Fourteen dancers win prizes at the Prix de Lausanne

Fourteen young dancers were awarded prizes at this year's prestigious Prix de Lausanne international dance competition. Seventy-nine participants - 41 girls and 38 boys - from 18 countries took part in the event. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox A total of 21 dancers from eight countries made it to the final: of these, 14 received a scholarship to join one of the competition's partner schools or companies, the organisers said in a press release on Saturday evening. They come from South Korea (6), China (3), the United States (2), Japan (1), Belgium (1) and Romania (1). For the 2026 edition of the competition created in 1973, the 15-18 year-old participants were selected by a jury of nine professionals. In all, they viewed the videos of 444 dancers (339 girls and 105 boys) of 43 different nationalities, according to the organisers. A total of 71 candidates were selected following the video competition, while eight others had already been shortlisted. + The ...