Ballet star Suejin Kang as the president of our Jury. Suejin Kang, former principal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet, Art Director of the Korean National Ballet.
David Makhateli
David Makhateli, former Principal of Royal Ballet London, is also acclaimed for being the founding director of D&D Art Productions and Grand Audition while a demanded guest teacher of the Dutch National Ballet, Paris Opera, Finninsh National Ballet and Royal Swedish Ballet.
Thomas Edur
Ballet star, Thomas Edur, former leading Principal of the English National Ballet, one of the best dancers of his generation to our competition. Thomas Edur is an excessively accomplished and versatile professional, respected dancer, teacher and choreographer with a lifelong commitment to promoting excellence in dance. Besides, he has been a patron of the British Ballet Organization since 2004.
Daria Klimentova
Daria Klimentova, former prima ballerina of the National English Ballet, at present teacher of the Royal Ballet Upper School. She is also the founder and organiser of the International Ballet Masterclasses in Prague. Daria is very active and busy all over the world, guest coaching with the Japanese National Ballet in Tokyo, dancing in a galas in Moscow and Naples, also coaching in Budapest in Hungary.
Jan Broeckx
Jan Broeckx, director of the Ballet Academy of the Munich University of Music and Theater. Formerly principal soloist of the Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Bavarian State Ballet, as well as principal soloist of the Ballet National de Marseille.
Anna Tsygankova
Anna Tsygankova, who has been Principal of the Dutch National Ballet since 2007. Before coming to the Netherlands, she had already had an impressive career as a principal dancer, performing with the famous Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, the Hungarian National Ballet and the Vienna State Opera Ballet.
Tamás Solymosi
Tamás Solymosi, Director of Ballet in the Hungarian State Opera House and the founder of Hungarian National Ballet Institution. After graduating at Hungarian Dance Academy and Vaganova Academy in Saint Petersburg, as well as in Monte Carlo, Mr. Solymosi appeared in countless stages worldwide, Hungarian National Ballet, ballet companies of Miami and Chicago, Osaka Ballet, Bolshoi in Moscow, the opera houses of Munich and Berlin, as well as in Santiago de Chile, and has appeared as a principal at the Wiener Staatsoper, the Dutch National Ballet, Dresden Semperoper Ballet and the ballet company of the New York.
