IBC Moscow

General

Reviewer:

Dancer

Dancer Age:

Pre-selection details:

2 different ways of being pre-selected

Competition experience:

More than 10

Event Details

Round:

Final

Season:

2026

Location:

Moscow, Russia

Entry affiliation:

Independent

Rules Easy to Access?

Yes

Did Dancer Miss School?

Attended master classes:

Master Classes

Why no master class:

There were daily morning warm up classes

Performance Details

Venue name:

Bolshoi Theater

Venue description:

Beautiful all around

Stage description:

Raked stage, very high degree and difficulty to adjust to. But stage is giant as expected

Off-stage warm-up space:

Some studios open for warm up (not raked) or backstage has space, but very smaller section of marley

Dressing rooms:

Full dressing rooms

Parents in dressing rooms:

Yes

Male dressing room:

Yes

Parents backstage:

Yes

Onstage warm-up:

You get a full run of your variation on stage a day or two before, then open stage day of

Schedule adherence:

Tended to mostly run on time

Staff communication:

All via telegram

Parent seminar offered:

Judging

Judging rubric clarity:

Judges' attentiveness:

Yes, all judges were actively watching

Feedback turnaround:

Never

Type of Feedback:

No scores or feedback

Feedback helpfulness:


Not Helpful At All	Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway:

N/A

Scoring felt fair:

Unsure

Why Scoring Unfair?

Does not provide any scoring or feedback

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony:

Big ceremony after the 3rd round

Won an award or training offer:

Festival offer:

Gala offer:

Final Comments

Best aspect:

Big event, dancers from all over the world in attendance. Once in a lifetime experience and opportunity

Worst aspect:

Raked stage and limited practice space makes it difficult for non Russian trained dancers

Competition culture:

More tense

Attendee culture:

Varied

Suggested changes:

More practice time, especially those coming out of country.

Cost vs. expectation:


Significantly More	Significantly Less

Time worth it:


Not Worth It	Worth Every Minute

Overall rating:

Anything else?

N/a