Lithuanians in the News
2nd November, 2003
Jurgita Dronina Wins Gold !
Jurgita Dronina
Lithuanian year 12 ballet student from Vilnius National M.K. Ciurlionis School of Arts won first place 'Gold' in the "16th International Classical Dance Contest of Grasse" in Paris, France, October 31 - November 2, 2003.
As a result of her win, she has been awarded and has accepted a one year scholarship to the Munich Ballet Academy and invited by the artistic director, Konstanze Vernon, to perform with the "Junior All Nations Ballet Company." At the same time, Sweden's Royal Ballet Company's artistic director, Madeleine Anne, has invited Jurgita to perform with the company in Sweden.
Petras Skirmantas, the ballet school director of the Lithuanian National M.K. Ciurlionis School of Arts in Vilnius is delighted with Jurgita's success, "though she will be greatly missed by Lithuania", he said.
Support for Jurgita Dronina's participation in the "16th International Classical Dance Contest of Grasse" also came from Friends of Lithuanian Ballet (FLB) in Australia. Petras Skirmantas has expressed his sincere thanks to FLB and their supporters for the special assistance given to Jurgita.