Winners

Following the final on Saturday 22 March 2025 in Liège, here are the winners of this fourth edition of the Prix des Hivernales:

2025

Classical podium

Corps de ballet

1st Prize + 250€ offered by Danse ta vie
Larco-Angelo Mezzapesa

2nd Prize
Adriana Petrova

3rd Prize
Eloize Vulliez

Coryphée

1st Prize + 250€ offered by Danse ta vie
Paula Matilla Chaban

2nd Prize
Sabri Ben-Gara Ali

3rd Prize
Elina Hörler

Étoile

1st Prize + 250€ offered by Danse ta vie
Lauren Godfrey

2nd Prize
Afonso Ferreira

3rd Prize
Ryanna Catinas

Grand Prix

+ 2500€ offered by Province de Liège Culture et Sport + trophy made by Maison Dejardin
Martin Bulik

Contemporary podium

Corps de ballet

1st Prize + 250€ offered by Danse ta vie
Maude Marchant

2nd Prize
Claudia Loras

3rd Prize
Beatriz Claro

Coryphée

1st Prize + 250€ offered by our generous partners
Noah Ruppert

2nd Prize
Aline Dumortier

3rd Prize
Maëlyne Thibault

Étoile

1st Prize + 250€ offered by Belfius Liège Cité Ardente
Afonso Ferreira

2nd Prize
Alisa Kusters

3rd Prize
Ryanna Catinas

Groupe

1st Prize + 500€ offered by our generous partners
Shukran

2nd Prize
One World

3rd Prize
Snow

Grand Prix

+ 2500€ offered by our generous partners + trophy made by Maison Dejardin
Ashley Burks

SPECIAL PRIZES – IMMERSIONS

  • A one-year scholarship with the Junior Ballet Project: Afonso Ferreira, Alisa Kusters, Pierre Denhez, Ashley Burks & Tristan Deflorenne, 
  • A one-week immersion with the Junior Ballet Project: Nelle Lefebvre
  • Immersion with the Europa Danse Company: Ashley Burks
  • A scholarship with the Acosta Advanced Training Hub: Pierre Denhez
  • A one-week immersion with Béjart Ballet Lausanne: Amandine Llati
  • A one-week immersion with Les Ballets de Monte-Carlo: Lauren Godfrey
  • A one-week immersion with Malandain Ballet Biarritz: Afonso Ferreira
  • A one-week immersion with Ballet Junior de Genève: Afonso Ferreira
  • A one-week immersion with the Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin: Victoria Childress
  • A week’s intensive training with Junior Ballet Antwerp: Ryanna Catinas & Aitor Marquez Mijan
  • A one-week immersion with Opera Ballet Vlaanderen: Ashley Burks
  • A one-week immersion with Brussels City Ballet: Tristan Deflorenne
  • A one-week immersion with the Arles Youth Ballet Company: Alice Coudron
  • A one-year scholarship with Pardansa, Programa d’Alt Rendiment en Dansa: Emma Horinouchi
  • A one-week immersion with the Area Jeune Ballet: Victoria Childress
  • A 5-week immersion at the Boston Ballet School: to be announced  
  • A one-week immersion at the Royal Ballet School Antwerp: Emilia Rodriguez & Elina Hörler 

SPECIAL PRIZES – INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSES & MORE

  • Access to training with dancers from the Béjart Ballet Lausanne during their tour in Belgium: Alice Coudron, Ryanna Catinas, Lauren Godfrey, Tristan Deflorenne 
  • A gold card for the next audition of the Arles Youth Ballet Company: Lauren Godfrey, Alice Coudron & Ryanna Catinas 
  • A scholarship for Area Jeune Ballet‘s Intensive Summer Programme: Hélène Ververken & Margaux Vantal 
  • An international Summer Workshop at the Dutch National Ballet Academy: Martin Bulik & Sabri Ben-Gara Ali
  • An internship at the Paris Opera Ballet School: Maja Mainka 
  • A Summer Workshop with the European Junior Ballet of the Elephant in the Black Box Company: Noémie Kahne & Tristan Deflorenne
  • An international workshop by the Youth America Grand Prix: to be announced
  • A one-week scholarship for the World Dance Mouvement-International Festival: Maëlyne Thibault 
  • Nomination for the World Dance Mouvement-International Festival Competition: classical first prizes 
  • A scholarship for the Revolve Dance Festival Summer Workshop 2025: Aline Dumortier & Elinor Couteau
  • A scholarship for the Summer Dance Intensive at the Royal Conservatory The Hague: Martin Bulik, Hélène Ververken & Margaux Vantal
  • A one-week scholarship to the Biarritz International Dance Academy + access to summer performances by Malandain Ballet Biarritz: Afonso Ferreira
  • A scholarship for the Bubenicek Ballet Masterclasses 2025: Noah Ruppert 
  • A scholarship for the International Summer School Italia 2025: Larco-Angelo Mezzapesa 
  • A scholarship for the International Winter School Italia 2025: Maude Marchant 
  • A scholarship for the International Ballet Program Academy in Verona: Elsa Herquet
  • An invitation to the Monreart Gala: Ashley Burks
  • A scholarship for the Ballet Festival Montova: Claudia Loras
  • A scholarship for the Avraams Summer Intensive 2025: Noah Ruppert & Carolina Xavier 
  • A scholarship for the Phoenix 2025 Summer Dance Intensive: Juliette Parisis
  • A summer internship at the Ecole du Ballet de Paris Stanlowa: Beatriz Claro & Margaux Vantal
  • A scholarship for the Summer Ballet Workshop at the Pro Ballet School: Joey Halasz 
  • A scholarship for the Mosa Ballet School‘s Summer Intensive Courses 2025: Suzanne Miguel, Martin Bulik, Léa Zhang, Anouk Nevin & Gabriela Skipor
  • A scholarship for the Castle Summer Intensive 2025: Alisa Kusters & Tristan Deflorenne 
  • A scholarship for the Cuban Ballet Program 2025: Léopold Archambault 
  • A scholarship for the Stage International de Châteauroux 2025: Olivia Savin
  • One or two weeks of professional training at the VMBallet Toulouse International Ballet School: Joey Halasz, Alisa Kusters, Maude Marchant, Dylan Nowé & Noah Ruppert
  • A week’s immersion at the Igokat Academy: Luca Capasso 
  • A 3-day workshop at Terpsichore Paris: Luca Capasso, Beatriz Claro & Suzanne Miguel 
  • A scholarship for the 21st Liège Summer Dance Intensive: Beatriz Claro
  • A scholarship for the 1st Brussels Summer Dance Intensive: Paula Matilla Chaban 
  • A summer workshop at the Conservatoire de la Danse de Bruxelles: Larco-Angelo Mezzapesa
  • A workshop at the Dance’s Passion school: Juliette Parisis

Congratulations to all the winners, and well done to all the participants of this third edition of the Prix des Hivernales. May this experience allow you to grow and flourish in the wonderful Art of Dance.