High honors for Zurich dance students
15-year-old Lou Spichtig, a graduate of the Zurich Dance Academy, which is part of the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), won the gold medal in her age category at the Youth America Grand Prix. Other Zurich students have also achieved great success.
Lou Spichtig has also received the Outstanding Artist Award from Dance Magazine Europe. She has been studying at the Zurich Dance Academy since 2008 and has already won several awards.
Two more ZHdK students excelled in New York. 19-year-old Leonardo Basilio won a silver medal for his performance, while 17-year-old Maiko Tsutsui made it to the final and came fourth.
The Youth America Grand Prix was founded in 1999 by two former dancers of the Bolshoi Ballet and has since served as a springboard for aspiring professional classical dancers from all over the world.
The solo variations of the award winners will be presented at the gala performance Fussspuren IX of the Tanz Akademie Zürich at the Schauspielhaus Zürich, Pfauen, on May 18 (sold out) and 20.
