graduated from the Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet and the same year won a prize in Varna at the International Ballet Competition.



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Eva Evdokimova

The first American to do so, Evdokimova won the Varna International Ballet Competition in 1970, having been snubbed earlier that year in a Moscow competition.

Evelyn Hart

She was the first Canadian to win gold at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria in 1980 for the Belong Pas de Deux choreographed by Norbert Vesak.

Jun Shuang Huang

During that time he received awards from the 2008 Varna International Ballet Competition and the 2009 Helsinki International Ballet Competition.

USA International Ballet Competition

In 1982, the United States Congress passed a Joint resolution designating Jackson, Mississippi, as the official home of the USA International Ballet Competition.