FFD — Concours National de Danse Classique
Regional rounds then national final — Le Plessis-Robinson in 2026 · France
Usual dates (to be confirmed)Late January — 24-25 January in 2026
- Length
- 2 days
- Entry fee
- Not published
- Deadline
- Not published
- Age reference
- Not published — the federation rulebook is not available online
Age categories
- Enfant, Espoir 1 and 2, Élémentaire, Supérieur — brackets not published — 8–25 years old
Levels
Recreational · Pre-competitive — Two clearly separated sections: Étude, for strong amateurs, and Open Pre-professional. An FFD licence is required for Étude but not for Open Pre-professional — so a conservatoire student without a licence can enter.
Variations
- Set variation — In both sections, Étude and Open Pre-professional · 8–25 years old
Set variations, with an official video released each year.
Masterclasses. Not published.
Jury. Not published, including for previous editions.
What you can win. Pre-pro section: 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes, accessits, course places and awards. Étude section: gold, silver and bronze Classique.
Worth knowing. One of the two French federation circuits, alongside the CND. Almost nothing is available online: everything goes through the regional committee.
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Built from official websites and published rulebooks, checked in September 2026. Nothing is guessed: where a date, a fee or a jury is not published, the guide says so rather than inventing one. Rules change from season to season — always check the competition's own site before entering.