TEXT: A dancer waits prior to stepping on stage during the first day of the 47th Prix de Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Launched in 1973, the Prix de Lausanne is an international dance competition for young dancers aged 15 to 18. Closing the six-day event, scholarships granting free tuition in a world-renowned dance school or dance company will be award to the best dancers out of 74 participants this year.