The Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition held annually in

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, Switzerland. The competition is for young dancers seeking to pursue a professional career in

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, and many former prize winners of the competition are now leading stars with major ballet companies around the world. The competition is managed by a non-profit foundation organised by the ''Fondation en faveur de l'Art chorégraphique'' and is maintained by various sponsors, patrons and donors.

History

Prix de Lausanne was founded in 1973 by the Swiss industrialist Philippe Braunschweig and his wife Elvire. Philippe, although not a dancer, became interested in dance as a young man. His Russian dancer wife developed his interest further. The Braunschweigs created the competition after noticing the lack of financial support to young dance students, particularly those from small regional schools, wishing to attend professional level programs. He started by approaching

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and

Maurice Béjart Maurice Béjart (; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French-born dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, talking vast th ...

who drew up the rules for the competition. Philippe Braunschweig and Maurice Béjart (1988) by Erling Mandelmann

What started as small event has grown into an internationally acclaimed institution that draws candidates from all over the world. Over the past few years the competition has seen a big boom in Asian candidates. Because of the great demand by Japanese students to study abroad, an office was also set up in Japan. The Braunschweigs announced their resignation at the end of the Prix in 1996. In March 1997, as the competition came to its 25th anniversary, the philanthropists handed over the Prix's direction to an executive committee composed of the Swiss Secretary of State, Franz Blankart and an artistic committee headed by Jan Nuyts, who worked with the Prix for many years. Mr Charles Gebhard is in charge of finances and Ms Patricia Leroy heads the actual organization. The Braunschweigs remain available as consultants and have managed to maintain the original mission of the competition.

Entry

Entry is reserved for young student-dancers, aged 15 through 18, who have not yet been in professional employment and open to candidates of all nationalities. Currently, participants are required to submit a 15–20 min digital file recording showing them performing a combination of

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and centre-work exercises in a studio environment and pay a non-refundable registration fee of CHF 120. Those candidates selected to participate in the competition pay a second fee of CHF 120. Around 80 candidates from 30 or so countries compete each year, in the hope of being selected for the final, reserved for the best 20 among them. The final of the competition is broadcast live on television. As from 2007 the Prix de Lausanne is part of an exchange program with the prestigious

Youth America Grand Prix Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) is the world's largest non-profit international student ballet competition and scholarship program, open to dance students of all nationalities, 9–19 years old. YAGP annually conducts regional auditions in the Unit ...

, which allows dancers from each competition to benefit from the

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opportunities available at both. Thanks to a mutual agreement, finalists who have not received a scholarship at one of the competitions will be eligible to participate in the other without having to pass the selective rounds. By combining their scholarship-giving capacities, these two of the most important dance competitions in the world help create a wider network of opportunity for young dancers worldwide.

Location

The Prix is held annually over a one-week period in January, usually at the

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. The dimensions of the stage of the Théâtre de Beaulieu are: wide × deep with a 3.6% rake. Occasionally the organization has arranged for the finals to be held in other locations: New York City in 1985, Tokyo in 1989, and Moscow in 1995, in order to accommodate the participants. During the competition, the theatre has its foyers and conference halls converted into dance studios and observation areas. The backstage area houses offices, an infirmary, and a shop that sells dance clothes, books, and videos.

The Competition

The aim of the Prix de Lausanne is to facilitate the young competition prize-winners to embark upon a professional career by providing them with an opportunity to spend a year improving their skills at one of the Prix's partnering schools or to benefit from a year's apprentice scholarship with one of the international professional dance companies partnering the Prix. Only one scholarship is available from each partner organization so decisions as to which winner is offered a place are based on their ranking. Although on occasion, they agree to accept more than one laureate.

The jury

The jury is composed of nine people. Each member of the jury must either have a link with one of the Prix's partner ballet schools or companies or be an ex-winner. The panel is chosen as to fulfill a wide geographical representation and mix of youth and experience. The members of the jury were: ; 2007 * President of the jury:

Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux (born 9 April 1943, in Bourg en Bresse, France) is a French ballet dancer and instructor. He is the former artistic director of the Charlotte Ballet and the Chautauqua Institution. At 14, Bonnefoux joined the Paris Opera ...

