The 3rd International Dance Competition – Festival KALAMATA DANCE CUP – Beyond The Limits returns to the Messinian capital in November more dynamics with more challenges.
After two years of pandemic and long abstinence, the 3rd International Dance Competition Festival KALAMATA DANCE CUP – Beyond The Limits, will be held at the Municipal Stadium of “Tenta” on 13 and 14 November 2021, to claim the Dance Cup in Kalamata and for the first time we present the children’s championship ‘Dance Challenge Championships 2021’.
The world-famous dance festival KALAMATA DANCE CUP, with dance competitions, performances, seminars and parallel activities, which has become an institution in our city, year after year is becoming more and more successful, is organized for another year by the Cultural Association of Kalamata ‘Dance Challenge’ with the support of PolisArt Koin.S.ep., the Greek Tourism Organization (EOT / visitgreece.gr) and the Municipality of Kalamata. It is under the auspices of the Ministry of Tourism and the Chamber of Messinia. In particular, for the year 2021 we want to refer to the decisive contribution of the Municipality of Kalamata and the Mayor of our city mr Panagiotis Vasilopoulos.
We are one month before the big event and the preparations culminate with the Organizing Committee facing all the difficulties that have been created during this long period in the field of art, sports, but also organization. We dare, therefore, to dynamically bring back to our city the 3rd International Kalamata Dance Challenge taking all the protection measures for its safe conduct, offering for another year a challenge and innovation in the Peloponnese Area
This Festival, promoting the recognition of the necessity of DanceSport in Greece, but also its real support from the governement, is expected to attract for another year hundreds of dancers – athletes from all over Greece and abroad. With “bodies present” in Kalamata, to give messages, to coexist, to travel the public and to communicate with it in their own language, the body. To compete with noble rivalry, in an institution of real interest, which combines art, sports and tourism in the context of alternative (cultural – sports) tourism.
At the same time, all participants and audience will have the opportunity to enjoy an amazing dance weekend getaway in the Messinian capital, just 2.5 hours from Athens.
The two-day event will start with the competition part on Saturday, November 13, 2021 in the morning and will end on Sunday, November 14, 2021.
The specialized seminars and workshops for students and professional dancers and pupils, will take place on Sunday 14/11/2021 at the Cultural Center of Kalamata and will be held in parallel with the competition.
The registration platforms have been opened and from now on the great interest and the thirst of the participating dancers can be seen, after 2 years of stagnation and inactivity, a fact that went far behind the whole dance community. The pleasant thing is the increased participation of professional world champions from abroad of all ages from countries such as Italy, Malta, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia, England, Ukraine, Latvia, Moldova, Cyprus, etc., as well as the great response of the dance people of the whole Peloponnese region, despite the adverse conditions.
The Dance Competition, but also the seminars can be attended by all those involved in dance, amateurs or professionals, regardless of age or dance level.
Information and registration can be found on the official Website of the event www.kalamatadancecup.com Spectators can purchase their tickets electronically from viva.gr in order to enjoy the dance spectacle with dance groups and Performers, as well as famous dance personalities, top sports dance champions who will be for the first time in Greece and Kalamata and who will unfold their talent on the competition floor of ‘Tenta’. Admission is free for elementary and disabled students. Part of the proceeds from the Association’s support voucher will be donated to host vulnerable groups of artists.
Just one month after the start of the event, the Head of the Organizing Committee of the Kalamata Dance Cup Lamprini (Nina) Drakou, stressed:
“The Open International Dance Competition in all types of dance for all ages, is now established as one of the most successful cultural – sporting events of the Peloponnese, of international prestige and importance. Its purpose is the preservation and viability of the institution for the coming years, with continuous improvements, in order to lay the foundations for a “Model Dance Festival” of high standards that will satisfy the fans of the dance community, since Kalamata has already become a Meeting Center of the dance community.
Attracting visitors of the sports dance community internationally in the framework of the International Dance Competition in Kalamata is now an event to stimulate our cultural and tourist product, in a period outside the tourist peak, especially this difficult period that will significantly enhance the economic life of our place ».
