mer00

Any news ????? who won???? it is supposed to be announced at the press conference , what time?

heard so much About Smiikin, he is probably the next star anyoneknow how the junior competition looks, who is ahead by anyones opinion , how does it look , would love to know?

Hi , I have heard he is amazing!!!! anynews of who made it to the 3rd , I just checked IBC website and didnt see it up yet

Thanks

Thanks if he would have been there we would have noticed him , he is the son of Vadim Pisarev, he is been winning alll this major competetions , he would have been noticed but as you said maybe he was and he just didn't make it like other great deserving dancers , like I have to say again daniel sarabia!

Thanks

mer00 I did not see Pisarev there, but that does not mean he was not. Many of the competitiors do not take the classes provided nor do they rehearse publically. I had to get back to work after the first session of the first round so I really did not see much. He obviously did not make the cut, as did not many well deserving dancers.

You better believe it!!!! that is the biggest shocker , he did'nt have a great night but not enough not to make it through , he has to dance through with his partner , so we will se how great he is , what a shame!

Link to complete list of dancers making it on to round 2:

http://www.usaibc.com/releases/semifinalists.htm

Biggest 'shocker' is, perhaps, the elimination of Daniel Sarabia.

Does anyone know if Pisarev made it , ? did he compete ?, he was definately a favorite if he would have been there, or he had a really bad night , as Dani sarabia did.

Yes, the results of the first round were out in the wee hours of the morning. 12 Senior men, 15 senior women. I know of 2 American men, Brooklyn Mack (schooling Radenko Pavlovich, Columbia Classical Ballet and Universal Ballet Academy, ABT Studio (Radencko Pavlovich coach), Joseph Gatti (schooling Orlando Ballet), Cinncinatti Ballet (Orlando Molina coach) 2 American women. I know Caitlin Valentine, born, raised and working at Orlando Ballet(FL) and Lauren Strongin from Sarasota Ballet (FL) had trained at Universal for 2 years and 4 years at John Cranko. The female coaches I can only assume, but I cannot name for sure.

Among the favorites Daniil Simkin is defintiely still in, Connor Walsh (Houston Ballet), Gleidson Vasconcelos (Royal Winnepeg) and Daniel Sarabia (Boston Ballet) are out. The level is unbelievably high.

The juniors are not as clear to me but I do know that Jeffrey Cirrio is still in.

The jury eliminated more than half of the competitors. Let me say though that each and everyone of the competitors were highly talented, skillful ballet dancers who deserve big applause!