Seehyun Kim

Biography

Seehyun Kim began her ballet training in her hometown of Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, before joining the Korea National University of Arts Gifted Program at age nine. She continued her studies at Seoul Arts High School, leaving early to train with the San Francisco Ballet Trainee Program for one year, followed by a year with the Grainger Academy of The Joffrey Ballet’s Studio Company. Kim has an extensive competition history, both in Korea and internationally. While at the Korea National University of Arts Gifted Program, she won first place at the Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition (2017) and the Sicilia Barocca International Dance Competition (2018). While attending Seoul Arts High School, she was a semi-finalist at the 2022 Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland, and placed fifth at the 2023 Prix de Lausanne, where she also received the Audience Favorite Award.