Preston Chamblee:  GRAND PRIX Winner. Invited to New York City Finals.
Miguel Campaneria, Rossana Gahagan:  Outstanding Teacher Awards 2013.
Chandler Proctor:  3rd Place Men's Classical. Invited to New York City Finals.
Victoria Wong, Chandler Proctor:  1st Place Pas de Deux. Invited to New York City Finals.
Nicole Fannéy, Preston Chamblee: 4th Place Pas de Deux. Invited to New York City Finals.
Regan Kucera, Victoria Wong: Top 12 Women's Classical.
Regan Kucera: Top 12 Women's Contemporary.
Nicole Fannéy: Top 12 Junior Classical, Top 12 Junior Contemporary. Invited to New York City Finals.

Auditions:  Orlando Ballet will be holding auditions for its summer program at IBA on Friday, January 18th.  Registration will take place at 5:30, class from 6:00-7:30pm.


Read about our performances from "An Evening of the Arts" in the Mayor Weinbrecht's blog. 

Read Cary Citizen's review of our performances of Holiday Suite.  Thank you to Harold Weinbrecht, Mayor for the Town of Cary, and his wife Belinda for attending our performance and for his wonderful comments in his blog. 
                                
Read about IBA's participation in the Cary Caribbean Festival!  Click here for Cary Citizen's coverage of this event.


Read about IBA's success at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Florida.  Click here for the Cary Citizen's coverage of this event.

International Ballet Academy's Opening Celebrated in the Cary Citizen. Click to read.

Miguel Campaneria's arrival as one of the Artistic Directors of International Ballet Academy makes headlines in News and Observer. Click to read.

The Cary News features opening of the International Ballet Academy. Click to read.

About IBA

Welcome to the International Ballet Academy (IBA), a professionally established ballet academy dedicated to providing exceptional instruction in ballet technique, pointe, partnering, variations, men's class, jazz, pilates, and pre-school dance. Under the artistic direction of Miguel Campaneria and Rossana Nesta Gahagan, IBA's mission is to produce high caliber dancers that will be prepared to tackle the stylistic complexities of the repertoire of the ballet companies of the 21st Century. From the Children's Division to the Pre-Professional, students at IBA will discover a nurturing environment that will contribute to their development and ability to succeed both inside and outside the dance studio. At International Ballet Academy, each student will be surrounded by opportunities for artistic expression and will be valued as an individual with unique artistic potential and talent.

Letter from the Staff

Dear IBA Families,

It is a great honor to make Cary the home of International Ballet Academy, and a privilege to serve you and our community. Together, we have over 50 years of experience in the professional dance world both as performing artists and as teachers. We will use that experience to enrich our students' lives. To that end, our commitment to you is simple: to share our love and passion for dance and to provide our students with all available opportunities to succeed in whatever avenue they choose. We are dedicated to our dancers, our IBA families, our school, and our community. We look forward to working in partnership with you to make International Ballet Academy a respected and professional studio within our community and beyond. We welcome any questions you might have and can be contacted at the phone number and email addresses below. Thank you for entrusting your loved ones to us.

With warm regards,

Rossana and Christina

Rossana Gahagan                   
Artistic Director
rossana@ibacary.com

Christina Fanney
Administrative Director
christina@ibacary.com

Important Upcoming Dates 2013

March 2nd: Third Trimester Payments Due
March 16th: Auditions for IBA Summer Intensive
March 18th-23rd: Parent Observation
April 1st-7th: Closed for Spring Break
May 10th-11th: IBA End of the Year Performance
June 1st: Last Day of Classes
June 17th-August 9th: IBA Summer Intensive

Registration forms are available at IBA or can be downloaded here.