German ballet competition

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The German Ballet Competition is an amateur dance competition for children, teenagers and adults and is the official qualification competition for the Dance World Cup for schools, groups and clubs in Germany . With over 2,000 participants annually, the competition is the largest competition of its kind in Germany. It is organized by the Munich Ballet Funding Association [bfkm] (1st chairwoman Korinna Söhn).

The German ballet competition has existed since 1983. Because of the large number of participants, there have been five regional competitions since 2009, through which one must first qualify for the national competition. All regional competitions have a number of participants of over 2,000 dancers with over 800 dances annually.

The competition is open to the following styles:

  • classic ballet
  • National dance and folklore
  • modern and contemporary dance
  • Jazz dance and show dance
  • Hip Hop and Street Dance
  • Tap dance
  • Singing and dancing
  • acrobatics

There are four different age groups:

  • Mini up to 9 years
  • Children up to 13 years
  • Juniors up to 17 years
  • Adults up to 25 years

The bfkm also presents the 'TeamGermany Dance World Cup' and other funding projects, such as:

  • Dance teenagers (group of young talents from all over Germany)
  • Audience Award (the best dances of the German Ballet Competition - in the Rosenthal Theater Selb)

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