Chinese dancers take top prizes at Helsinki ballet competition

12th June 2009, 07:39 GMT

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Chinese ballet dancers stole the show at the Helsinki International Ballet Competition in Finland on Thursday.

The competition's main prize of 12,000 euros went to 21-year-old Xiaoyu He. He competed in the men's 19-25 year old senior division.

The winner in the women's senior division was He's dancing partner, Haijing Yao. The 8,000-euro prize in the men's senior division went to Jun Shuang Huang.

The top titles in the junior division went to Finn Maria Baranova and American Jeffrey A. Cirio. Both walked away with a 3,500-euro prize.

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Textsource: Helsingin Sanomat


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