The Prix de Lausanne Just Announced Its 2020 Finalists
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, seven will receive a scholarship and have the chance to choose among the world’s most prestigious academies and companies.
Check out the 21 finalists below—three are from the U.S. And catch the finals’ live stream tomorrow, February 8, on ARTE Concert, YouTube, Facebook, the Prix de Lausanne website and on Dance Australia starting at 2:30 pm in Switzerland (that’s 8:30 am EST/5:30 am PST).
Ava Arbuckle, #102
Ava Arbuckle
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Country: USA
Age: 15
Zeyu Wang, #108
Zeyu Wang
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Country: China
Age: 15
Soo Min Kim, #109
Soo Min Kim
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Country: South Korea
Age: 15
Chaeyeon Kang, #112
Chaeyon Kang
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Country: South Korea
Age: 15
Milda Luckute, #113
Milda Luckute
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Country: Lithuania
Age: 15
Sophie Beatty, #118
Sophie Beatty
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Country: Australia
Age: 16
Kaito Matsuoka, #201
Kaito Matsuoka
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Country: Japan
Age: 15
Vitor Augusto Vaz, #203
Vitor Augusto Vaz
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Country: Brazil
Age: 15
Max Barker, #204
Max Barker
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Country: United States
Age: 15
Jackson Smith-Leishman, #206
Jackson Smith-Leishman
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Country: Australia
Age: 15
Chun Hung Yan, #207
Chun Hung Yan
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Country: Hong Kong, China
Age: 15
Austen McDonald, #209
Austen McDonald
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Country: Australia
Age: 16
Yue Zhou, #306
Yue Zhou
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Country: China
Age: 17
Lin Zhang, #307
Lin Zhang
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Country: China
Age: 17
Yuyan Wang, #312
Yuyan Wang
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Country: China
Age: 17
Catarina Pires, #316
Catarina Pires
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Country: Portugal
Age: 17
Evelyn Robinson, #323
Evelyn Robinson
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Country: United States
Age: 18
Xuetong Wang, #325
Xuetong Wang
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Country: China
Age: 18
Marco Masciari, #406
Marco Masciari
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Country: Italy
Age: 17
João Vitor Santana, #407
João Vitor Santana
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Country: Brazil
Age: 17
Matei Holeleu, #421
Matei Holeleu
Rodrigo Buas, Courtesy PdL
Country: Romania
Age: 18
