Our town Inagi 2017 5 ballet dancers

The Youth America Grand Prix is ​​the world's largest ballet competition, and the final round is held every year in New York for 9 to 19-year-olds who have won preliminary rounds in about 30 cities around the world. This competition is a stepping stone to becoming a professional ballet dancer, and participating in the finals is one of the big dreams of ballet students.
This time, five students who attend the ballet school in Wakabadai won the top prizes in the Japan preliminaries held in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture in October 2016, and will participate in the New York finals in April 2017. I was.
Sakikazu Matsutani (third grader at Nagamine Elementary School) and Shunsuke Nomura (third grader at Nanzan Elementary School) will participate in the "pre-competitive section" where 9 to 11 year olds will perform individually.
In addition, Hina Maeda (resident of Wakabadai), Misuzu Konishi (1st grader at Inagi No. 6 Junior High School), and Mana Ichino (1st grader at Inagi No. 5th Junior High School) will participate in the "ensemble section" where they will perform in groups.
When I asked Mr. Maeda, who is the eldest, he goes to school six times a week and spends his days doing ballet, such as stretching and muscle training at home. “I can continue because I enjoy dancing.
The instructor, Yarida Toshio, was very surprised when he learned that as many as nine students (including four out-of-town students who participated) could participate in the finals at one time. She said, "It may be once in a lifetime to be able to dance on such a wonderful stage, and I want you to enjoy dancing on that day."
In April 2017, let's all support each other so that the beautiful dance that has been refined through daily practice will bear fruit on a gorgeous stage.