FESTIVAL PROPOSITIONS:

• All ensembles have to prepare three different programs in maximum duration of 12 minutes per program
• It is necessary to bring a flag from the country you came from and to display it during the performance on the visible spot designated by the organizers
• It is also necessary to bring a board with the name of the group and country from where the group comes from
• Ensembles which don’t have live music are required to bring for the performances in Sanremo, Cannes and the defile in Diano Marina loudspeaker player on batteries, so they can perform their choreographies on open air space
• Organizer holds the right to change some of the Festival General Conditions of which the participants will be informed in period of 24h.
• If you decide to participate in the festival, the organizer will send an official invitation letter

MAIN PROGRAM OF THE FESTIVAL:

1st day– Arrival of groups to Diano Marina and San Bartolomeo al Mare between 12 and 14h, trip to the hotel, trip to the stage where the festival will be held, rehearsal which is not mandatory, free time for sightseeing, dinner and trip back to the hotel for the night.

Organization board meeting will be held with the representatives from all the ensembles at 21h, with press conference, numerous journalists and TV Rai Uno report.

2nd day– After the breakfast at 9 o’clock, facultative trip and sightseeing of enchanting french cities of Nice, Èze, Monaco and Monte Carlo.

In afternoon hours there is a tour of a small, medieval town of Èze and tour of perfume factory Fragonard. After the tour we continue on the road to Nice, the greatest city and the pearl of Azure shore. After panoramic view of the city, trip through the Mason Square, we are going for a visit to the Palace of Justice and flower market.

After that there is a trip to Monaco and Monte Carlo. The principality of Monaco and Monte Carlo is located between the Alps and the Mediterranean. These are mythical places which offer both dreams and reality.

In the evening hours return to hotel.

3rd day– Breakfast from 7:30 to 9h, after which participants change into costumes. At 10:30 is the departure for Sanremo and from 11:30 to 13h performance will be held with all the ensembles in the centre of pedestrian zone of Sanremo between famous Ariston and Casino-Sanremo. At 13:30 we depart for Cannes. From 14:30 to 16:30 there a performance will be held with all of the ensembles on the world-renowned Croisette in front of a large audience. After that return to the hotel, dinner and night.

4th day– After breakfast there will be time for preparation of all the ensembles for defile and main performance on stage in Diano Marina. Defile starts at 15h in the center of Diano Marina, after which, at 16h, a performance will be held on beautiful stage which is right next to the sea. After the performances of all the ensembles there will be an award ceremony and party for all the participants of the festival.

5th day– Breakfast. Hotel departure. Individual departures of the groups.

FESTIVAL PROGRAM:

1^st day:

Arrival of the ensembles in Dianno Marina no later than 6 p.m.

2^nd day

Breakfast from 8 to 8.45

At 9:00 a.m., after breakfast, the groups go individually to the Fragonard Eze Perfume Factory.

Gathering of all groups and buses at the parking lot in front of the factory.

The departure of the groups from Eze to Nice is at 12:30 p.m

Arrival in Nice is at 12:50

Free time until 2:50 p.m.

Your bus will arrive at the place where you got off the bus, inform the driver when he should pick you up.

At 3 pm departure for Monaco and Monte Carlo.

Your bus should take you to the Monte Carlo tunnel, the so-called

T U N N E L  L U I S  II

In front of the tunnel, all the groups get off the bus, in the kiosk in front, your driver submits the information and receives a confirmation from the man at the kiosk, which he hands to you. Then the groups go up with the elevator, which is only 15 meters from the kiosk to the center of Monte Carlo where the famous casino is located.

At 17:50 you return the same way and take the elevator down to the tunnel, you hand the paper to the man at the kiosk who wrote you a confirmation, he calls your driver to pick you up. Please adhere to this schedule to arrive in time for dinner at your hotel.

3^rd day

Breakfast from 8 to 8:45

From 8:45 a.m. to 10 a.m. changing into uniforms

At 10 a.m. individual departure for Sanremo

Gathering of all groups at the San Remo parking lot

From the parking lot, the groups, accompanied by the organizers, go to the place where the parade starts and the ensembles go to the famous Ariston, where the ensembles perform individually. Ensembles in front of Ariston can perform a maximum of one or two choreographies lasting 5-6 minutes. After the performance of all the ensembles, they go in front of the casino in San Remo for a group photo that lasts only ten minutes, then the ensembles go to the parking lot, get into their buses and leave for Cannes.

At 1 p.m. the groups leave for Cannes.

After the arrival of all the groups at the parking lot in Cannes, the groups come individually to the famous red carpet in Cannes where the film festival takes place. After the arrival of all the groups at the gathering place in front of the red carpet, the organizers take the ensembles to the also famous Croisettes.

N O T E

In the event that the space in front of the red carpet is free and there are no activities, ensembles on the Croisette perform 3-4 choreographies. Then the ensembles return to the red carpet and then individually each ensemble takes a souvenir photo on the stairs where the red carpet is placed and after taking photos the ensembles get off the red carpet and perform one performance for a maximum of 5-6 minutes. After the performance in front of the red carpet, the ensembles go individually to the parking lot and return to their hotels. The scheduled departure for Diano Marina is at 6 p.m. We ask you to pay attention to the time of your departure for Diano Marina so that you are not late for the dinner scheduled for that day at 20:30.

4^th day

Breakfast from 8-9 a.m., free activity until 1 p.m. Then all ensembles should be at 1:30 p.m. at the meeting place near the cathedral in the center of Diano Marina, the group leaders with two of their members who will carry the flag of their country and a board with the name of the ensemble, the city they come from and the name of the country should be in front of the Diano Marina commune at 1:55 p.m. If the ensemble brought a gift for the mayor and director of the festival, it should be handed over to the reception at 2:00 p.m. All group leaders with the festival organizers go to the reception. After the end of the reception at 2:30 p.m., the parade and performance of all ensembles will begin individually in the center of Diano Marina in front of the commune. Every ensemble will be able to perform 1-2 choreographies in the duration of 5-6 minutes. After the performance of all the groups in front of the commune, the ensembles go to the main stage where the main performance begins. Main performance can’t last longer then maximum of 12-13 minutes. After the main performance, the ensembles invite their bus drivers to pick them up and take them to the hotel.

5^th day

After breakfast, the ensembles leave the hotel and go home.