Gian Carlo Perez Alvarez of Cuba, left, and other dancers get some "air" as they practice their leaping forms during a competitors class at Belhaven University in Jackson, Miss., Friday, June 13, 2014. Dancers from around the world are competing in the USA International Ballet Competition, held every four years. The 2014 competition which begins Saturday and runs through June 29, has 97 competitors vying for medals, scholarships, cash awards and company contracts in the "Olympic-style" competition. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis), APTOPIX