by Chava Pearl Lansky | Sep 5, 2019 | News, Training
Dancer ages 15-18, this one’s for you. The Prix de Lausanne has just announced that registration is now open for the 2020 competition. The international scholarship competition, famous for catapulting forward the careers of dancers like Misa Kuranaga, Diana...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | May 19, 2019 | Profiles
If you don’t recognize Gabriel Figueredo’s name yet, it’s only a matter of time. Not only did the 18-year-old win the Grand Prix Award at the 2019 Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals, but he took second place at the 2019 Prix de Lausanne. For...
by Courtney Escoyne For Dance Magazine | Apr 18, 2019 | Profiles
Since the project was first announced toward the end of 2017, we’ve been extremely curious about Yuli. The film, based on Carlos Acosta’s memoir No Way Home, promised as much dancing as biography, with Acosta appearing as himself and dance sequences...
by Dance Magazine | Apr 4, 2019 | Uncategorized
Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest student ballet competition, is coming up on the end of its 20th-anniversary season. As aspiring pre-professionals gear up for this year’s New York Finals, we’re taking a look at a handful of YAGP...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 26, 2019 | Career, Dance Spirit, Profiles, Trending
Earlier this month, 16-year-old Mackenzie Brown took home the first prize at the 2019 Prix de Lausanne. Not only was the Stafford, Virginia-native the only American to place in the finals; she also won the Contemporary Dance Prize and the Audience Favorite Prize. A...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 10, 2019 | News, Trending
After a full week of class, coaching and competition, the 2019 Prix de Lausanne has announced its eight prizewinners. The dancers were selected from an initial group of 74, narrowed down to 21 selected to perform in last Saturday’s Finals. The eight winners will...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 7, 2019 | News, Trending
Earlier today, 74 young dancers from 19 countries had their chance to take the stage at the Beaulieu Theater in Lausanne, Switzerland to compete in the 2019 Prix de Lausanne. A panel of nine esteemed judges including Gillian Murphy and Carlos Acosta chose 21 dancers...
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Feb 3, 2019 | News, Trending, Viral Videos
Prepare to give up your plans for this entire week. The 2019 Prix de Lausanne is underway, with more hours of streaming available than ever before. Bunheads and balletomanes can enjoy up to six hours a day of free streaming live from Switzerland. The broadcast started...