A new dance competition is heading to Scarborough Spa later this year. The Scarborough Super League Dance Day will take place on Sunday 11 November, with dancers of all grades and ages able to compete in competitions across the day.The competition day encourages dancers of all abilities to take part: from social dancers to champions and under 10 years to over 65's.It is organised by Diane Haywood and Gary Foster and will also host a number of solo events for competitors under 16 years of age who don't have a partner.The competitions will be held on the large dance floor in The Spa’s Ocean Room and will take place in front of an expert panel of independent adjudicators including former World, British and International dance champion David Trueman.Organiser Diane Haywood said: ‘With fabulous dancing, a top class panel of adjudicators and the very best in dance music providing a fantastic atmosphere and great entertainment this brand new event is set to be a great day … [Read more...] about Scarborough Spa to host new dance competition
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Bucharest International Dance Film Festival takes over the capital between 6-9 September
The fourth edition of the Bucharest International Dance Film Festival, whose theme tis year is “[re]tracing,” will take place in the Romanian capital between 6-9 September across six venues. The festival will explore the traces left by time on the lives of the people and communities they are a part of. “The meeting between film and dance brings to BIDFF stories about resistance, perseverance and courage. (…) We sought and found ingenious methods of archiving the collective memory, but also daring forecasts on the future, by means of which we want to offer a context for the repositioning of the ‘private individual’ versus ‘the many,’ even though this might imply altering what is generally defined as the ‘truth,’ Simona Deaconescu, the festival’s artistic director, said. At this year’s edition, alongside the festival’s two traditional competitions for international and national shorts, BIDFF will … [Read more...] about Bucharest International Dance Film Festival takes over the capital between 6-9 September
Winners of Gamar Almaszade dance competition named [PHOTO]
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By Laman Ismayilova Artists of the Moscow Regional State Ballet Theater "Russian Ballet" Mstislav Arefiyev and Siori Fukuda, awarded the Grand Prix of the Second International Competition of Classical and National Dances named after Gamar Almasdzade in Baku. “As part of the competition, Mstislav and Siori, having brilliantly performed compositions from classical and modern ballet, became the first and received the highest award - the Grand Prix of the competition. Actress Matisse Love won the second prize at the contest,” said the Culture Minister of the Moscow Region Oksana Kosareva. Dancers from Azerbaijan, Turkey, the U.S., Bulgaria, Spain, Israel, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Japan took part in the competition organized by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan and the Baku Academy of Choreography. The contest was held among dancers from 16 to 26 years old. The best were also noted in the nominations - "Classical dance" (solo and duet), "National … [Read more...] about Winners of Gamar Almaszade dance competition named [PHOTO]
Gamar Almaszade dance competition underway in Baku [PHOTO]
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By Laman Ismayilova The opening ceremony of the 2nd International Dance Competition named after Gamar Almaszade was held at the Heydar Aliyev Palace on June 25. The contest, organized jointly by the Ministry of Culture and Baku Choreography Academy, featured a video about Gamar Almaszade's creativity, Azertac reported. Speaking at the ceremony, Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev said that the international competition named after one of the creators of Azerbaijan ballet school, the first female ballet master Gamar Almaszade was organized for the second time. He stressed that the competition takes a special place among the international cultural events hosted by Azerbaijan. The dance competition aims to promote national and classical dance legends, as well as modern dance trends, recognition of young talents, the development of dance and singing skills, raising the level of professional education in the relevant field, etc. In his … [Read more...] about Gamar Almaszade dance competition underway in Baku [PHOTO]
Sussex International Piano Competition in Worthing
“That was the best performance of Ravel’s La Valse I have heard for probably 10 years.” One declaration from the audience summed up the excitement mounting as the Sussex International Piano Competition moved last night (Wednesday) towards its Semi-Final stage. Hove piano expert and international artiste manager Tony Purkiss was referring to the appearance on Tuesday, the first Quarter-Final day, of Rhythmie Wong, a young woman from Hong Kong. But what would the seven-strong Jury think on Wednesday evening, after the second nine of the 18 competitors had completed their maximum half-hour programmes of solo piano? Deliberations took more than an hour until at 9.15pm, SIPC artistic director, the Worthing Symphony Orchestra’s chief conductor John Gibbons, announced the final six pianists to reappear in the Semis tomorrow afternoon and evening (Friday). Rhythmie Wong – who, as well as playing violin, clarinet and composing, has a sister named Harmonie – … [Read more...] about Sussex International Piano Competition in Worthing