Yun Seojeong, K-Arts’ Prodigy Education Student, Wins in the Prix de Lausanne

Yun Seojeong (18 years old) ranked the 1st placement in the female category and the 4^th placement in the overall rankings in the 49^th Prix de Lausanne. Yun currently studies ballet at the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts (KNIGA), affiliated with the K-Arts. Due to the COVID-19, the contest assessed the candidates via video. Yun performed Kitri solo in Don Quixote and a contemporary ballet piece of Cathy Marston, <Traces.> The Prix de Lausanne is one of the five biggest ballet contests, along with International Ballet Competition (IBC) – Varna, USA IBC, Moscow IBC, and Grand Prix de Paris “Let’s DANCE^®.” 

Earlier in 2018, Park Hanna and Lee Junsu, two other students of the KNIGA, each won 2^nd and 4^th prizes in this competition.