Best World Dance Group Forum and

International Festival “Holiday of Spring”

Best World Dance Group of 2020 year. The Grand Final date: January 5, 2021 Brno

All winners of semifinals and finals will be invited to the Grand Final.

Best European Dance Group 2019/2020 Semifinals & Qualifying rounds:

WINTER 2020

30.11.2019 Liberec

07.12.2019 Ostrava

SPRING 2020

29.02.2020

Karlovy Vary 22.03.2020

České Budějovice 25.03.2020

Rimini (Italy semifinal) 29.03.2020

Brno (Cz semifinal)

05.01.2020 Final of 2019 Prague

08.01.2020 Gala Award Prague

Winter Fairy Tale

31.03.2020 Gala Award Prague

Holiday of Spring

12.04.2020 Teplice / Usti nad Labe

25.04.2020 Brno

01.05.2020 Rimini (Italy Final)

03.05.2020 Pilsen (Cz Final)

07.05.2020 Gala Award Prague

Blossoming Czech

Best World Dance Group - an international championship with unique prizes: 1). ABSOLUTE WINNER of Best World Dance

Group Absolute winner - the group that won the finals receives a grant for the festival on a cruise ship.

2). ABSOLUTE WINNER of Best European Dance Group The absolute winner of Europe - the group that won the finals of the European series, receives a grant for the festival at Disneyland Paris

3). Best CHOREOGRAPHER Group Exhibition – PRIZE of Miroslava Pesikova - The 5 best choreographers receive an exclusive prize - a grant for the 2021 Cruise Festival in the USA: New York, Miami, Disneyland Orlando

ABSOLUTE WINNER of Best World Dance Group

the final will take place on January 8, 2021, in Prague

ABSOLUTE WINNER of Best European Dance Group &

CHOREOGRAPHER Group Exhibition Semifinals and finals are held at the end of each festival season

Autumn-Winter 2019, Spring-Summer 2020 and Autumn-Winter 2020

At all semi-finals and finals we announce:

Best European Dance Group in every age category. Nominees for the title: Best CHOREOGRAPHER Group Exhibition –

PRIZE of Miroslava Pesikova

Program of the International Festival-Competition "Holiday of Spring" (27.03-02.04.2020)

Each group is given a choice of accommodation city: Rimini, Prague, Brno, Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně Selection of the Festival Package: Vienna - Prague - Pilsen - Karlovy Vary -

Marianske Lazne - Nuremberg Choose hotel 3 * or hotel 4 * Possibility of receiving a 20% discount to a full 6-day package or a shortened 5-

day package

* The Organizing Committee can make changes to the program, with the preservation of all agreed activities

Package “A” March 28, 2020 • Arrival in Vienna. • Familiarity with the culture of Vienna. (optional or in package *) • Workshops are possible with the Workshop form. (optional *) • Dinner Overnight in the Czech Republic (optional or in package *)

March 29, 2020 • Breakfast • Festival Competition + Best European Dance Group Championship in Brno • Qualifying round for the prize of Best CHOREOGRAPHER Group. • Disco for all participants • Dinner. Overnight in Brno or Prague (optional or in package *)

March 30, 2020 • Breakfast • Flashmob of all participants in the center of Prague • Workshops using the Workshop form are possible (optional *) • Excursion in Prague • Dinner. Overnight in Brno or Prague (optional * or package)

March 31, 2020 • Breakfast • Gala Award Festival “Spring Festival” in Prague • Winner's award ceremony Best European Dance Group. • Announcement of nominees for: Best CHOREOGRAPHER Group Exhibition. • VIP meeting leaders. • Dinner. Overnight in Brno or Prague (optional * or package)

April 1, 2020 • Breakfast Free day for master classes or excursions: Each group selects only 1 excursion. If the group is less than 30 people, the organizer offers a possible option of excursions: Visiting castles in the vicinity of Brno (optional or package *) Nuremberg (optional or package *). Karlovy Vary (optional *) Mariánské Lázně (optional *) Dresden (optional *) • Packed lunch on the way with a festival package or dinner in the Czech Republic. • You can visit the Neuschwanstein Castle (payment of entrance tickets 25Eur / c person) • Overnight in Prague or Plzeне (optional * at the hotel of your choice or package with dinner)

April 2, 2020 • Breakfast. • Departure home or visit the Berlin tropics on special conditions, for groups who ordered the package.

Package “B” If desired, an extra day on March 24 ● Arrival in Rimini or at any nearby airport up to 200 km. ● Meeting at the airport. ● Transfer to the hotel. ● Accommodation. Dinner. ●Extra night with dinner (28 / 38Eur). March 25, 2020 ● Arrival in Rimini ● Festival performance + Best European Dance Group Championship in Rimini ● Excursion to Rimini ● Overnight in Rimini or Verona. ●Dinner

March 26, 2020 ● Breakfast. ● You can visit Verona (optional or package *). ● Workshops are possible using the Workshop form (optional *). ● It is possible to visit Gardaland Park on special conditions for groups that ordered the package. ● Dinner. ● Overnight in Rimini or Verona. (optional or package *).

