“DANCING ITALY”, the largest international dance competition in Italy, is a showcase where experts in the dance sector and the public can appreciate the work of promising dancers, and where choreographers can express themselves and their personal perception of the world through their performances. Participants will be awarded by trophies, dance accessories, and diplomas signed by members of the jury.

All of our programs consist of two parts:

1. Participation in the competition and festival
2. Participation in the Festival without competing in the competition*.

* For those who don’t want to participate in the competitive program, but wish to participate in the festival. They will still participate in the other festival activities including: joint rehearsals, workshops and master classes, where they receive advice and an official certificate from the renowned international experts during a brief discussion in an open and friendly atmosphere.

Non competing participants will also perform at international friendship concerts combining different kinds of art.

Communication with other participants, an open exchange of experience as well as a lot of master classes with internationally recognized experts, will certainly bring you to a whole new level of creativity!

PACKAGES AND PRICES:

Events Package – Half Board Hotel (4 days / 3 nights)

Early Booking Price (50% payment before 10 January 2026)

Triple Accommodation

• Standard Price: 360 EUR

• Early Booking: 330 EUR

• Extra Night: 70 EUR

Double Accommodation

• Standard Price: 385 EUR

• Early Booking: 355 EUR

• Extra Night: 78 EUR

Single Accommodation

• Standard Price: 480 EUR

• Early Booking: 450 EUR

• Extra Night: 120 EUR

* All the rooms in these hotels are reserved as the applications for participation and payment are received. After these hotels are fully booked, you may be offered alternative options for hotels at higher prices. Don’t miss the opportunity and arrange the trip now!

ATTENTION: For accompany who do not perform and do not take part in workshops – a 10% discount is given on the package price.

✅ ATTENTION: Price does not include tourist tax. Tourist tax is paid directly by the client directly to the hotel at check in.

WHAT IS INCLUDED INTO THE PRICE:

• 4 days and 3 nights in a three-star hotel;
• half board, buffet (breakfast and dinner + water)
• thank-you letters for choreographers and sponsors (included 2 letters)
• diplomas from the contest providers (one per group/category);
• festival fee;
• master-class (If provided by an organizer).
• Live streaming of the Awarding ceremony on YouTube.

ADDITIONAL FEES:

• Soloists pay 75 euros extra.
• Duets pay 45 euros per person.
• Small forms of 3-5 people pay 35 euros per person.

IF YOU PRESENT MORE THAN ONE COMPETITION PERFORMANCE:

You can present an unlimited number of competition performances.

Each additionally presented number is evaluated by the jury separately and is paid as a separate performance.

– Soloists pay 55 euros
– Duets pay extra 40 euros per person;
– Small forms 3-5 people pay 33 euros per person;
– Groups of 6 and up to 10 people – pay 30 euros/person;
– Groups of 11 or more people – pay 295 euros per group;

If the timing of your performance exceeds the limits, it is necessary to coordinate it with the Organizing Committee

ADDITIONAL SERVICES:

*Each contestant can request a named diploma and medal for 14 euros (before the competition, is given during the award ceremony). This option is ordered by up to 90% of all participants.

*Additional letters of appreciation on a numbered State Emblem paper of the Kingdom of Spain can be requested for 10 euros (before the competition). This option is ordered by up to 80% of all participants.

*Add excursions to your stay (this option is ordered by up to 90% of all participants).

*You can order a personalized written comment from the jury on your performance – cost 70 euros per performance (before the competition);

*Services of a professional photographer and cameraman – your personal video clip at the contest (prices to be specified).

FREE PLACES:

Each 25th group’s participant gets a pack of our services for free!*

Extra services

• Original pictures from the contest, Awarding ceremony;
• Photo services during the trips/excursions. Photoshoots for groups and soloists;
• Concertmaster;
• Hair stylist (Make up and hairstyle);
• Master classes from the Spanish art workers;
• Assisting Translator (accompanying person);
• Video shooting of a contest/Awarding ceremony.

