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:
XXIX International Ballet Competition
Varna, Bulgaria
15 – 30 July 2020
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.
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.
Edition 2020
The Jury
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