Prix de Lausanne - video audition for — Prix de Lausanne 2026

Recorded Video
Date: Sept. 30, 2025

Video Requirements:

Your video should be approximately 15 minutes long and showcase your artistic, musical, and technical abilities. Barre Work (max. 5 minutes) Show one side only for all barre exercises Start with a barefoot warmup , facing away from the barre, in first position to show the foot structure. Perform the following barre exercises in soft shoes: Pliés Tendus Adagio Grands battements Center: In soft ballet shoes: Pirouettes (en dehors and en dedans) Adagio Allegro combinations (small beats and jumps, and medium allegro) Additional requirements: Male applicants: tours en l'air (both sides) Female applicants: (en pointe) include: Warmup- échappés rétirés, Double pirouettes (both sides, en dehors et en dedans) Grand allegro: Male applicants: include cabrioles, entrechat six, double tours en l'air Female applicants: include turning steps in a diagonal (en pointe) Contemporary Variation: max 2 minutes Must include music Show movement beyond classical ballet No props No excerpts from live performances

Audition Description

Registration for the Prix de Lausanne 2026 – 1st registration Applicants must read attentively the competition’s Procedure and Rules & Regulations. The competition is open to dancers of all nationalities, born between 8 February 2007 and 7 February 2011. Registration is open from 1 to 30 September 2025, 12pm, Swiss time. Medical records must be submitted between 1 and 30 September 2025. The link for the medical form will be sent to you after the completion of the registration form. The medical form has to be completed with your doctor. Please, make sure to book an appointment before 30 September. Applicants must pay 175 (one hundred and seventy-five) Swiss Francs, non-refundable. This amount must be paid online by credit card before 30 September 2025. Your video file must be received by the Prix de Lausanne office before 10 October 2025. Candidates selected to participate in the competition in Lausanne will be notified by 30 October 2025. They will receive more information regarding the 2nd registration process.

Associated Programs

Prix de Lausanne 2026
Updated: Sept. 4, 2025