- Artistic Director of the North Carolina Dance Theatre, USA :Ramona de Saa – Director of the

Cuban National Ballet School The Cuban National Ballet School ''(Escuela Nacional Cubana de Ballet)'' in Havana, with approximately 3,000 students is the biggest ballet school in the world and the most prestigious ballet school in Cuba. It is directed by Ramona de Sáa. His ...

, La Habana, Cuba :

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– Principal of the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1991) :Cathy Sharp – Director of the Cathy Sharp Dance Ensemble,

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, Switzerland :Irina Sitnikova – Professor at the

Vaganova Academy The Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet is a school of classical ballet in St Petersburg, Russia. Established in 1738 during the reign of Empress Anna, the academy was known as the Imperial Ballet School until the Soviet era, when, after a brief hi ...

, Saint Petersburg, Russia :Monica Zamora – Former Principal of the Birmingham Royal Ballet, England, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1989) :Wim Broeckx – Director of the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, Netherlands, Prix de Lausanne finalist (1980) ; 2009 * President of the jury:

Karen Kain Karen Alexandria Kain (born March 28, 1951) is a Canadian former ballet dancer, and was the artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada from 2005 - 2021. Early training and childhood Kain's mother enrolled her daughter in ballet training ...

– Artistic Director of the

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, Toronto :Amanda Bennett – Director of the Ballettschule Theater,

, Switzerland :Marianne Krusse – Educational Director and teacher at the School of The

Hamburg Ballet The Hamburg Ballet is a ballet company based in Hamburg, Germany. Since 1973, it has been directed by the American dancer and choreographer John Neumeier. In addition there is a ballet school, , established in 1978. The performances of the Hamb ...

, Germany :

Francia Russell Francia Russell (born January 10, 1938) is the former co-artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet and former director of Pacific Northwest Ballet School, from 1977 to 2005. She was a soloist with the New York City Ballet, where she later be ...

– Founding Artistic Director of the

Pacific Northwest Ballet Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) is a ballet company based in Seattle, Washington, in the United States. It is said to have the highest per capita attendance in the United States, with 11,000 subscribers in 2004. The company consists of 49 dan ...

, USA, Freelance Balanchine teacher and stager :

Miyako Yoshida Miyako Yoshida (吉田都, born 28 October 1965) is a Japanese ballet dancer. She was a Principal Guest Artist of The Royal Ballet as well as a principal dancer with K-ballet, Japan. Life and career Born and trained in Tokyo, Yoshida won the ...

– Guest Principal of the

Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

, London and K-Ballet Company, Japan, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1983) :

David McAllister David James McAllister (born 12 January 1971) is a German politician who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2014. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. He is the current Vice Pre ...

– Artistic Director of the

Australian Ballet The Australian Ballet is the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962, with the English-born dancer, teacher, repetiteur and direc ...

, Australia :

Patrick Armand Patrick Armand is a French retired ballet dancer, and the director of the San Francisco Ballet School since 2017. Early life Armand was born in Marseille, France, where he studied with Rudy Bryans, his mother Colette Armand, and at the Ecole d ...

– Associate Director of San Francisco Ballet School and Director of San Francisco Ballet School's Trainee Program, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1980) :Ted Brandsen – Artistic Director and resident choreographer,

Dutch National Ballet The Dutch National Ballet (Dutch: Het Nationale Ballet) is the official and largest ballet company in the Netherlands. History The Dutch National Ballet was formed in 1961 when the Amsterdam Ballet and the Nederlands Ballet merged. The company h ...

, Amsterdam :

Bruce Sansom Bruce Edward Sansom (born September 1963) is a British former ballet dancer, and assistant artistic director and ballet master at San Francisco Ballet. Bruce Sansom was born in September 1963 in Newbury, trained at the Royal Ballet School, and jo ...

