Expression International Dance Competition
Florence, Fortezza da Basso, 21-22-23 February 2025
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Expression Competition: 21-22-23 February 2025
Expression International Dance Competition: International competition of classical dance, choreographic composition, modern contemporary, hip hop and free style, open to dance students of all nationalities aged 6 and over for soloists, couples and groups. Numerous scholarships have been awarded to the main dance institutions in the world, as well as prize money and internships. The Competition creates educational and professional opportunities for young dancers, serving as a springboard for a career in the world of dance. For twenty years on the splendid stage in Florence at Danza in Fiera, over 5,000 dancers from all over the world have participated in the competition.
Competition exit order by day / section / category
Friday 21 February 2025 (from 9.30 to 20.30 approximately)*
• Hip Hop and Urban Dances
Soloists: Children • Junior • Over (from 9.30 to 10.30)
Couples: Children • Junior • Over (from 10.30 to 10.45)
Hip Hop and Urban Dance Soloist and Couples Awards
Groups: Children • Junior • Over (from 11.00 to 12.30)
Hip Hop and Urban Dance Groups Awards
• Choreographic Composition
Soloists: Children • Junior • Over (from 13.00 to 15.45)
Couples: Children • Junior • Over (from 16.15 to 17.15)
Choreographic Composition Soloist and Couples Awards
Groups: Children • Junior • Over (from 17.30 to 20.15)
Choreographic Composition Groups Awards
Saturday 22 February 2025 (from 9.30 to 20.30 approximately)*
• Classical and Neoclassical Ballet
Soloists: Children • Junior • Over (from 9.30 to 11.00)
Couples: Children • Junior • Over (from 11.00 to 11.30)
Groups: Children • Junior • Over (from 11.30 to 12.15)
Classical and Neoclassical Soloist, Couples and Groups Awards
• Modern Dance / Jazz Contemporary
Soloists: Children (from 13.00 to 14.00)
Soloist: Junior (from 14.15 to 16.15)
Soloist: Over (from 16.30 to 19.00)
Modern Contemporary Jazz Soloists Children Awards
• Galà Expression XXth anniversary start at 19.00
Start at 20.00 Modern Contemporary Jazz Soloists Junior and Over Awards
Sunday 23 February 2025 (from 9.30 to 18.30 approximately)*
• Modern Dance / Jazz Contemporary
Couples: Children • Junior • Over (from 9.30 to 10.45)
Modern Dance / Jazz Contemporary Couples Awards
Groups: Children • Junior • Over (from 11.15 to 18.00)
Modern Dance / Jazz Contemporary Groups Awards
* The times are indicative with possible delay or advance of performance even of 60 minutes. The exit orders with the precise times divided by section and category will be published approximately 10 days before the beginning of the Competition.
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The most important international dance competition
Participate and win cash prizes, scholarships and special prizes! For all information see the Rules page.
The competition is organized by International Dance Association
Modern, Jazz, Contemporary
Classical and Neoclassical Ballet
Hip Hop and Urban Dance
Choreographic Composition
Fantasy Dance - Freestyle
Expression International Dance Competition is confirmed, every year, a great and long-awaited dance appointment! Very pleasant also the context of Danzainfiera, which calls all dance's operators, professionals and also fan. For the youngest, the competition is a good opportunity for show their abilities, as well as a valuable experience to improve themselves through comparison with other dancers.
It’s really very nice to see so many young people loving dance! The commitment is great and the performances are generally harmonious, good from a technical point of view, with beautiful costumes and results of interesting ideas.
The level of competition improves year after year! For me who participated in several editions, it was nice to review among the participants some familiar faces and observe their progress. Any advice for everyone? Choose the music that best suits your work, using also expressiveness as true artists, to represent through dance what music expresses.
I was surprised and impressed by the entity of the whole event: it is really great! I found the technical level of the participants very varied, as often happens in competitions where there are no preselections. But everyone tried to figure it out, trying to bring home the best possible experience.
I found the IDA dance universe very interesting. The competition is a good showcase for the kids, and it is very important that the variations thought by the teachers are really appropriate to the age and talent of the pupil, to enable the jury to express itself in the best possible way and to facilitate the jury’s opinion.
Expression is an important showcase whose essential ingredients are energy, passion and seriousness. The competition has always been distinguished by the high number of participants. The advice I can give to all hip hop dancers is to give space to creativity, choreography, costumes and all the elements of a show, without forgetting to enhance the techniques hip hop.
Scholarships and Special Prizes past editions
