Prix de Lausanne Runner-Up Yeom Da-yeon Joins Boston Ballet

Prix de Lausanne runner-up Yeom to join Boston Ballet

Seventeen-year-old ballerina Yeom Da-yeon, who won second prize and the audience favorite award at the 54th Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland in February, will join the Boston Ballet as a company member. Yeom came into the spotlight after her win, training under her father and mentor, Yeom Ji-hoon, a former ballerino and head of Ballet West, through homeschooling — quite an unconventional path compared to attending an arts high school. She gained early stage experience, notably performing the lead

By The Korea Herald