– Director of the Central School of Ballet, London, England ; 2014 *President of the jury:

Kay Mazzo Kay Mazzo (born January 17, 1946) is an American former ballet dancer and educator. In 1961, she joined Jerome Robbins' company, Ballets USA. The following year, she joined the New York City Ballet, and was promoted to principal dancer in 1969. S ...

– Co-Chairman of the School of American Ballet, New York : Kathryn Bennetts – Artistic Director of the Royal Ballet of Flanders, Antwerp, Belgium :

Alessandra Ferri Alessandra Ferri OMRI (born 6 May 1963) is an Italian prima ballerina. She danced with the Royal Ballet (1980–1984), American Ballet Theatre (1985–2007) and La Scala Theatre Ballet (1992–2007) and as an international guest artist, before t ...

– Former Principal of the American Ballet Theatre, Director of Dance Programming at the Spoleto Festival, Italy, Prix de Lausanne prize winner (1980) :Gigi Hyatt – Pedagogical Principal and Deputy Director, of the School of the

, Germany :

Marilyn Rowe Marilyn Patricia Rowe (born 20 August 1946) is the first graduate of the Australian Ballet School to be appointed its director, in 1999. Dancing career Rowe was born in Sydney, New South Wales and became a principal artist with The Australian Ba ...

– Director of the Australian Ballet School, Melbourne, Australia :

Julio Bocca Julio Adrián Lojo Bocca (born March 6, 1967) is an Argentine ballet dancer. Bocca spent twenty years as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. From 2010 to 2018 he served as artistic director of the National Ballet of Uruguay, administe ...

– Former Principal of the American Ballet Theatre, Director of The Sodre National Ballet, Montevideo, Uruguay :Pedro Carneiro – Director of The National Conservatory Dance School, Lisbon, Portugal :Xu Gang – General Repetitor and Ballet Master at the

National Ballet of China The National Ballet of China (NBC), known in China as the Central Ballet Troupe was founded on 31 December 1959. It is the national ballet company of the People's Republic of China. The ballet company works from the Tianqiao Theater, this was sp ...

, Beijing :Christopher Powney – Artistic Director of the

Royal Ballet School The Royal Ballet School is a British school of classical ballet training founded in 1926 by the Anglo-Irish ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. The school's aim is to train and educate outstanding classical ballet dancers, especially ...

, London, England ; 2016 *President of the jury:

- Former Principal of the American Ballet Theatre, Director of the Sodre National Ballet, Montevideo, Uruguay :Jan Broeckx – Director of The Ballet Academy, Munich, Germany, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1979) : Lucinda Dunn – former Principal of the

, Artistic director of Tanya Pearson Classical Coaching Academy, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1989) : Viviana Durante – Former Principal of the

, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1984) : Marcelo Gomes – Principal of the American Ballet Theatre, Prix de Lausanne prizewinner (1996) : Élisabeth Platel - Former Principal of the

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, Director of the Paris Opera Ballet School, France

Evaluation

The jury evaluates candidates throughout the competition considering their level of: *Artistry *Physical suitability *Courage and individuality *An imaginative and sensitive response to the music *A clear grasp in communicating differing movement dynamics *Technical facility, control, and coordination.

Stages

After the video selection, participants go through the second phase of selection rounds, which consists of the competition in Lausanne. During the week in Lausanne, candidates are judged both during a dance class and individually on stage. The Prix de Lausanne also organises preselections in Argentina and in Dresden. The four winners from each preselections are invited to participate to the competition in Lausanne. The Prix de Lausanne covers both travel and accommodation expenses. Twenty candidates reach the finals and between 6 and 8 receive a scholarship. The Prix de Lausanne organises the winners' transfer to one of its partner schools or companies and monitors their development during the grant year (settling in, health, education, career prospects, etc.) Candidates who are not selected for the finals can participate in the Networking Forum, which gives them an opportunity to be seen by schools and company directors from around the world. Following an audition class, interviews are organised with directors of Prix de Lausanne partner schools and companies wishing to recruit one or more candidates. Interviews with finalists who do not receive a prize are also arranged after the award ceremony. The competition is opened to the public. Tickets are available in advance. The selections take place on Friday, Classical and contemporary variations on stage with jury in the morning and in the afternoon. The finals are taking place on Saturday at 3pm at the Beaulieu Theatre. From Tuesday to Thursday, public and free conferences are held by key personalities of the dance world. The next Prix de Lausanne will take place from February 3rd to February 10th, 2019.

