Competition on tiptoes (Swiss Press Text 2011, by Miriam Glass) - Swiss Press Award

Basler Zeitung

Miriam Glass

A young dancer from Gelterkinden (BL), trained at the Basel Ballet School, is participating in the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition. The competition is one of the most important career springboards for young dancers, and participation is a great honor in itself. This journalist accompanies the dancer on the day of the competition and describes the nerves before the performance and how he copes with the failure afterward.