After the Second Rounds held on Monday, June 1 and Tuesday, June 2, the international jury selected 24 dancers to advance to the Finals of the Helsinki International Ballet Competition. The finals will take place on the Main Stage of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet on Wednesday, June 3 and Thursday, June 4. The prizes will be awarded at the gala on Friday, June 5, featuring not only the finalists but also guest dancers.
The dancers selected for the finals are:
Juniors
4 Lily Kiyama (Japan / USA)
7 Mikaela Cameron (USA)
10 Sora Sudo (Japan)
11 Jiyoung In (Korea)
16 Annie Webb (USA)
20 Joseph Kirillov (USA)
26 Madeleine Lee (USA)
27 Florentina Truempler (Germany)
Young Professionals
29 Aoi Morohashi (Japan)
34 Kenshin Kimura (Japan)
40 Ayako Tsukada (Japan)
41 Mingyang Xie (China)
48 Jaesung Sung (Korea)
49 Parker Rozzano-Keefe (USA)
51 Yujeong Kang (Korea)
57 Tatiana Chen (USA)
Seniors
62 Evelyn Robinson (USA)
63 Antonio Gallo (Italy)
66 Anni Martinsén (Finland)
67 Chun Hung Yan (China)
70 Katelyn Yang (USA)
71 Eichi Fujita (Japan)
76 Luciano Ghidoli (South-Africa / Italy)
80 David Rathbun (USA)
The tickets for the Finals and Gala are available here.