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The jury of the Prix de Lausanne is composed of nine renowned personalities of the dance world, each of whom, in principle, meets one or several of the following criteria: |
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Mr Jean-Christophe MAILLOT |
Choreographer - Director, Les Ballets de Monte Carlo |
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Ms Darcey BUSSELL |
Former Principal, The Royal Ballet, London, Great Britain |
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Ms Sue-Jin KANG |
Principal, Stuttgart Ballet, Germany |
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Ms Nancy RAFFA |
Ballet Mistress, ABT, New York, USA |
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Ms Emma SANDALL |
Co-director and Choreographer, Ludwig Dance Company, Perth, Australia |
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Ms Miyako YOSHIDA |
Former Principal, The Royal Ballet, London |
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Mr Jose MARTINEZ |
Artistic Director, National Dance Company of Spain, Madrid |
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Mr Goyo MONTERO |
Ballet director, Choreographer, Staatstheater Nuernberg Ballett, Germany |
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Mr Frederic OLIVIERI |
Director, Dance Department and Ballet School, Accademia Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy |
Coaches |
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Classical variations |
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| Ms Monique LOUDIERES | Etoile, National Paris Opera Ballet, Paris, France International freelance teacher and coach |
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Mr Patrick ARMAND |
Etoile, Principal of the San Francisco Trainee Program, USA |
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Contemporary variations |
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| Ms Cathy MARSTON | Director and choreographer, Bern:Ballett, Switzerland, (coach for her own variations) |
| Ms Pieter SYMONDS | Dancer, Rambert Dance Company, London, Great Britain (coach for Didy Veldman's variations) |
Teachers |
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Ballet classes |
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Ms Stefanie ARNDT |
International freelance teacher and coach |
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Mr Patrick ARMAND |
Etoile, Principal of the San Francisco Trainee Program, USA |
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Contemporary classes |
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Mr Todd WILLIAMS |
Former member, New York City Ballet; Artistic Director and Choreographer, WilliamsWorks Dance Company, Los Angeles, USA |
Musicians and Pianists |
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Ms Martine DORE |
Pianist, Cannes, France |
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Mr Paul PAVEY |
Musician and composer, Great Britain |
Consultant Physician |
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Dr Carlo BAGUTTI |
Specialist in sports medicine and general medicine (Swiss Medicine Association), Lausanne, Switzerland |




During the Prix de Lausanne, internet-users were be able to follow some of the candidates through a video blog. The latter shows a different, more intimate vision of their lives during the week of the Prix.
Everything began to take shape in the spring of 1972, not on the shores of Lake Léman, but beside a swimming pool in Cannes. Philippe Braunschweig, his wife Elvire, and Rosella Hightower were excitedly discussing their new project, the launch of the first competition for young dancers, scheduled for 1973.

