Prix de Lausanne announces 2027 participants

The Prix de Lausanne organiser announced the participants in its annual competition next year on 29th October 2026.

The initial selection process was a video selection. The organiser received 412 video submissions, 293 girls and 119 boys, from 36 countries. The nine-member video selection jury panel gathered in Lausanne in the week prior to watch all video submissions for the Prix de Lausanne 2027.

As a result, total of 72 dancers, 41 girls and 31 boys, were selected in addition to nine candidates who had been selected via the summer intensive and the Latin America Video Preselection. In total, 81 dancers, 49 girls and 32 boys, from 17 countries were selected to participate in the Prix de Lausanne 2027 in Switzerland.

Click here for the full list of the candidates.

The 55th edition of the Prix de Lausanne will take place on 31st January - 7th February 2027.

This years' Lifetime Achievement award has been given to Brazilian dance legend Julio Bocca, the organiser said. The award ceremony will take place on the last day of the competition.