3 Aussies make 2016 Prix de Lausanne Finals

Among the 67 candidates who took part in the Prix de Lausanne’s selections, the jury has selected 20 finalists. [See full list below.] Three Australian dancers made the cut, including Brayden Gallucci, Makensie Henson and Riley Lapham. There were 12 originally competing. In addition, Kim Seu of South Korea, a former student of The Australian Ballet School, was selected.

These 20 young finalists will take part in the Finals tomorrow in front of a live audience. These Finals will be streamed live online. Thanks to the generous support of Prix sponsors, seven of the finalists will be awarded a one-year, all-expenses-paid scholarship at one of the Prix de Lausanne’s partner schools or companies, among the most prestigious in the world.

Through the Prix’s Networking Forum, candidates who are not selected for the Finals still benefit from the opportunity to be seen by school and company directors from around the world. Following an audition class, interviews are organized with directors of Prix de Lausanne partner schools and companies wishing to recruit one or more candidates. Interviews with finalists who do not receive a prize are also arranged after the award ceremony.

The Finals will be streamed live at www.prixdelausanne.org.

103 Carolyne De Freitas Galvao

105 Kanon Kimura

106 Makensie Henson 

107 Kim Danbi

110 Riley Lapham

113 Erina Yoshie

123 Fu Yiyang

126 Yu Hang

205 Junnosuke Nakamura

206 Leroy Mokagtle

208 Brayden Gallucci

211 Bai Dinkai

307 Madison Young

308 An Sehyun

311 Silvia Simeone

314 Laura Fernandez

318 Yume Okano

403 Joao Pedro De Mattos Menegussi

409 Kim Seu

412 Vincenzo Di Primo

Photo (top): Riley Lapham in class on Registration Day. Photo (left): Brayden Gallucci in class on Day 3. Photo (right): Makensie Henson, on right, rehearsing on stage. Photos by Gregory Batardon.