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Finalists 2025

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07 Feb 2025

Finalists for the 2025 Prix de Lausanne Announced!

Today, during the Selection rounds of the Prix de Lausanne 2025, 85 candidates from all around the world have performed one classical variation and one contemporary variation on the stage of the Beaulieu Theatre, in Lausanne, in front of a large audience. The members of the Jury observed and marked the candidates throughout the week before submitting their final scores at the end of the Selection round

The Jury, composed of renowned figures in the field and chaired this year by Laurent Hilaire, Director of the Bayerisches Staatsballett and Étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet, has selected 20 Finalists:

LAST NAME First name AGE during Finals Nationality (only one)
101 HELIMETS Chloe 15 years, 1 month United States
102 HAMASAKI Hono 15 years, 2 months Japan
115 HUANG Jingxinyu 16 years, 0 month P.R. China
118 YAMATANI Yuzuki 16 years, 4 months Japan
122 AHN Zio 16 years, 8 months South Korea
201 AKITA Eita 15 years, 1 month Japan
203 OISHI Seia 15 years, 3 months Japan
205 FUKUMA Yuuhi 15 years, 6 months Japan
208 POOR Eric 15 years, 8 months United States
214 PARK YounJae 16 years, 3 months South Korea
302 KIM Bogyeong 17 years, 0 month South Korea
303 QIN Yihan 17 years, 1 month P.R. China
304 SUNG Jimin 17 years, 1 month South Korea
313 LIU Yuanjin 17 years, 10 months P.R. China
314 WANG Hanxi 17 years, 11 months P.R. China
408 WHEWAY HUGHES Jakob 17 years, 7 months United Kingdom
417 ARANA Mikel 18 years, 3 months Spain
418 JAIN Hector 18 years, 4 months United States
423 YASUUMI Shinnosuke 18 years, 7 months Japan
424 HANDA Ryan 18 years, 9 months United States

The 20 selected candidates are from 6 different nationalities. The most represented ones are Japan (6 candidates), China (4 candidates), South Korea (4 candidates) and the United States (4 candidates).

Tomorrow, Saturday, February 8, nine of the twenty Finalists will be awarded either a scholarship or an apprenticeship, depending on their age, and will have the unique opportunity to choose from among the world’s most prestigious ballet schools and companies.

The Finals will take place on Saturday, 8 February at 2.30 pm (Swiss time). The live stream, provided by ARTE Concert, will be available on our website, on our Facebook page and YouTube channel. The Prize Winners will be announced around 6 pm.

2025 Finalists