*All the extra services are provided on demand. They should be requested minimum 3 days before the beginning of the contest. The prices of the extra services are to be specified from our managers.

Extra trips

• Rome
• Venice
• San-Marino
• Florence
• Urbino

CATEGORIES:

• classical dance;
• contemporary dance (jazz modern, neoclassic);
• variety dance (contemporary ballet, show groups, step);
• sport dance (hip hop, disco, techno, street, electric boogie, break dance, pop locking, and other street styles);
• folk dance;
• ballroom dance;
• oriental dance;
• flamenco;
• social dance (Argentine Tango, balboa, bachata, boogie, waltz, West Coast swing, zouk,  Irish set dancing, country music, kizomba, lindy hop, machine, merengue, reggaeton, rueda, salsa, samba de gafieira, Semba, forró, hustle, and others).

TERMS OF PARTICIPATION:

• Each group should present 1 or 2 competitive compositions of 2-5 minutes each. Each soloist should present 1 performance up to 4 minutes.
• All the compositions should be recorded on a USB flash drive. And also it’s obligatory to have backup copies of the music tracks.
• In the application, it’s necessary to specify if the layout of performances is needed or if the work will be executed by one set.
• It’s obligatory to indicate soloists, duets, and small groups of 3-5 persons.
• Due to the organizational issues and for providing optimal conditions for the participants, participation in the contest is allowed only in case if the whole services pack including accommodation of the participants is booked directly via our organization. It is an obligatory condition, therefore it’s a part of the Participation conditions.

AGE GROUPS OF PARTICIPANTS:

• I) younger than 9 years old
• II ) 10-12 years
• III) 13-15 years
• IV) 16-19 years
• V) 20-25 years
• VI) from 26 years
• VII) Mixed age category Mixta

ESTIMATION OF AGE
— For DUO/TRIO/QUARTET – the group age is calculated from the oldest participant’s age.
— For ensembles, groups of 5 or more people the age is calculated based on the average age of the group.

JURY AND EVALUATION CRITERIA:

The jury of the contest is formed of the most important choreographers and cultural workers of Spain, France, Canada and other countries of the Eastern Europe and Asia. International jury is formed by the contest’s providers. Participation in the gala concert isn’t guaranteed for everyone and is confirmed due to the results of the previous shows according to the consolidated legislative decision of the contest providers and the judges.

The jury has the right

• not to award all the prizes; 
• to share prize among performers;
• to award special prizes to teachers for outstanding achievements;
• to make a decision about breaking a performance which exceeds the bounds of the regulations;
• the jury evaluates the participants on one hundred-point system, the final result is made up of the average quantity of the received scores and the average value of the progress scores;
• the jury’s decisions are final and are not subject to review.

Evaluation criteria

• mastery – a technique of movements’ execution;
• compositional creation of the performance;
• suitability for the theatre (flexibility, costume, properties, performing standards);
• choice and correspondence of the musical and choreographic materials;
• artistic skills, disclosure of an artistic image

AWARDS:

The jury evaluates the participants on 100-point scale.

Regarding the genres of performing and categories the awards are distributed due to seven age groups

• participants who received up to 70 points become diploma holders;
• participants who received from 70 to 79 points – laureates of the third degree;
• participants who received from 80 to 89 points become laureates of the second degree;
• participants who received from 90 to 99 points become laureates of the first degree;
• participants who received 100 points become Grand Prize winners of the contest “DANCING ITALY”.
• Grand Prix winners receive a big cup and diplomas (one per group/quartet/trio/duo/solo);
• First place winners receive a standard trophy and diplomas (one per group/quartet/trio/duo/solo);
• Second and third place winners receive diplomas (one per group/quartet/trio/duo/solo);
• All contestants receive diplomas with their results (one per group/quartet/trio/duet/solo).

*Groups of 5 people or more, receive a special engraving from the city authorities.
*Each leader and sponsor of the group receives a letter of thanks on stamped paper of the Kingdom of Spain.
*Each dancer in the group can request a personal diploma and medal for an additional fee (before the competition).