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Royal Ballet School Antwerp . Artistic Director Michael Shannon . VTM-TV Series "Young Swans"

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VTM Special Documentary Television Series Trailer on the Royal Ballet School Antwerp (Koninklijk Balletschool) in the Kingdom of Belgium, the official training school of the Royal Ballet of Flanders (Koninklijk Ballet Vlaanderen), featuring their Topcultuur Artistic Director Michael Shannon, his dedicated teaching staff and gifted students from around the world working to achieve their dream to graduate and become professional classical ballet and contemporary dance performing artists. This VTM video clip from the television series highlights the excellence, professional training and exciting stage experiences provided to the students of the Royal Ballet School Antwerp (Koninklijk Balletschool) in the 2012 premiere of "Sleeping Beauty" with the Royal Ballet of Flanders (Koninklijk Ballet Vlaanderen), who received in 2009, the Lawrence Olivier Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Dance" from the Society of London Theatre, and in 2013, the "Outstanding Dance Company Award" by the Critics Circle at the London National Dance Awards. "Jonge Zwanen" (Young Swans) aired weekly at prime time on Saturday evenings in September, October and November 2012. Students from the school have won prestigious international awards in the United States and Europe since its earliest founding in 1951, and have been recognized by ballet experts worldwide as among the leading dance stars of each succeeding generation. A recent example of Royal Ballet School Antwerp excellence is 2013 graduate, Katherine Higgins, awarded Junior Grand Prix in 2011 at a YAGP International Ballet Competition in Connecticut USA (Age 14), a Senior Grand Prix at the 2012 YAGP International Ballet Competition in Paris France (16), a Senior Bronze Medal in the 2013 YAGP International Ballet Competition in New York City (16), a Junior Bronze Medal in the 2012 Helsinki International Ballet Competition (16), and a Junior Bronze Medal in the 2013 Moscow International Ballet Competition (17). Students of the Royal Ballet School Antwerp are accepted by audition only. The Royal Ballet School Antwerp is a non-profit academic and artistic professional academy for primary and secondary students accepted by audition only. This video is posted for non-commercial educational purposes only. The international copyright on this show is held exclusively by VTM, Vlaamse Televisie Maatschappij (Flemish Television Company), a leading Flanders commercial television station in the Kingdom of Belgium (http://vtm.be/). Contact Vlaamse Televisie Maatscchappij to secure authorization for any form of commercial use, or to secure the rights to air the complete "Zonge Zwanen" special documentary television series (with subtitles) in your country. You can watch more of VTM Zonge Zwanen TV series on their website at http://vtm.be/jonge-zwanen