The four current School of Dance students presented a vision of the bright future of the next-generation dancers by achieving excellence at the 2023 Korea International Ballet Competition (KIBC). Lee Yoon-seo (19 years old, 2^nd year, BA) attained the Gold Prize in the Senior Female, Lee Sojeong (22 years old, 4^th year, BA) and Lee Suyeon (20 years old, 2^nd year, BA) both grabbed the Silver Prizes. In the Senior Male, Lim Hyeong-jin (20 years old, 2^nd year, BA) took the Bronze.

A jury of the contest had 12 members while the competitors were from South Korea, the United States, Russia, China, Hungary, Belgium, and Kazakhstan. Referring to the awardees of K-Arts, the juror committee commented, “The winners showed their competence in artistry and high quality of techniques, especially in the accuracy of the choreography.”

Initiated in 2007, celebrating its 16^th anniversary, the KIBC is a world-class international ballet competition certified by the CID-UNESCO and Federation of International Ballet Competition.