Danza Galicia is part of a network of international events and competitions. Starting in 2024, OPTIMUM will be offered, an exclusive event, accessible only by invitation, reserved for the winners of the various competitions.
A showcase of authentic talents, with cash prizes and various opportunities. Among the special prizes, assigned at the sole discretion of each of the judges, there are invitations to workshops (also with companies), seminars and professional courses. For teachers, invitations to support directors or choreographers during the work of the company, as teachers in seminars or workshops, as guests and to present their work on platforms dedicated to new emerging choreographers. The concept that gave birth to OPTIMUM is an experiment that challenges the rules of normal competitions and that we will be happy to experiment with you.
In fact, on the exclusive OPTIMUM stage, those of excellence will perform, that is, only those who have already won an international competition and, therefore, have already received their prize and recognition for the quality of their technique. OPTIMUM wants to break with conventions and reward art more broadly, understood as the ability to communicate emotions and transport the audience into your world, rather than good technique, which you have already demonstrated to possess. Dance is art and, when you go to a museum, you are free to move from Renaissance paintings to futuristic ones; when you read a book you go from a romantic one to a mysterious one; when you listen to music you go from blues to rock and so on. OPTIMUM was created to reward the ability to act, express art, involve the audience and transmit emotions, whatever the style that is performed. In reality, it is purely a choreographic competition. The jury, composed of highly experienced directors and choreographers, will be able to evaluate your performances exclusively as a wonderful art form, in its complexity and fullness.
Next edition of OPTIMUM will be on
Saturday 5th of July, 2025, in Livorno (Italy)
and will be allowed to compete the winners of the following dance competitions:
LIVORNO in DANZA (Italia) www.livornoindanza.info
VALENCIA DANZA (Spain) www.valenciadanza.eu
DANZANDO (Madrid, Spain) www.danzando.net
PICCOLI TALENTI (Italy) www.piccolitalenti.top
VERIA DANCE (Greece)
the winner of OPTIMUM 2024!
Among the special prizes, awarded at the full discretion of the individual judges, there are invitations to workshops (including with companies), seminars and professional courses. For teachers, the possibility of being invited to support directors or choreographers during the company's work, as teachers in seminars or workshops, as guests and present their work in platforms dedicated to new emerging choreographers.
OVERALL WINNER 2024: OUTSIDE OF
choreographer DILETTA NANNICINI, dancer CLARISSA VICOLI (SOUL DANCE LAB)
CASH PRIZES:
Groups category:
500 €: ELEMENTAL, choreographers QUINTAS y AGUADO (ADAE ALMA)
300 €: PAVONEANDOSE EN PRIMAVERA, choreographer DILETTA NANNICINI (SOUL DANCE LAB)
200 €: ENTRE TACON Y TACON, choreographer MARIA DEL CARMEN ROPERO (ADAE ALMA)
Soloists category:
300 €: OUTSIDE OF, choreographer DILETTA NANNICINI, dancer CLARISSA VICOLI (SOUL DANCE LAB)
200 €: PAVILLON DE ARMIDA, repertory, dancer SOFIA BEZRUKOVA (INTERNATIONAL DANCE SCHOOL)
100 €: ULTIMO ALIENTO, choreographer ALEXANDRA COSTA, dancer TRISTAN LARA (DANZARTE)
Download the final classification here
OPTIMUM REGULATION
ART. 1. DESCRIPTION
The OPTIMUM choreographic competition is open to dancers of any nationality who have been awarded prizes in some of the affiliated competitions and who have obtained an invitation from the jurado. The choreography presented must be the same that received the invitation. The organization reserves the right to make any change in the program, due to organizational needs, as well as modifying the categories, with the sole purpose of keeping the spirit of enthusiasm and competition high. Failure to comply with this regulation will result in the exclusion of the competition.
ART. 2 : SECTIONS and CATEGORIES
SECTIONS: soloists, 2-4 and groups.
CATEGORIES:
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JUNIOR: born between 2009 and 2012
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SENIOR: born in 2008 or before
DURATION;
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SOLOISTS: 2 minutes
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2-4: 3 minutes
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GROUPS: 4 minutes
ART. 3 : AWARDS
For each category, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will be awarded.
Among the winners of all the categories, the overall winners with the highest points in general will be awarded with:
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SOLOS: 1st €300, 2nd €200, 3rd €100
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2-4 and GROUPS: 1st €500, 2nd €300, 3rd €200
There are special prizes, awarded to an exclusive jurado criterion, including scholarships in academies and/or companies and invitations.
ART. 4 : REGISTRATION, DEADLINE AND FEES
The choreography and the dancers must be the same who received the invitation. The registration deadline is 15 may 2025, by sending a confirmation email to optimumcompetition@gmail.com, after which the instructions for the payment of the registration fee will follow:
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Soloist €50
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Pas de deux/trío and quartet: €30 for each dancer
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Groups: €20 for each dancer.
ART. 5 : HOW THE COMPETITION WILL RULES
The competition will tend to take place entirely in Livorno, 5th of july 2025
STAGE: all the performances will act with white lights. The Theater has a 10 x 10 m stage with 2 wings per side, 2% slope.
REHEARSALS: No rehearsals, but once you have checked in, during the scans you will be able to visit the scenario and make ensayos in the collective space.
CHECK-IN: the check-in hours will be communicated by electronic mail. At the Check-In, the head of the group will receive the steps, which they must take during the entire duration of the event.
Each teacher must have a USB memory (no CD or mobile phone) with backed music (MP3 only), to use it in an emergency.
The use of scenery, tools, objects or substances that can damage or make the scenery slip, will not be permitted, under penalty of descaling.
Unless otherwise indicated by the jurado or the organization, no applause is permitted.
ART. 6 : JUDGMENT AND EVALUATION CRITERIA
The technical jurado will be made up of internationally recognized personalities, whose names will be publicly defined once the distinct accounts. The juicios del jurado técnico determine the classification of the categories and are expressed in centésimas and are considered exclusively on a mathematical basis. The concesión de prizes queda reservada (except in ex-aequo cases) to the 3 choreographers who, in each category, obtain the highest points. The jurado reserves the right to not otorgar prizes.
ART. 7 : ACCESS TO THE THEATER Y TICKETS
Access to the dressing rooms, scenery and backstage will be permitted to the dancers and only to the choreographer, provided with a pass.
The public will be able to assist by purchasing the ticket in taquilla with a cost of 10€, following the instructions that will be sent to you by electronic mail.
ART. 8 : VIDEO AND PHOTOS
No videos/photos will be allowed, entrusted exclusively to professional operators, who will be responsible for their sales and distribution.
ART. 9 : CONCLUSIONS
The votes of the jurado are definitive. Participants must meet the rules and conditions of entry, the fulfillment of the rules will result in the exclusion from the competition.