THE WOONSOCKET CALL: Derek J. Kunz, who’ll enter his senior year this fall at the Beacon Charter School for the Arts, was one of 15 American high school ballet dancers chosen to spend six weeks of the summer studying Russian language, culture and ballet at the renowned Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.  read more

Mattawa Area News :  A former Mattawa resident will be studying ballet in Moscow, Russia this summer.  read more

ACWORTH PATCH: Fifteen high school ballet dancers from across the country, including Acworth’s Erin Robinson, were selected for the National Security Language Initiative for Youth Program (NSLI-Y) funded by the U.S. Department of State. read more

Neighbor Newspapers : Douglas and Paulding teens will make cross-country, cross-continent and intercontinental trips this summer as they pursue their dreams.  read more

THE MARIETTA DAILY JOURNAL: ACWORTH — The farthest away from home Erin Robinson of Acworth has traveled is Canada. Now she is preparing to travel five times that distance — more than 5,300 miles — to Moscow. read more

KITV.COM:  A Maui girl is one of 15 American students chosen to spend the summer studying at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow. watch video

THEPOSTNEWSPAPERS.COM: Allison Rebecca Lapehn, of Rittman, is one of 15 American high school ballet dancers selected for the NSLI for Youth Program, and will get to spend six weeks this summer studying at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia. read more

HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES: Melissa Warner ’12 is spending her summer in New York City providing support for the Russian American Foundation’s (RAF) 10th Annual Russian Heritage Festival®, the Bolshoi Ballet Academy Summer Intensive program and the National Security Language Initiative for Youth language program. read more

KITV NEWS : Jade Direnfeld, a Maui girl is one of 15 American students chosen to spend the summer studying at the prestigious Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow.  watch the video

VAIL DAILY: EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado — The Bolshoi Ballet Academy is one of the world’s oldest and most respected schools for classical ballet training. Its 235-year history has produced world-class dancers, teachers, and choreographers. read more