Lausanne 2026 Prize Winners have chosen the school or company they will join next season
On 7 February 2026, gramilano announced the 14 winners of the Prix de Lausanne 2026. The young dancers have now decided where to continue their studies or which company to join after the summer. Below, we list their choices.
424, GYVES William – United States
1st Scholarship – Fondation Caris
Best Swiss Candidate Award, offered by Fondation Jacqueline de Cérenville
302, YEOM Dayeon — South Korea
2nd Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Étoile
Audience Favourite Award, supported by la Fondation en faveur de l’Art Chorégraphique and ARTE Concert
301, HUANG Jingxinyu — P. R. China
3rd Scholarship – Bourse Astarte
314, QIN Yihan — P. R. China
4th Scholarship – Fondation Maurice Béjart
English National Ballet School
201, SAI Yusei — Japan
5th Scholarship – Curél
213, CAO Yufei — P. R. China
6th Scholarship – Bourse Jeune Espoir
American Ballet Theatre Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
309, SHIN Ara — South Korea
7th Scholarship – Fondation Anita et Werner Damm-Etienne
203, THIJS Jetro — Belgium
8th Scholarship – Fondation Hélène et Victor Barbour
413, GRAMADA Dragos — Romania
9th Scholarship – Aud Jebsen Scholarship
Contemporary Dance Award, offered by Minerva Kunststiftung
Beaulieu Award, offered by Beaulieu SA
306, KIM Tae Eun — South Korea
10th Scholarship – Oak Foundation
Dutch National Ballet – Junior Company
417, BANG Suhyeok — South Korea
11th Scholarship – Bourse Roland Petit Zizi Jeanmaire
San Francisco Ballet School – Trainee Program
418, SON Mingyun — South Korea
12th Scholarship – Fondation Coromandel
To be confirmed
415, DEMEULENAERE Milo — United States
13th Scholarship – Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
310, JEON Jiyul — South Korea
14th Scholarship – Fondation Françoise Champoud
Dutch National Ballet – Junior Company
Graham Spicer, aka ‘Gramilano’, is a writer, director and photographer based in Milan. He was a regular columnist for Opera Now magazine and wrote for the BBC until transferring to Italy. His articles have appeared in various publications from Woman’s Weekly to Gay Times, and he wrote the Danza in Italia column for Dancing Times magazine. Graham was the historical advisor on Codice Carla, the 2023 documentary on Italian ballerina Carla Fracci.
Graham also works as a dance photographer, and his photos have appeared in many books, theatre programmes, and magazines, including Dancing Times, Dance Spirit and Ballet2000, as well as all the major Italian newspapers.
He is a member of the Dance Section of The Critics’ Circle.
