Application Order

1.1. The Competition will be held in two age divisions: Junior Division (boys and girls) and Senior Division (male and female). The Competition in each division will be held in two categories: solo and duo.

Junior Division: young dancers, younger 18 years of age at the moment of the Competition, will have the right to join Junior Division of the Competition.

Senior Division: Male and female dancers, who are younger than 26 and elder than 18 years old at the moment of the Competition, will have the right to join the Senior Division of the Competition.

1.2. The Competition will be held in Moscow at the Bolshoi Theatre from June 10 till June 20, 2009.

1.3. Applicants wishing to participate in the Competition are requested to send the following documents to the Competition Board by registered mail, express mail or e-mail:

a) application form; b) X– copy of passport;c) X– copy of the dance education certificate; d) brief curriculum vitae;

e) proposed program for each of the Competition three rounds, with the title of each work, name of the composer and the choreographer;f) the following photographs of the applicant: one 4x6 cm photograph, two 10x15 cm photographs, one of which must be in a stage costume; g) Video-tape of high quality (DVD) with applicant’s/ applicants’ performance of one variation or duet. The video-recording should be duly signed: name and surname of applicant, title of performed item and date of recording.

Note: Laureates of International Ballet Competitions – members of International Federation of Ballet Competitions– will be admitted to the Competition without preliminary selections. In this case they must submit X-copy of the Diploma of Laureate instead of video-recording.

1.4. The participation fee shall be paid in cash during the registration procedure at the Competition and payment will be effected in rubles: for participants of the Junior Division – 2500 RBL; for participants of the Senior Division – 3600 RBL.

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1.6. The Organizing Committee shall admit not more than 150 contestants, chosen on the basis of their applications and video-recordings by the Selection Committee.

1.7. If a contestant declines to take part in the Competition, all documents, video-recordings submitted and relating to the participant shall not be returned. The participation fee is non-refundable.

1.8. Applicants admitted to the Competition will be notified by the Competition Board not later than April 20, 2009.

1.9. Upon receiving notification foreign contestants shall apply for their visas and submit a formal invitation letter to the Russian Consulate.