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Switzerland, Lausanne – Japan’s Sumina Sasaki won third prize at this year’s Prix de Lausanne, a prestigious international competition for young ballet dancers, on Saturday.
Two other Japanese dancers, Yu Wakizuka and Mio Sumiyama, came in fourth and eighth, respectively, at the 47th annual competition in the Swiss city of Lausanne.
Sasaki, 18, from Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture, started to attend a ballet school run by her grandmother at the age of 3. She now learns ballet in Zurich.
“I didn’t expect to win a prize. It’s just like a dream,” Sasaki told reporters.
This year’s top prize winner was Brown Mackenzie of the United States. Second prize went to Figueredo Gabriel of Brazil.
Source: The Japan News
http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0005535914
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