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IBBC — International Baltic Ballet Competition

Riga, Daile Theatre · Europe

Usual dates (to be confirmed)June — usual window

Length
Not published
Entry fee
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Age reference
Not published

Age categories

  • Juniors — 12–14 years old
  • Intermediate — 15–18 years old
  • Professionals — 19–26 years old

Levels

Pre-competitive — Three divisions: Juniors, Pre-professionals and Professionals.

Variations

FreeRepertoire
  • Free — Not published · 12–26 years old
  • Repertoire — Not published · 12–26 years old

Not published.

Masterclasses. Offered to entrants.

Jury. Chaired by Aivars Leimanis, artistic director of the Latvian National Ballet, with seven international members in 2025.

What you can win. Cash prizes and placements at European ballet schools. Amounts not published.

Worth knowing. Institutionally well anchored — Latvian National Opera, Daile Theatre — but very little practical information published.

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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.