Prix de Lausanne 2015

[Pishedorf]

Is anyone else into Ballet and Ballet competitions?

I've always loved ballet and started watching as much as a I can on YouTube a few years ago and discovered plenty of amazing ballet dancers and the world of ballet competitions.

The prix this year is live streaming. Is anyone else planning to watch?

Yes, planning to watch here!

I watched some from last year, obviously not live, but think that must have been via Youtube?

Yes if you subscribe to the prix you tube channel they have loads of previous year selections. Even down to 2003 I think! You can see Steven McRae from the Royal doing an amazing tap routine for his contemporary section.

I guess I'm rooting for Miko Fogarty who did it in 2013 and has come back for another go. She was the first ballet teen I was aware of from you tube and I really admire her determination.

I'm hoping to see some Raymonda variations from the older girls. I absolutely adore that piece of music!

Loads of Raymondas by the looks of the live streaming today. A couple of queen of the dryads, aurora 3rd act variation and paquitas.

I remember Miko from the ballet film documentary. That was some US competition, though. I had no idea she entered the Lausanne competition before. That will be interesting to see, how she's progressed!

There's a British girl too, apparently, isn't there.

I still haven't subscribed. Will do that shortly (thank you!)

The US competition is the YAGP (Youth America Grand Prix).

Miko didn't get through to the finals this time. She danced the Paquita variation. I didn't get chance to see her dance but there's a video of her dancing it in the moscow IBC in 2013.