by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 7, 2021 | Instagram, News, The Latest
The 2021 Prix de Lausanne Video Edition came to a close this weekend. While this year’s competition was held virtually due to COVID-19, six young finalists—four boys and two girls— were named prizewinners, having earned the chance to enter one of the...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 25, 2021 | Instagram, News, The Latest, Training
In an ordinary year, early February marks an exciting time in the ballet world: the return of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition. But this is no ordinary year, so this is no ordinary Prix. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 edition will run from January 31 to...
by Julia Guiheen | Jun 10, 2020 | Viral Videos
Céline Gittens , a principal with Birmingham Royal Ballet, first landed her spot with the company after a sparkling performance of the Grand Pas Classique variation at the 2006 Prix de Lausanne. In this clip from the competition, Gittens’ bright energy and regal...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Apr 13, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Instagram, Profiles
Ava Arbuckle is a dancer on the rise. At just 15, the Texas native has taken home top medals at Youth America Grand Prix and the ADC|IBC, and won the Grishko model search. In February, she was one of just ten dancers from the United States selected to compete in the...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 9, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Instagram, News, Training, Trending
The 2020 Prix de Lausanne has officially come to a close after a thrilling week of classes, coaching sessions, competition performances and networking forums. The annual competition, which was live streamed around the world and watched over 1.1 million times, gave 77...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 6, 2020 | News, Training
If you’re like us, you’ve been watching the Prix de Lausanne live stream all week. And chances are, you’ve picked out a few favorites among the 77 competitors. Today the judges chose 21 dancers to advance to tomorrow’s finals. From this group,...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 30, 2020 | News, The Latest, Trending, Viral Videos
The weather is gloomy and winter shows no signs of ending anytime soon, but this week there’s a small glimmer that might help bunheads make it through: The 2020 Prix de Lausanne, running February 2–9. This year’s Prix welcomes 77 young hopefuls (including...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Jan 9, 2020 | News, Viral Videos
For the ballet world, Lausanne, Switzerland means one thing: the home of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne. But dancers aren’t the only ones to think of the French-speaking city as synonymous with competition. Lausanne is the base for the International Olympic...