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International Ballet Competition

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XXIX International Ballet Competition Varna, Bulgaria

Varna International Ballet Competition is the oldest and the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world, considered in the Ballet Community as the Ballet Olympiad.
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Regulations

Competitors may participate in the Competition rounds either in couples or as soloists. Dancers take part in the Competition in two age groups and separate prizes and titles are awarded to each group:

Group A – SENIORS

for ballet dancers aged under 26, i.e. born after July 15th 1994 and before July 14th 2001

Group B – JUNIORS

for boys and girls aged 15 to 19, i.e. born after July 15th 2001 and before July 14th 2005.

Competition Repertoire

First Round

Obligatory classical choreography

Competitors perform, at their own choice, one pas de deux (adagio, variation and coda) or two variations from the obligatory repertoire.

Second Round

All competitors perform two dances, not performed in the First Round, in one night

a pas de deux (adagio, variation and coda) or two variations (at competitor’s choice) from the classical ballet repertoire, created by the end of the 19th century;
a contemporary work of the competitor’s choice choreographed in the last five years, i.e. after July 15th, 2015, not exceeding 6 minutes.

Third Round

All competitors perform two dances, not performed in the First and Second Rounds, in one night

a pas de deux (adagio, variation and coda) or two variations (at competitor’s choice) from the classical ballet repertoire, created after the end of the 19th century;
a contemporary work of the competitor’s choice choreographed in the last ten years, i.e. after July 15th, 2010, not exceeding 6 minutes.

Academy 2020

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By tradition, concurrently with the Competition from 15 – 30 July 2020, the Foundation will organize the International Summer Ballet Academy – Varna 2020 with the participation of pedagogues from Bulgaria and overseas.

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