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22 - 23 JUNE 2024

We are pleased to announce the Kalamata Aerial & Acro Cup World Festival & Dance Competitions that will take place on June 22 & 23 in Kalamata, Greece. The venue for the event is the Kalamata Seaside Indoor Stadium, and the range of categories in Aerial and Floor Acrobatics is quite extensive and includes all ages, levels (beginners, advanced and professionals), both women & men, performing solo, in pairs, and in groups.

AERIAL ACROBATICS FESTIVAL & COMPETITION - KALAMATA, GREECE

• AERIAL SILKS 
• AERIAL SLING
• AERIAL HOOP
• AERIAL TRAPEZE
• AERIAL ROPE
• AERIAL STRAPS
• DUOS
• TEAMS

BEGINNERS / ADVANCED / PROFESSIONAL - WOMEN - MEN - MIXED

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The 'Kalamata Dance Cup' or KDC is one of the most famous and well organized Dance Championships in Greece. Our International Open Dance Competitions attracts hundreds of participants from Greece and abroad and give artists from all over the world the opportunity to promote their work and showcase their talent...beyond limits. Beginner or advanced participants of all ages, can demonstrate their abilities in the 'Dance Challenge' Championships offering rich spectacles and intense emotions to our art-loving audience.

The International Kalamata Dance Cup Production Events are multidisciplinary Festivals of Arts, Sports & Gala Events, hosted by the official  Greek 'Dance Challenge'  Organization of Kalamata. KDC produces with love and passion world-class Aerial & Acro Arts Competitions & Festivals with Showdance Performances and more activities in the beautiful seaside Kalamata, the 'City of Dance'. The festival offers an amazing experience with a wonderful 'escape' dance weekend for artists, teachers and parents. Kalamata is the meeting place of creative people, from where new cultural worldwide can form result.

Athletes fom any sports and gymnastics clubs, associations, schools, universities, municipalities, etc. from all over the world are welcome to participate in the festival, as is any athlete regardless of whethter they belong to a federation or not. Participation may also be in any form: solo, in pairs, as a trio, and even in teams.

Our mission is three-fold. Firstly, we wish to provide an opportunity for new artists and athletes of all ages, to highlight their work and showcase their talent. Secondly, we aim to support organizations, gyms, schools, clubs, artists, educators, and students by promoting their work and achievements. Lastly, we hope to encourage the work of teachers and to honor the efforts they make in teaching this art to childre as we proudly recognize the hard work and dedication required by all: teachers, choreographers, and parents.

KDC welcomes plenty of dancers (amateurs or professionals) & acrobats from all over the world , Renowned Adjudicators, Expert Teachers, Famous Guests of the Acrobatics Community, in a great atmosphere with stylishlighting and decoration, and accompanied by amazing music. KDC provides rewarding, positive experiences for artists - athletes, teachers and parents alike offering plenty of extra activities such as excursions, guided tours, art projects, exhibitions, etc.

Last year's event, also took place at the Kalamata Seaside Indoor  Stadium. This venue is the only one in Kalamata that provides maximum safety for our aerial athletes, following inspection & certification of suitability by a specialized engineer. The festival was broadcast on one of the three national Hellenic television networks (ERT 3) with the aim of promoting aerial arts in Greece, while Live Streaming of the Event reached close to 1,300 views.

Kalamata Dance Cup Festival and Competition Event - Aerial Arts Edition, for 2024 is honored to be under the auspices of FEDEC (Fédération européenne des écoles de cirque professionnelles), co - founded by the European Union, so it is spreading worldwide with amazing partnerships, participants and teachers from different countries. KDC, always supported by the Municipality of Kalamata,  is also honored also to be endorsed by the Greek Ministry of Culture & Sports, the Ministry of Tourism and  the Greek National Tourism Organization under the moto "Visit kalamata to dance".