Genée International Ballet Competition

Genée International Ballet Competition
Awarded forClassical Ballet
CountryWorldwide
Presented byRoyal Academy of Dance
First awarded1931
Websiteroyalacademyofdance.org/genee

The Genée International Ballet Competition is an annual international classical ballet competition organised by the Royal Academy of Dance of London, England. It is named for Dame Adeline Genée, and was first held in London in 1931. In 2019, it was renamed the Margot Fonteyn Ballet Competition. [1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ Georgia Snow (20 August 2015). Genee ballet competition to be streamed online. The Stage. Accessed August 2016.
  2. ^ "Genee international ballet competition 2009 - IFACCA, the International Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  3. ^ "The 'Genée' to become the Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition from 2020 | Royal Academy of Dance". United Kingdom. 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2021-01-07.