Prizes

*''Prix de Lausanne'' Scholarship - a scholarship of one year's free tuition and the sum of CHF 16,000 in ten monthly installments for living expenses during the prize winner's year of studies. *''Prix de Lausanne'' Apprentice Scholarship - consists of a one-year apprentice scholarship for awardees over 17 and the sum of CHF 16,000 in ten monthly installments for living expenses. *Contemporary Dance Prize - consists of contemporary dance course at one of the partnering institutions and covers both travel and living expenses. *Best Swiss Candidate Prize - consists of a cash price of CHF 2,500 awarded to the best finalist residing in Switzerland and having trained in Switzerland for at least 3 years before the competition. All finalists are offered free summer courses (travel and accommodation costs not covered) and receive a diploma and a medal. Finalists not winning a prize receive a consolation cash prize of CHF 1,000.

Winners

Since 1973

* 1973 : Michel Gascard, former Soloist with

Béjart Ballet The Béjart Ballet Lausanne is a Swiss ballet company. It is based in the city of Lausanne and performs all over the world. The Béjart Ballet Lausanne was founded in 1987. It was established by Maurice Béjart, a well-known choreographer who ha ...

, currently co-director of Rudra Béjart Studio-School. * 1975 : Philippe Talard, French dancer and choreographer. * 1976 : Jana Kurova, Czech

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and choreographer. * 1976 : Ben Van Cauwenbergh, Belgian, currently director of the Aalto Ballet Essen and choreographer. * 1977 : Jean-Christophe Maillot, choreographer and company director of

Les Ballets de Monte Carlo Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo (The Monte Carlo Ballet) is a classical ballet company established in 1985 by the Princess of Hanover in accordance with the wishes of her mother, Princess Grace of Monaco. It is the official national company of the ...

, Paola Cantalupo, Étoile with

and former principal dancer with

National Ballet of Portugal Companhia Nacional de Bailado (CNB), the National Ballet Company of Portugal, was established in Lisbon in 1977 and the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos was its home for the first two decades of its existence. CNB is the only state company in Portug ...

* 1980 : Nancy Raffa, retired Principal with Ballet de Santiago, Ballet National Francaise, then Miami City Ballet * 1982 : Delphine Collerie de Borely * 1983 :

, retired Principal with

The Royal Ballet The Royal Ballet is a British internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England. The largest of the five major ballet companies in Great Britain, the Royal Ballet was founded in ...

* 1984 : Viviana Durante, former Principal with

* 1985 : Edward Stierle, former leading dancer with the Joffrey Ballet * 1986 :

Darcey Bussell Dame Darcey Andrea Bussell, (born Marnie Mercedes Darcey Pemberton Crittle; 27 April 1969) is an English retired ballerina and a former judge on the BBC television dance contest ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Trained at the Arts Educational Sc ...

, retired principal of

, Julie Kent, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Kaori Nakamura, former principal dancer with

and

Royal Winnipeg Ballet The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is Canada's oldest ballet company and the longest continuously operating ballet company in North America. History It was founded in 1939 as the "Winnipeg Ballet Club" by Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally (who also fou ...

* 1987 : Yilei Cai, former Principal with the

Scottish Ballet Scottish Ballet is the national ballet company of Scotland and one of the five leading ballet companies of the United Kingdom, alongside the Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Northern Ballet. Founded in 1969, ...

