Director of The Royal BalletEngland Kevin O’Hare was born in Yorkshire. Having started dancing at an early age, he trained at The Royal Ballet School from the age of 11 and, through an exchange programme, The Royal Danish Ballet. On graduating he joined Sadler’s Wells...
Deputy Ballet Director, Ballett KielGermany / USA Heather Jurgensen was born in Carlisle PA, USA. She studied in Pennsylvania and at the School of American Ballet. Main teachers Marcia Dale Weary, Roberts Denvers, Suki Schorer, Stanley Williams, Alexandra Danilova, A....
Artistic Director of Norwegian National BalletNorway Ingrid Lorentzen will be apart of the Jury for the Grand Finale on April 25th 2025. After many years as a soloist in the Norwegian National Ballet, Ingrid Lorentzen was appointed Artistic Director in 2012. “In...
Former Artistic Director of The Royal Danish BalletDenmark Nikolaj Hübbe was trained at the Royal Danish Theatre Ballet School and became part of the Royal Danish Ballet in 1984 where he was appointed principal dancer in 1988. In 1992, he became principal dancer at...
Artistic Director of the Tivoli Ballet Theatre Denmark Peter Bo Bendixen will be apart of the Jury for the Semi-Finals on April 24th 2025. Graduating from The Royal Danish Ballet School, Peter Bo Bendixen joined The Royal Danish Ballet in 1983. Two years later...
Former Artistic Director of Malmö Ballet, of Ballet West, Utah and Prix du Nord. Jonas Kåge received his ballet training at the Royal Swedish Opera’s Ballet School. He then joined the Royal Swedish Ballet where he danced for five years before beginning his...
