Stage Information

We invite you to the ``STAGE`` International Dance Competition 2025 - Skopje, North Macedonia 🇲🇰

OFFICIALLY THE BIGGEST PROFESSIONAL DANCE STAGE IN EUROPE!

  • Worldwide competition.

  • International licensed adjudicators and famous dance artists.

  • The latest sound/light equipment.

  • Recognized and supported by the Ministry of Culture of the N. Macedonia

     

DATE

8th of November 2025

COMPETITION START TIME

08:30am

GALA NIGHT TIME

Best of the best at
9:00 or 9:30 pm

DANCE DISCIPLINES

  • Ballet

  • Neoclassical Ballet

  • Pas de Deux

  • Contemporary | Modern

  • Open

  • Jazz

  • Lyrical Ballet

  • Show Dance

  • Musical Theater

  • Acro Style

  • Hip-Hop

  • Street Style | MTV Dance

  • Folk | Character Dance

  • Latin Show

MAIN STAGE

Dance floor: 15 x 20 meters ballet floor

INFO: The main stage is reserved for all competitors and performances during the competition.

SMALL STAGE

Dance floor: 13 x 10 meters ballet floor

INFO: If there are more enrollments than expected there is additional small stage which will be used for solo and duo/trio categories.

Age Division
  • Baby: 3-5 years
  • Mini: 6-8 years
  • Children: 9-11 years
  • Junior: 12-15 years
  • Senior: 16-18 years
  • Adults: 19+ years
Dance Categories
  • Solo (1 dancer Male/Female)
  • Duo/Trio (2-3 dancers)
  • Group (4-10 dancers)
  • Formation: (11-29 dancers)
  • Production: (30+ dancers)
Duration of Performances
  • Solo/Duo: 1:00 – 2:00 minutes
  • Small group: 2:00 – 3:00 minutes
  • Formation: 3:00 – 4:00 minutes
  • Production: 4:00 – 6:30 minutes

 

APPLICATION LINK

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 26th October (Sunday) 2025 until 11:30 pm.

INSTRUCTIONS
First, you must create an account and/or log in at the link: https://festis.dance/#/home

You have already made your first step and registered your account with club or dance school data, which also pays the entry fees, so you should enter the correct billing information, if not, you can always edit your data.

The Next step is to add your dancers with their name, surname, gender, and birth data.


When you finish creating your dancers, you can continue and enroll in a festival and select STAGE International Dance Competition.


The next step is to create your routines. You have to provide the title of the performance, category, dance style, age division, name of choreographer, dancers, track duration, and upload your music.

The system lets you save unfinished routines – for example, you could skip the music upload and easily edit your routine on a later day, as long as it’s before the festival deadline. If you have previously used FestIS for registration to another festival, you can import your routines by clicking Load values of existing routines and entering your search criteria.


After completing all routines’ data and uploading all your music, you have to send your registration by clicking the FINISH REGISTRATION – ENROLL! button. Afterward, you can download your pro forma invoice for entry fee payment. Be careful – don’t miss the registration deadline!


Music must be uploaded while applying. Please make sure your mix is correct.

AWARDS AND SPECIAL AWARDS

AWARDS

  • All competitors – diploma
  • 1st, 2nd and 3rd place – medal (all categories)
  • 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place – trophy (groups, formations, and productions)
  • GOLDEN TICKETS for GALA NIGHT

GALA NIGHT SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Gifts
  • Scholarships – free participation

Money awards:

  • Best costumes
  • Best choreography
  • Best solo
  • Best duo/trio
  • Best group
  • Best formation
  • Best production
  • Best dance team in the competition (Grand Prix)

PRICING AND TICKETS

Price for participation

  • Group, formation, production = 15€ (per dancer/per performance)
  • Solo = 30€ (per dancer/per performance)
  • Duo/Trio = 20€ (per dancer/per performance)
  • Pas de Deux = 25€ (per dancer/per performance)

Tickets

  • One entry ticket = 400 MKD / 6,5€

ACCOMMODATION

Please contact us for accommodation. The capacity is very limited and will be granted by the principle of first come, first served.