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Lausanne ballet competition

Yusei Sai, a 15-year-old Japanese born in China who lives in the United States, meets the press after winning fifth prize in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Yeom Dayeon, a 17-year-old South Korean who also holds Japanese nationality, performs in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026. She won second prize.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Yeom Dayeon, a 17-year-old South Korean who also holds Japanese nationality, meets the press after winning second prize in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Yusei Sai, a 15-year-old Japanese born in China who lives in the United States, performs in the final of the 54th Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 7, 2026. He won fifth prize.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi (front) from Japan acknowledges the crowd after placing third in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi from Japan is pictured after placing third in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi from Japan is pictured after placing third in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Hono Hamasaki from Japan performs in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025. She placed seventh.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi from Japan performs in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025. He placed third.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi from Japan performs in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025. He placed third.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Shinnosuke Yasuumi from Japan performs in the final of the 53rd Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2025. He placed third.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Kanata Ijima from Japan performs in the final of the 51st Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 4, 2023.

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Lausanne ballet competition

An Saito from Japan performs in the final of the 51st Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 4, 2023.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Haruka Tanabe from Japan performs in the final of the 51st Prix de Lausanne ballet competition on Feb. 4, 2023.

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Lausanne ballet competition

Keisuke Miyazaki from Japan performs en route to finishing eighth in the final of the 51st Prix de Lausanne ballet competition on Feb. 4, 2023.

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Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa

Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa gives an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa

Japanese ballet dancer Tetsuya Kumakawa gives an interview in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2023.

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Japanese ballet dancer Maeda

NARITA, Japan - Sae Maeda, a 15-year-old Japanese high school girl, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014, after coming second at an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Japan teen wins int'l ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old Japanese boy, receives applause after winning an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2014, for teenagers aiming to dance professionally.

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Japan teen wins int'l ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Photo shows Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old Japanese boy, who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2014, for teenagers aiming to dance professionally.

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Japan teen wins int'l ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Photo shows Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old Japanese boy, who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2014, for teenagers aiming to dance professionally.

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Japan teen wins int'l ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Photo shows Haruo Niyama (C), a 17-year-old Japanese boy, who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 1, 2014, for teenagers aiming to dance professionally. At left is Sae Maeda, who was second, and at right is Mikio Kato, who was sixth in the competition.

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Akane Takada wins Lausanne ballet contest for student dancers

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Akane Takada poses for photographers after winning the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 3. The 17-year-old dancer from Tokyo, who trains at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, was among seven competitors who won the prize for young student dancers aiming to pursue a professional career.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

MONTREUX, Switzerland, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Kaito Matsuoka of Japan performs contemporary dance at the Prix de Lausanne, an international ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 8, 2020. The sole Japanese finalist was unable to bring home a trophy.

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Conductor Ozawa performs with Niyama

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old high school student who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, in February, performs to Mozart's Minuet conducted by Seiji Ozawa (L) during the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2014. The annual festival, which is one of the premier classical music festivals in Japan, will be renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumto Festival from next year.

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Conductor Ozawa performs with Niyama

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old high school student who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, in February, performs to Mozart's Minuet conducted by Seiji Ozawa (R) during the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2014. The annual festival, which is one of the premier classical music festivals in Japan, will be renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumto Festival from next year.

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Conductor Ozawa performs with Niyama

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Haruo Niyama, a 17-year-old high school student who won an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, in February, performs to Mozart's Minuet conducted by Seiji Ozawa (L) during the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2014. The annual festival, which is one of the premier classical music festivals in Japan, will be renamed the Seiji Ozawa Matsumto Festival from next year.

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Lausanne ballet competition winner Niyama returns home

NARITA, Japan - Haruo Niyama, who won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young ballet dancers, on Feb. 1, smiles as he arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2014. The 17-year-old high school student from Nagano Prefecture earned the highest marks among the 20 finalists at the competition.

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Lausanne ballet competition winner Niyama returns home

NARITA, Japan - Haruo Niyama, who won the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, an international competition for young ballet dancers, on Feb. 1, arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2014. The 17-year-old high school student from Nagano Prefecture earned the highest marks among the 20 finalists at the competition.

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Lausanne ballet competition winner Niyama returns home

NARITA, Japan - Haruo Niyama (C), winner of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne international competition for young ballet dancers, smiles as he is greeted by supporters upon arrival at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 5, 2014. The 17-year-old high school student from Nagano Prefecture earned the highest mark among the 20 finalists at the Feb. 1 competition.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto (R) poses for photos with Tetsuya Kumakawa in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013, after the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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Japan teen among winners at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Japan's Masaya Yamamoto performs during the final of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Feb. 2, 2013. Yamamoto, an 18-year-old high school student from Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, was among eight winners.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai speaks to reporters on her arrival at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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Japanese ballet dancer Sugai at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ballet dancer Madoka Sugai arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The 17-year-old from Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, was named a winner of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012. Sugai was the top scorer among the eight winners.

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Japanese wins prize at Lausanne ballet competition

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Madoka Sugai, a 17-year-old Japanese, is among the eight winners of the prestigious Prix de Lausanne ballet competition in Switzerland on Feb. 4, 2012.

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Japanese ballet dancers finish 5th, 7th at Prix de Lausanne

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Shizuru Kato (front, R) and Yuko Horisawa (L) of Japan pose on stage at the 39th Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland on Feb. 6, 2011. Kato, 16, placed fifth while Horisawa, 16, finished seventh at the competition, qualifying for one-year full scholarships to world renowned ballet schools and some financial aid.

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Tokyo 15-year-old comes 3rd at Prix de Lausanne

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Mariko Sasaki of Japan poses for a photo after coming third at the Prix de Lausanne, in Lausanne, Switzerland on Jan. 31, 2010. The 15-year-old from Tokyo and six other top competitors will receive one-year full scholarships to ballet schools around the world and some financial aid.

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Bejart calls for unity across cultural barriers

TOKYO, Japan - ''I'm a little bit of a traveler,'' said Maurice Bejart, who seems to easily transcend cultural and religious differences, in a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo where he was on tour with Bejart Ballet Lausanne.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka (front R) of Japan is pictured after finishing second at the 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka (C) of Japan is pictured after finishing second at the 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Darrion Sellman of the United States performs in the finals of the 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022. He won the first prize.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Sachiya Takata of Japan performs classical dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Sachiya Takata of Japan performs contemporary dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan is pictured after finishing second at the 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan poses after finishing second at the 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan performs contemporary dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022. She placed second.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan performs contemporary dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022. She placed second.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan performs contemporary dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022. She placed second.

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Prix de Lausanne ballet competition

Tsukino Tanaka of Japan performs classical dance during the final of 50th Prix de Lausanne, an internationally renowned ballet competition for young dancers, in Montreux, Switzerland, on Feb. 5, 2022. She placed second.