The winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023 were decided last night during the finals where twelve aspiring dancers were aiming for gold.
The coveted medal went to Jakob Wheway Hughes aged 16 from Britain trained by Dance Faculty of Tring Park School for the Performing Arts. Rising star Jakob won the RAD’s Bedell’s Bursary in 2022 and the Barbara Geoghegan award in the Cecchetti Society Trust 2022-23.
The silver was awarded to Lucia Moore aged 15 from New Zealand (trained by Annette Roselli, Shane Wuerthner and Miranda Zeller) and the bronze to both Ed Cooley aged 17 from Australia (trained by Daniella Crismani, Daniel Gaudiello, Karen Donovan and Wim Broeckx and Zai Calliste aged 18 from Australia/Britain/Caribbean (trained by Annette Roselli, Michael Berkin, David Yow and Jane Pirani).
Calliste also earned the Margot Fonteyn Audience Choice Award.
Winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023
Featured Photo of the winners of the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition 2023. Courtesy of Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Photo by Martin Bell.