March 27, 2020 ● Breakfast ● Departure to the Czech Republic or ● A visit to Venice is possible (optional *). ● or Possible night in Rimini. Dinner (rations on the way, with a festival package).

March 28, 2020 ● Breakfast ● Excursion to Florence Or ● Flashmob of all participants in the center of Prague ● Workshops are possible using the Workshop form (optional *). ● Excursion in Prague ● Excursion to Brno (optional or package *) ● Dinner. Overnight in Rimini or Overnight in Brno or Prague (optional * at the hotel of your choice or a package with dinner)

March 29, 2020 ● Breakfast (optional or package *). ● Departure to Rimini Airport or ● Festival Competition + Best European Dance Group Championship in Brno ● Disco for all participants ● Dinner. ●Overnight in Brno / Prague (optional *)

March 30, 2020 ● Breakfast ●Free day for visiting master classes or excursions: ● Visit to the most famous castles of Moravia (optional *) ● Nuremberg (optional *) ● Karlovy Vary (optional *) ● Dresden (optional *) Departure home or dinner + night in the Czech Republic (optional *)

March 31 - an additional day (included in the package price, when submitting an application before 15.01.20)

● Breakfast ● Gala Award, awarding the participants of the festival “Holiday of Spring” and the Best European Dance Group in Prague ● Announcement of nominees for: Best CHOREOGRAPHER Group. ● VIP meeting of leaders. ●Dinner. Departure home.

* “Optional” - depending on the package options selected, surcharge is possible, * “In package” - the item is included in the 6-day package. ! The Organizing Committee may make changes to the program, with the preservation of all confirmed events. THE TERMS OF PARTICIPATION: Best World Dance Group participation fee: ❏ 12 Eur - 1 nomination / age category for 1 participant (for groups up to 12 people) ❏ 10 Eur - 1 performance for 1 participant (for groups of 12 people or more) ❏ 8 Eur - participation in the CHOREOGRAPHER Group Exhibition for 1 participant ❏ 10 Eur - performance and participation in the Gala Concert and rewarding for 1 participant * - a discount is provided if participating more than 2 nominations. Participation in the International Festival "Holiday of Spring": • A participant in one age category - 30 Eur / in a group of 40 + 2 people / 1

nomination • A participant in one age category - 35 Eur / in a group of 21 people / 1

nomination • A participant in one age category - 40 Eur / in a group of 10 people / 1

nomination • soloist / duet nominations - 100 Eur • quartet nomination - 140 Eur

Additional paid package of accommodation and meals:

Free festival packages:

• The participation and accommodation package is free for 1 leader if the group consists of 20 people or more (20 + 1)

• The participation and accommodation package is free for 3 leaders if the group consists of 45 people or more (45 + 3)

• If the group consists of 10 people or more, the leader has a 50% discount (10 + 1)

Package A Performances: Brno, Prague (Czech Republic) Optional visit: Vienna, Nuremberg, Karlovy Vary, Dresden, Neuschwanstein Palace 6 days, 5 nights 5 breakfasts, 5 dinners: Discount on the package, upon filing the application until 15.12.2019-20%;

• under 18 years old - 186 Eur • adults - 191 Eur

Discount on the package, upon filing the application before 15.01.2020-10%; • under 18 years old - 206 Eur • adults - 215 Eur

Standard price: • under 18 years - 228 Eur • adults - 238 Eur

Special offer 5 days 4 nights The discount on the package, upon filing the application before 15.12.2019 - 20%;

• under 18 years - 158 Eur • adults - 165 Eur

The discount on the package, when applying before 01/15/20 - 10%; • under 18 years - 171 Eur • adults - 186 Eur

Standard price: • under 18 years - 186 Eur • adults - 199 Eur for 1 participant (adults and accompanying)

Package B Performances: Rimini (Italy), Brno, Prague (Czech Republic) Optional visit: Venice, Verona, Nuremberg, Gardaland, Neuschwanstein Palace 6 days, 4/5 nights 5 breakfasts, 5 dinners: Discount on the package, when applying before 15.01.2020 - 10%;

• under 18 years - 179 Eur • adults - 188 Eur

Standard price: • under 18 years - 196 Eur • adults - 206 Eur

Special offer 5 days 4 nights • under 18 years - 158 Eur • adults - 164 Eur

On qualifying rounds it is possible to order separately accommodation and meals:

SPRING - MARCH 2 nights with breakfasts: Hotel 2* Hotel 3* Hotel 4* 49 Eur 59 Eur 89 Eur

3 nights with breakfasts: Hotel 2* Hotel 3* Hotel 4* 74 Eur 89 Eur 135 Eur

4 nights with breakfasts: Hotel 2* Hotel 3* Hotel 4* 99 Eur 119 Eur 180 Eur

Lunch 1 (lunch / person): salad, soup, main course, dessert, water, bread – 12Eur

Lunch 1 (lunch / person): soup, main course – 8Eur

Dinner (dinner / person): salad, main course, dessert, water, bread – 12Eur

Dinner (dinner / person): salad or dessert, main course – 8Eur

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