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