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Asian Grand Prix international ballet competition holds regional heats in Jakarta
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Indonesia has participated in the AGP since 2014. Last year, little ballerina Rebecca Hadibroto from the Marlupi Dance Academy brought home the gold medal. (Shutterstock/-)
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he international ballet competition Asian Grand Prix (AGP) will hold its regional heats in Jakarta for two days from March 3 to 4 in Taman Ismail Marzuki, Central Jakarta.
Organized by Ballet.id as local partner of the AGP, the Jakarta leg of the competition consists of six categories; three categories in the pre-competitive division for ages 7 to 12 years old and three categories in competitive division for ages 13 to 19 years old.
Ballet.id has also announced the judges, namely former soloist of the Essen Ballet Company Anna Serafinas, former principal dancer of the Hong Kong Ballet Mike Wang and AGP International Ballet Competition chairman So Hon Wah.
The winners of the regional competition and the finals in Hong Kong in August will be awarded scholarships from different schools, including the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC, Universal Ballet in South Korea and the Singapore Ballet Academy.
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Unlike other ballet competitions in Indonesia, the APG uses an international-based judging system where the participants are not only graded when they are on stage, but also when they are in required technical classes. In addition, both technical classes and stage performances are open for the public to watch.
Indonesia has participated in the AGP since 2014. Last year, little ballerina Rebecca Hadibroto from the Marlupi Dance Academy brought home the gold medal.
Apart from Jakarta, the regional competitions will also be held in other cities, such as Singapore, Taipei, Bangkok, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, Sydney, Seoul and Auckland. (wir/wen)
