Step by step: budding dancers will be on their toes as they learn from ballet's best at Jackson's International Dance School.(CULTURE CENTER)

From: Mississippi Magazine | Date: May 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Artfully blending instruction and inspiration into an unforgettable two-week immersion in ballet, Jackson's International Dance School (IDS) stands out among the myriad of summer workshops offered in the United States and beyond.

Whatever other schools may offer, none can boast the same exhilarating end to each exhausting day of dance instruction: nightly performances by the best ballet dancers in the world. This unique learning environment returns to Mississippi's capital city June 17-July 2 as part of the quadrennial USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC).

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