First Prize Winners!

5th Rising Stars Dance Competition, China

As part of OIBA’s 2024 Cultural Tour, fourteen OIBA dancers competed in the 5th Rising Stars Dance Competition and performed in the Gala performance in Dongguan, Guandung, China, sweeping prizes throughout!

OIBA dancers ranked FIRST PLACE out of the 140 competitors, receiving the highest Jury prize.

OIBA students won:

  • 3 Rising Stars awards

  • 2 group dance Gold awards

  • 4 soloist Gold awards

  • 2 soloist Silver awards

  • 2024 Youth America Grand Prix — Los Angeles

    Inari Watkins (pictured) placed in the top 12 in the Senior Contemporary Female category.

    Petra Widman placed in the top 24 in the Pre-Competitive Classical category.

  • 2024 Youth America Grand Prix — Seattle

    Chloe Ohira won third place in the contemporary dance category at the Seattle 2024 YAGP Semi-Final and placed in the top 24 women in the classical dance category.

  • 2023 Youth America Grand Prix

    Inari Watkins (pictured above) won the 2023 YAGP Seattle Semi-Final, Junior Age Division, Contemporary Dance Category Top 12, performing Ye's original choreography.

    Students Fiona Zhang and Tomo Yamaoka (pictured below) also earned a spot in the Pre-Competitive age division!

Oregon youth dancers
Advanced dance classes portland
Cinderella ballet performance
Supportive dance classes and performance

Ongoing Success

OIBA-trained students have continued their education at many prestigious institutions:

  • Ballet West Academy

  • Kirov Academy of Ballet

  • The Joffrey Ballet Academy

  • The Pacific Northwest Ballet School

  • The School of American Ballet

  • The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre

  • San Francisco Ballet School

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

  • Purdue

  • Reed College

  • University of Arizona School of Dance

  • Yale University

Portland Oregon ballet ballerina success