RAD South Africa | The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition Semi Finals 2025

Event Date:

Thursday 16 October 2025 – Friday 17 October 2025

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Audience tickets will be available at a later date.

The Margot Fonteyn International Ballet Competition is the RAD’s annual flagship event.

The Fonteyn represents the pinnacle of achievement for young people trained in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, and it is dedicated to promoting and rewarding standards of excellence in young ballet dancers internationally. This is achieved by offering aspiring dancers the unique opportunity to work with world-renowned choreographers and professionals, as well as the chance to perform on an international stage.

The Fonteyn week consists of coaching sessions, semi-finals and a final performance during which medals and awards are assigned by a panel of judges.

Classes and coaching session: from Sunday 12 October at Estudio de Ballet Cisne Negro
Semi-finals: Thursday 16 and Friday 17 October, at Auditório Ibirapuera
Final: Sunday 19 October, at Auditório Ibirapuera

Audience tickets will be available at a later date.

For more information, and to enter the competition, please visit www.thefonteyn.org or click below.

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