How Many Korean Winners Has the Lausanne Ballet Competition Produced?
Creatrip Team
a month ago
The 54th Lausanne Ballet Competition opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, with 81 young dancers (aged 15–18) from 18 countries competing after video preselection. Founded in 1973 to help talented youth lacking financial support for professional schools, the competition now selects finalists via video submissions and summer programs; about 20 will reach the finals. This year Korea sent the largest national contingent with 19 participants (17 trained in Korea and 2 trained abroad). Historically, Korean dancers have won 32 awards since Kang Sue-jin’s first prize in 1985, including last year’s winner Park Yoon-jae. Japan leads with 90 laureates, followed by France (59), the U.S. (32), and China (31). The article also notes inconsistent nationality labels on the competition website—some Korean winners are listed as “Korea” while others are listed as “South Korea,” which could cause confusion. (Lausanne Ballet Competition: an international youth ballet contest.)