. * 1988 : Lisa-Maree Cullum, retired principal with Staatsballett Berlin,

Bayerisches Staatsballett The Bavarian State Ballet (german: Bayerisches Staatsballett) is a professional ballet company in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1988 by Konstanze Vernon as an independent company. The ballet had previously been part of the ''Bayerische Sta ...

and now Associate Artistic Director at the BMICA Academy in Munich, Germany. * 1989 :

Tetsuya Kumakawa is a Japanese ballet dancer and a former principal dancer with the Royal Ballet. Early life Tetsuya Kumakawa was born on 5 March 1972 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. He began studying Ballet at 10 years old; aged 15, he moved to the UK and traine ...

, ex-principal with

and artistic director of

K-Ballet K-ballet is a Japanese ballet company. The company started in 1999 and has since held approximately 50 annual performances. K-Ballet's activity was first recognised internationally in July 2004, when the ballet group was invited to New York's Met ...

in Tokyo, Japan, and Monica Zamora, retired principal of the Birmingham Royal Ballet * 1990 :

Carlos Acosta Carlos Yunior Acosta Quesada (born 2 June 1973) is a Cuban-British ballet director and retired dancer who is director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. He danced with many companies including the English National Ballet, National Ballet of ...

, retired Principal with

, now Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet * 1991 : Aki Saito, principal with the Royal Ballet of Flanders, David Dawson, choreographer, and Christopher Wheeldon, choreographer and artistic director of Morphoses/ The Wheeldon Company * 1992 : Laetitia Pujol, later étoile with the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris,

Jiří Bubeníček Jiří (; ''YI-RZHEE''), the Czech is a masculine given name, equivalent to English George, may refer to: Given name B * Jiří Antonín Benda * Jiří Baborovský *Jiří Barta *Jiří Bartoška * Jiří Bicek * Jiří Bobok *Jiří Bubla *Jiř ...

, choreographer, principal dancer with

Dresden Semperoper Ballett The Semperoper () is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. The building is located on the ...

and former principal dancer with

* 1994 :

Diana Vishneva Diana Viktorovna Vishneva (''also trans.'' Vishnyova; russian: Диана Викторовна Вишнёва; born 13 July 1976) is a Russian ballet dancer who performs as a principal dancer with the Mariinsky Ballet (formerly the Kirov Bal ...

, principal with

Kirov Ballet The Mariinsky Ballet (russian: Балет Мариинского театра) is the resident classical ballet company of the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Founded in the 18th century and originally known as the Imperial Russ ...

and Guest Principal Artist with American Ballet Theatre,

Benjamin Millepied Benjamin Millepied (; born 10 June 1977) is a French dancer and choreographer, who has lived and worked in the United States since joining the New York City Ballet in 1995, where he became a soloist in 1998 and a principal in 2002. He has also ...

, choreographer and principal dancer with

New York City Ballet New York City Ballet (NYCB) is a ballet company founded in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein. Balanchine and Jerome Robbins are considered the founding choreographers of the company. Léon Barzin was the company' ...

* 1995 : Gonzalo Garcia, principal with New York City Ballet: youngest-ever recipient of Gold Medal,

Gillian Murphy Gillian Murphy ( ; born April 11, 1979) is an American ballet dancer who is a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. Early life and education Raised in Florence, South Carolina, Murphy was a member of Columbia City Ballet before at ...

, principal with American Ballet Theatre, Le Yin, former principal dancer with

, Natalia Sologub, principal with

* 1996 : Marcelo Gomes, former principal with American Ballet Theatre, Ivan Putrov, former principal with

, Shoko Nakamura, principal with Berlin Staatsoper * 1997 : Alina Cojocaru, formerly Principal with

English National Ballet English National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin as London Festival Ballet and based in London, England. Along with The Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Northern Ballet and Scottish ...

, now guest principal with

* 1998 : Ekaterina Menchikh, ballerina with the Zurich Opera (Ballet Company of Heinz Spoerli) * 2000 : Yao Wei, principal with the

Royal Danish Ballet The Royal Danish Ballet is an internationally renowned classical ballet company, based at the Royal Danish Theatre in Kongens Nytorv, Copenhagen, Denmark. It is one of the oldest ballet companies in the world and originates from 1748, when the R ...

