Prix De Lausanne Announces 2026 Prize Winners*
- Phil
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Twenty-one of the 78 chosen candidates advanced to the Prix De Lausanne 2026 Finals, which were held 7 February at the Beaulieu Theatre in Lausanne.
The jury, which was presided over this year by Kevin O'Hare, the Director of the Royal Ballet, chose fourteen prize winners at the end of the Finals. These fourteen gifted dancers will be able to join one of the esteemed partner schools or companies of the Prix de Lausanne because of their scholarships.
In addition to the fourteen prize winners listed below, additional prizes were awarded as recognized at https://www.prixdelausanne.org/prize-winners-2026/. The week of competition and the awards cerempny is followed by the very festive Gala Dinner.
As a non-profit foundation, the Prix De Lausanne aims to support the early professional careers of talented young dancers by:
awarding annual scholarships in our partner schools and companies;
allocating specific support to outstanding talent in dance;
developing innovative and inclusive educational programs throughout the year;
romoting dance through outreach initiatives in Switzerland.
The fourteen Prize Winners of the Prix de Lausanne 2026:
1st Scholarship – Fondation Caris 424 — GYVES William (18.7 years old) — United States
2nd Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Étoile302 — YEOM Dayeon (17.1 years old) — South Korea
3rd Scholarship – Bourse Astarte301 — HUANG Jingxinyu (17.0 years old) — P.R China
4th Scholarship – Fondation Maurice Béjart314 — QIN Yihan (18.1 years old) — P.R China
5th Scholarship – Curél201 — SAI Yusei (15 years old) — Japan
6th Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Espoir213 — CAO Yufei (16.10 years old) — P.R China
7th Scholarship – Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne309 — SHIN Ara (17.9 years old) — South Korea
8th Scholarship – Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour203 — THIJS Jetro (15.6 years old) — Belgium
9th Scholarship – Aud Jebsen Scholarship413 — GRAMADA Dragos (18.1 years old) — Romania
10th Scholarship – Oak Foundation306 — KIM Tae Eun (17.5 years old) — South Korea
11th Scholarship – Bourse Roland Petit Zizi Jeanmaire417 — BANG Suhyeok (18.3 years old) — South Korea
12th Scholarship – Fondation Coromandel418 — SON Mingyun (18.3 years old) — South Korea
13th Scholarship – Rudolf Nureyev Foundation415 — DEMEULENAERE Milo (18.2 years old) — United States
14th Scholarship – Fondation Françoise Champoud310 — JEON Jiyul (17.9 years old) — South Korea
*Post has been manually summarized from https://www.prixdelausanne.org/
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