FESTIVALS AND COMPETITIONS IN ISRAEL

Eilat's Wave- From Traditional to Contemporary

International Folklore and Modern Dance&Vocal Festival -Competition

When: 14 May 20245 -17 May 2025

Where: Eilat,  Red Sea, Israel

for: Children, Teeny, Youngsters

for: Dance, Choirs, Small Group, Solo

for:  Folklore (Authentic&Styled), Pop, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Break-dance, AcroDance, Sport Show

EIlat

Eilat is a place where visitors seem to have a great time and where children in particular seem blissfully happy. The warm waters of the Red Sea, home to some of the world's most beautiful coral reefs, offer snorkeling, diving and swimming opportunities, and there are plenty of other attractions on offer, including  hiking amid  desert scenery, VAT-free shopping and an aquarium.

Eilat's Wave- International Dance&Vocal Festival -Competition is one of the great dance&vocal competitive  events in Israel.The festival takes place in the best concert hall of Eilat ( Tiatron Eilat) with concert's stage 18x12 m. More than 1700 youth dancers and singers took part in the 2nd festival in 2019. The festival program includes Great Open Ceremony, Dance Contest, workshops, disco, meeting with foreign groups, VIP meetings for leaders of the groups, interview for TV and radio channels, yacht ship with the best marine attractions that Eilat has to offer: tubing, banana boats, parasailing, jet ski. Festival's committee can organize excursions to the Dead Sea and to Old City of Jerusalem according to your desire.

The festival is organized by the Israeli Folk Theater with the support of the Eilat Municipality.

Regulations

Nominations for dance:

Nominations for vocal:

Size of group:

Age of group:

Age of group /for Hip-Hop and Break-Dance only:

Judges are outstanding Israeli and foreign choreographers and dancers.Maximum-12 points

Evaluation criteria for Dance:

Evaluation criteria for Vocal:

Rewarding:

The Jury awards all of participants by diplomas and medals

Memorable prizes are given to the winners of the competition -Laureate of The 1st, 2nd, 3rd degrees and Grand Prix

Music

During for dance/song composition- up to 3 min (an exception for folklore dances up to 4 minutes).  Solo/Duet/Trio- up to 2 min. All compositions must be registered on the site https://contaste.pro/  up to 01/02/2025

Registration:

Participation in the festival is registered after submitting an application and paying a registration fee 50 $ per participant of contest (up to 01/02/2025). This fee is not addition payment. It is excluded from participation fee. If the groups/participants want to take part in the additional nomination – they have to pay 10 $ per participant extra charges. Extra charges for solo 20$

Each participant of the festival (group or soloist) submits an application and submits to the Organizing Committee the following documents, confirming the intention to take part in the festival:

In response to the application and in confirmation of payment, Organization Committee sends an official invitation to the group/soloist and offers booking of the hotel, transfer and touring program.

Deadline for registration 01/02/2025

 Participation fee includes:

Participation fee not includes:

For each group, we will select an individual very interesting program across Israel for first acquaintance with Israeli and culture and visiting the Old City of Jerusalem that is one of the most intense places on Earth. Have fun and enjoy your special day in Jerusalem with visiting the  most significant monuments of world cultural and spiritual heritage. 

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