Lee Yeeun, School of Dance, Admitted to the 2024 Paris Opera Ballet

Ballerina Lee Yeeun, an alumna of the Department of Dance Performance, became a permanent member of the 2024 Paris Opera Ballet upon passing the audition with the top grade. Lee joined the company only 6 months ago. Paris Opera Ballet holds the entrance audition every early July. This time, 170 female and 150 male dancers vied for the 3 posts, and Lee Yeeun became one of the 3 winners.

It is highly competitive as Paris Opera Ballet makes its first selection from a pool of graduates of the Paris Opera Ballet School and then recruits the rest of the applicants for the remaining posts. Winning in the 107 to 1 competition, Lee Yeeun proved her competence and had the glory of earning the permanent post.

From her 4^th year in elementary school to her 3^rd year in middle school, Lee completed the curriculum in the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts (KNIGA). At age 15, she entered the School of Dance as a dance prodigy. At age 18, she obtained her BA only in 3 years, which was originally a 4-year course. After that, she joined the Paris Opera Ballet as a temporary member in February 2024. She set a record by advancing to a permanent post only after 6 months of joining as a temporary member.