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Major International Dance Festivals and Competitions

NAME

LOCATION

FREQUENCY

WHEN FOUNDED

American Dance Festival	Durham, North Carolina ¹, United States of America	annual	1934
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival	Becket, Massachusetts, United States of America	annual	1942
Khajuraho Dance Festival	Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India	annual	1950
International Dance Festival in Ústí nad Labem	Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic	annual	1972
Dance Umbrella Festival	London, England	annual	1978
ImPuls Tanz Festival ²	Vienna, Austria	annual	1983
Biennale International de la Danse	Lyon, France	every two years	1984
Vail Valley Foundation International Dance Festival	Vail, Colorado, United States of America	annual	1989
Dance Screen Festival	locations vary	every two-three years	1990
Festival International de Nouvelle Danse	Montreal, Canada	annual	1990
Prague Festival Premie Tanec	Prague, Czech Republic	annual	1997
1 Originally at the Bennington School of Dance, Bennington, Vermont. Between 1948 and 1977 held in New London, Connecticut; since 1978 held in Durham, North Carolina; in 1996 an associated programme opened in New York City. 2 Previously known as Internationale Tanzwochen Wien.

NAME

LOCATION

FREQUENCY

WHEN FOUNDED

Adeline Genée International Medal Awards	London, England	every two years	1931
Varna International Ballet Competition	Varna, Bulgaria	every two years	1964
Moscow International Ballet Competition and Contest of Choreographers	Moscow, Russia	every four years	1969
Prix de Lausanne	Lausanne, Switzerland	annual	1973
USA International Ballet Competition	Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America	every four years	1979
New York International Ballet Competition	New York City, New York, United States of America	every three years	1983
Helsinki International Ballet Competition and Choreography Competition	Helsinki, Finland	irregular	1984
Paris International Dance Competition	Paris, France	every two years	1984
Erik Bruhn Competition	Toronto, Canada	annual	1988
Vaganova Prix	St Petersburg, Russia	annual	1988 ¹
'Maya' International Ballet Competition	St Petersburg, Russia	every two years	1994
Shanghai International Ballet Competition	Shanghai, China	every two years ²	1995
International Ballet Competition St Pölten	St Pölten, Austria	annual	2000
1 International from 1995. 2 Competition to be held every two years from 2001.

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Choreography; Dance Festivals; Modern Dance; Dance; Ballet

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