Lee Joo-mi, 23, won the grand prix in the contemporary category at Le Grand Prix de Paris Let’s DANCE 2016, an international dance competition that ended in Paris on Feb. 14, Korea National University of Arts announced Wednesday.

Lee has won several prestigious awards, including the grand prix at the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition in New York in 2014, first prize at the Dong-A Dance Competition and senior female first prize in the contemporary dance category at the 10th Seoul International Dance Competition in 2013 and grand prize at the Third Korea International Dance Competition in 2012. 

Affiliated with the Seoul-based Laboratory Dance Project since 2014, Lee graduated Korea National University of Arts‘ school of dance with a contemporary dance major last month.

The Paris international dance competition, one of the most prestigious concours along with the USA International Ballet Competition and Helsinki International Ballet Competition in Finland, is held biennially with categories of classic and contemporary.

By Jung Eun-jin (jej2403@heraldcorp.com)