Balkan Classic
Contemporary
Dance Festival
THESSALONIKI 

B.C.C.Fest  

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SCHOLARSHIPS - GRADING

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Seminars take place concurrently with the competition.

When the ballet categories are competing, contemporary seminars are held; conversely, when the contemporary categories are competing, ballet seminars take place.

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​Dancers or dance groups scoring 90% and above will be awarded a gold medal.

Those scoring 80-89% will be awarded a silver medal 

Τhose scoring 70-79% will be awarded a bronze medal.  ​​

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Every year, we strive to improve and address any aspects that are not functioning optimally.

For B.C.C.Fest 27, the following measures are being introduced:

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1.   A Chairperson of the jury is established, who will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the jury.

2.   A maximum score differential of 10 points is established between the lowest and highest scores awarded by the judges.

      The Chairperson of the jury will be responsible for overseeing this.

3.  Scholarships are divided into two categories:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             a) Those awarded by members of the jury. These scholarships are awarded independently of the scores, based on the specific criteria set by each jury                         member. The individual juror awarding the scholarship is solely responsible for it.                                                                                                                                                             b) Those awarded by the organizers. These are awarded based on scores and rankings.

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4.  Scholarships for seminars, workshops, etc., awarded by the jury, will be granted to different dancers; these awards will be announced on the results board           and by the announcer at the very moment each judge decides to grant a scholarship.

      No individual dancer or dance group may receive more than two scholarships.

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5.  Scholarships awarded by the organizers—which are granted based on scores—are exempt from this rule.

     In these cases, recipients must notify the organizers within 15 days as to whether they intend to make use of their scholarships; otherwise, the scholarships         will be awarded to the next candidates in the rankings.

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6.  Apprenticeship scholarships, professional opportunities, and all other scholarships—excluding those for workshops—will be announced and awarded                during the final awards ceremony of B.C.C.Fest 27, regardless of their duration or financial value.

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7.  The method of scoring and awarding medals remains the same, as our goal is to avoid direct competition among the dancers.

       It is our belief that dance is culture, and that culture is advanced only through competing with oneself and through personal development—not through                direct competition between dancers and schools.

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Taking the above into account—as well as the requirement to distinguish between gold medals and highlight the superior choreography—the following awards are established:

a) 1st Prize for Best Choreography in the category

b) 2nd Prize for Best Choreography in the category

c) 3rd Prize for Best Choreography in the category

These awards will be presented during the final award ceremonies of B.C.C.Fest 27.

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B.C.C.Fest, in collaboration with the I.D.F. (International Dance Federation), offers dancers who win the top three awards in each category the opportunity to represent Greece at the I.D.F. World Dance Competition 2028.

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For the Best Choreography award in EACH category—provided the score is 85% or higher—a cash prize will be awarded in the form of a study voucher.

The condition is that the dancers must continue their training at the same school with which they participated in B.C.C.Fest 27.

This is because we believe that behind every talent that emerges, there is a team of instructors who have worked to make it happen.

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The procedure is as follows:

On October 27, voucher recipients will send an email to bccfest@gmail.com, confirming that they are continuing their studies at the same institution through which they participated in B.C.C.Fest 27.

At the same time, the school will confirm via email that the specific dancers are continuing their studies at the school.

Subsequently, the organizers will deposit 50% of the voucher amount into the school’s account around November 27th and will notify both the dancers and the school of this deposit via a follow-up email, so that the school may apply it toward the dancers' tuition fees.

The same procedure will take place at the end of January 28th, and the payment of the remaining 50% will be completed in early February 28th.

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In case that a group wins a study voucher, but some of the dancers do not continue their studies at the same school—or do not pursue further studies at all—the voucher and the aforementioned procedure shall remain valid only if the remaining dancers from the group constitute at least half of the original number of dancers who participated in B.C.C.Fest 27.

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In the case that a dancer wins the voucher but continues their studies at a different school the following year, the voucher is automatically awarded to the next person in the rankings.

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     The top-ranked choreography in each category automatically qualifies for the I.D.F. 28 World Final—an event supported by B.C.C.Fest.

      Should a group choose to represent Greece at the World Final, the value of their study voucher will be increased by 50% to help cover travel and accommodation expenses.

       In such a case, the total voucher amount—including the 50% increase—will be managed jointly by the event organizers and the school’s administration, with the aim of best supporting the dancers representing the country (e.g., by covering hotel stays, airfare, etc.).

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The value of the study vouchers for each category will be announced after the early registration period ends.

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