Preselection in Goiânia: the winners!

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The South American preselection for the Prix de Lausanne 2019 took place this weekend at the Teatro Rio Vermelho in Goiânia, Brazil.

This year, 43 dancers took part in this preselection. They were coming from different countries of the continent such as Brazil, Argentina and Mexico.

You can see some more photos HERE 😉

Congratulations to the three winners!

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They are:

1. Paloma Ramirez Azambuja, from Argentina. She is 15 years old and practices dance at Domus Danza, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2.  João Vitor Percilio da Silva, from Brazil. He is 15 years old and practices dance at Ballet Vórtice, Uberlândia, Brazil.
3. Alice Balboni, from Brazil. She is 15 years old and practices dance at Balé Jovem de São Vicente, Brazil.

They have been awarded an all-expense paid trip to come to Switzerland and participate in the upcoming edition of the competition next February :
– For the two first winners, the Prix de Lausanne finance their trip.
– For the third winner, So Dança offers a cash prize.

The panel was composed of Kathryn Bradney (Artistic & Executive Director of the Prix de Lausanne, former Principal Dancer of the Béjart Ballet Lausanne), Igor Piovano (Director of the Igokat Dance Academy, former Principal Dancer of the Béjart Ballet Lausanne), Gisela Vaz (President of the Brazilian Council of Dance), Lidia Segni (ex-Director of the Colón Theater’s Permanent Ballet Company, Argentine), Claudia Zaccari (Coordinator of the Opus Ballet’s Ballet Department, Italia).

We look forward to welcome the three winners of this preselection in Lausanne! We also wish to congratulate all the finalists and the participants 🙂

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