Universal Ballet Competition

Attention Dancers! Make sure you have your Miramar Cultural Center Waivers before you enter the theater.

Day 4 of our 2021 UBC Miramar Competition has started! Enjoy these beautiful shots of some of our incredible competitors! @matthew_carby_photographer

Just 3 DAYS to see you all!

Happy Valentines Day! Wishing you all nothing but happiness and good friendships today and everyday

Enjoy these stunning photos captured by our very own @matthew_carby_photographer of some of our beautiful competitors! More to come!

Thank you Mr. @cliffordnewyork for an incredible Contemporary Masterclass! @matthew_carby_photographer

Day 3 of competition and classes is about to start! We are ready for an incredible day!

5 MORE DAYS!!

UBC MIRAMAR is only ONE WEEK away! Who’s ready? We can’t wait to welcome you all!

UBC is incredibly excited to welcome Complexions Contemporary Ballet Master Clifford Williams to our Elite Panel of Judges at UBC Miramar! Clifford Williams began his dance training at F.H. LaGuardia High School of Art and the Performing Arts. He attended The Ailey School and The School of American Ballet, both on scholarship. He was a first-level recipient of a National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts award in 1998. In 1998, he attended The Juilliard School, where he... danced works by many choreographers including Lar Lubovitch, Igal Perry Hans Van Manen, Jose Limon and Mauricio Wainrot. In 2001, he was invited to join Dance Theatre of Harlem, where he danced until 2003. In 2004, Mr. Williams joined Complexions Contemporary Ballet (New York, NY). He has danced works by Dwight Rhoden, William Forsythe, Nicolo Fonte and Jae Man Joo. Since 2004, Mr. Williams has assisted Director/Choreographer Dwight Rhoden on numerous projects including ballets for North Carolina Dance Theater, Pittsburgh Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, The Diana Vishneva Project, Ballet San Jose, Israel Ballet, Teatro Dell’Opera Di Roma ,San Francisco Ballet as well as for the television show "So You Think You Can Dance." He has also set Dwight Rhoden's works on The Ailey School/ Fordam University , Boston Conservatory , Harvard University Marymount University ,NYU Tisch School for the Arts. In addition to setting works for Dwight Rhoden, Williams is certified in teaching Nique the official Contemporary Ballet technique of Complexions Contemporary Ballet; and continues to be a part of educational outreach for Complexions. In 2008, Mr. Williams left Complexions to dance as a Principal dancer with Compania Nacional De Danza under the Direction of Nacho Duato. During that time, he danced many principal parts and was featured in creations by Mr. Duato. Mr Williams rejoined Complexions in 2009, where he danced as principal until 2012 before being appointed to artist in residence. In 2014 Williams was featured in Debbie Allen’s The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker as the Title character which aired on BET Network.

Beautiful shots of some of our talented dancers competing in classical! Matthew Carby