Aubrey Daniels, a 15-year-old scholar in Pearland ISD, will journey to Switzerland early subsequent yr to compete within the prestigious Prix de Lausanne, a world dance competitors that selected its 2025 individuals from 22 international locations all over the world.
It is the primary time in 9 years {that a} Houston-area ballerina has been chosen to take part.
“I am simply so completely satisfied to be there as a result of ever since I used to be slightly child I’ve watched the Prix de Lausanne like how individuals watch the Olympics, and to be chosen and dance on that exact same stage is simply so surreal to me,” Daniels stated.
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Daniels is certainly one of 86 younger dancers the world over to be chosen for the 53rd annual occasion, which options dancers between the ages of 15-18. She is coaching 20 hours per week – on prime of her busy class schedule at Dawson Excessive College – to organize for the competitors in February.
In contrast to many younger ballerinas, Daniels goes to highschool full-time. She takes superior placement and pre-AP courses and serves as the scholar ambassador to Pearland ISD’s superintendent.
Scholarships and apprenticeships will probably be awarded to pick out dancers in Lausanne, together with positions with the Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theater and the Paris Nationwide Conservatory of Music and Dance. Daniels is hopeful she’ll be capable of land a kind of 9 spots.
“I am hoping to turn out to be an expert ballerina at both a U.S. or European ballet firm,” she stated. “However I do know my life will not be going to be one-dimensional. I nonetheless am involved in one thing within the medical area as properly.”
The Prix de Lausanne is scheduled for Feb. 2-9 in Lausanne, Switzerland.