, Yuriko Kajiya, soloist with American Ballet Theatre * 2001 : Misa Kuranaga, principal with

San Francisco Ballet San Francisco Ballet is the oldest ballet company in the United States, founded in 1933 as the San Francisco Opera Ballet under the leadership of ballet master Adolph Bolm. The company is currently based in the War Memorial Opera House, San Fra ...

, Jaime Garcia Castilla, principal with

, and Ludovic Ondiviela, first artist with

* 2001 : Natalia de Froberville (Domratcheva), principal with

Perm Opera and Ballet Theatre The Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre is an opera and ballet theatre in the city of Perm in Russia. It is one of the oldest theatres in the country, and it has remained a major musical centre during its history, in which many significant ...

and former principal with

Kiev Ballet Kyiv National Ballet performs works of classical ballet and tours internationally. It currently has 24 ballets in its repertory, one of the largest in the world, and has had many notable dancers among its members. History 1867 to 1930 The Nationa ...

National Opera of Ukraine The Kyiv Opera group was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest in Ukraine, after Odessa Opera and Lviv Opera. The Kyiv Opera Company perform at the National Opera House of Ukraine named after Taras Shevchenko in ...

* 2002 : Maria Kochetkova, principal with the

and Yuhui Choe, first soloist with

* 2003 : Steven McRae, principal with

and

Hee Seo Hee Seo (; born 13 March 1986) is a South Korean ballet dancer who is a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre (ABT), one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. She became the company's first Korean ba ...

, principal with American Ballet Theatre * 2004 : Alex Wong, former principal soloist with the

Miami City Ballet Miami City Ballet is an American ballet company based in Miami Beach, Florida, led by artistic director Lourdes Lopez. MCB was founded in 1985 by Toby Lerner Ansin, a Miami philanthropist. Ansin and the founding board hired Edward Villella, ...

* 2005 : Jin Young Won * 2005 : Yujin Kim, principal with

Alonzo King Lines Ballet The Alonzo King LINES Ballet (AKLB) is an American contemporary ballet company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ballet company, founded by choreographer Alonzo King, premiered at San Francisco State University's McKenna Theatre in 1982. ...

* 2006 :

Sergei Polunin Sergei Vladimirovich Polunin (russian: Сергей Владимирович Полунин, ua, Сергій Володимирович Полунін, ''Serhiy Volodymyrovych Polunin''; born 20 November 1989) is a Russian ballet dancer, acto ...

, formerly principal dancer with

* 2007 : Sae Eun Park, étoile with the

* 2008 : Aleix Martinez, soloist with the

* 2009 :

Hannah O'Neill Hannah O'Neill (born January 8, 1993) is a New Zealand ballet dancer who is an '' étoile'' with the Paris Opera Ballet. Early life O'Neill was born in Japan to a Japanese mother, Sumie, and a New Zealand father, Chris, a professional rugby pl ...

, première danseuse with the

* 2010 : Cristian Emanuel Amuchastegui, corps de ballet with the

* 2011 : Mayara Magri, principal dancer with

* 2012 : Madoka Sugai, principal dancer

* 2013 : Adhonay Silva, principal dancer with the Stuttgart Ballet * 2014 : Haruo Niyama * 2015 : Harrison Lee, dancer in the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Program at

* 2016 : Yu Hang, dancer in the Aud Jebsen Young Dancers Program at

* 2017 : Michele Esposito, élève with the

* 2018 : Shale Wagman, first year artist with the

* 2019 : Mackenzie Brown, corps de ballet with Stuttgart Ballet * 2020 : Marco Masciari * 2021 :

António Casalinho António Casalinho (born June 14, 2003) is a Portuguese dancer, specializing in ballet dance and classical dance. He won the Youth America Grand Prix prize for his age category. In April 2017 he won the 3rd edition of the Portuguese TV show Got ...

* 2022 : Darrion Sellman

References

External links

Official Website

Facebook Page of The Prix de Lausanne

Information on the city of Lausanne
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