The 2014-2015 Indianapolis City Ballet's Master Class  sessions are in full swing, but there's plenty of time to sign up and get yourselves to Indy for a unique opportunity. These classes are always on Sunday and are taught by a superb faculty of master teachers who train the best of the best in New York, San Francisco, and Canada.

Tomorrow, Max Beloserkovsky will be putting the students through their paces. In the coming weeks, Alessandra Ferri, Darci Kistler, Gillian Murphy, Patrick Armand, Mavis Staines, Edward Ellison, Franco DeVita, and Martin Van Hamel will all travel to Indianapolis to teach master classes. This is an outstanding opportunity for students to absorb a broad range of teaching styles which will help them decide for which professional schools to aim. Observers are welcome, too, for a small fee.

These Master Classes precede the Indianapolis International Ballet Competition next June where several members of the master faculty will serve as judges and coaches along side such greats as Angel Corella and Greta Hodgkinson.

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The Monterrey International Ballet Gala is happening this weekend with an incredible array of performances. Fabrice Calmels and Victoria Jaini from the Joffrey Ballet, Daniel Ulbricht and Sterling Hyltin from New York City Ballet, Rocío Alemán and Ludovico Pace from the Stuttgart Ballet, international guest artists Adiarys Almeida and Joseph Gatti, Katia Carranza and Jonhal Fernández from Ballet de Monterrey, Pablo Fermani from Compañía Nacional de Danza Contemporánea de Argentina, Manuel Vignoulle and Isaies Santamaria from Manuel Vignoulle Dance will all be performing at the beautiful Teatro de la Cuidad in Monterrey.

The 2014 MTYIBG Award will be presented to Carlos Lopez, the 77-year-old master teacher, jurist, choreographer, director, and international soloist, who was the first Mexican dancer to graduate from the Royal Academy of Dancing in London.