World Ballet Competition

Luisa Costa (of Brazil) performs the Gamzatti Variation with such steady control 🧡✨

Luisa was awarded the Gold Medal and a $1,500 cash prize in the Pre-Professional Category at the WBC ‘25 along with scholarships to the Washington School of Ballet, Central Florida Ballet, and Conservatorio Internacional de Ballet e Danca. She trains at Ateliê da Dança.

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We’re pleased to announce Melissa Gelfin will be performing in the WBC’s All Stars of Dance performance held on June 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts!

Melissa Gelfin is a principal dancer of Cincinnati Ballet. Gelfin’s repertoire with the company includes classical and contemporary works by Septime Webre, Yuri Possokhov, Victoria Morgan, Val Caniparoli, Jerome Robbins, George Balanchine, and many more.

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Tamison Soppet (of New Zealand) displays impressive balance and flexibility in the Paquita Variation ❤️🌹

We’re pleased to announce Tommie Lin Kesten will be performing in the WBC’s All Stars of Dance performance held on June 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts!

Tommie Lin Kesten is a principal dancer of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre and featured on the Cover of Pointe Magazine’s 2025 November/December issue!

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Yun Xin Lin beautifully performs the Variation from Paquita with exquisite lines and balances 😍🌹

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🌟WBC All Stars of Dance - Guest Artist Reveal 🌟

We’re pleased to announce Alexis Workowski as a guest artist in the WBC’s All Stars of Dance performance held on June 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts!

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Alexis Workowski joined Boston Ballet as an artist of the Company in 2024. Her awards include 3rd Prize at the 9th Annual Helsinki International Ballet Competition, Silver Medal in the World Ballet Competition, the Grand Prix Award at the Youth America Grand Prix. Her repertoire includes George Balanchine’s Walpurgisnacht, Gerard Charles’ The Nutcracker, Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, and Edwaard Liang’s Romeo and Juliet.

Experience a spectacular evening of world-class dance at the World Ballet Competition’s All Stars of Dance on June 20 at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts!

Enjoy unforgettable performances by acclaimed artists from the stage, television and film and be among the first to witness the winners of the 2026 World Ballet Competition.

Featured performers include stars of New York City Ballet, Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, and more.

As Matt Palm of the Orlando Sentinel raves, it’s “a steady stream of wow-wow-wow!”

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