AICD New Zealand School of Dance Scholarship Award
&
Victoria Senior Classical Ballet Awards 28th June 2026

Entry fee for audience is $10.00.
Concession fee, AICD Members and children under 10yrs $5.00
Souvenir Programs: $5.00

Guidelines
• Entries to each group are limited to 40 and on a first in basis. Any entries received after this cut-off will be refunded. Class numbers will be provided on the day.
• Up to 5 entries at one time may now be processed through Trybooking. This has been increased from one single entry per transaction.
• All entrants are to be at the venue a half hour prior for registration.
• Only entrants and representatives of the AICD Vic Committee will be allowed backstage for this event.
• Age is as at the 1st June 2024.
• All music is to be emailed as an mp3 to vic.aicd@ballet.org.au NO LATER THAN 24th May 2023.
• In the subject line note either AICD NZ 15-18 or AICD SBA 13-14.
• Ensure that your mp3 file is named as last name, first i.e., Smith, Jenny
• Copyright of sound and /or soundtracks is the responsibility of the entrant and or participating school.
• Please note that any music received which exceeds the 2:30 time limit will see the entrant disqualified.
• Numbers will be provided on the day.
• All entrants will have class and then perform their solo, with the adjudicator’s decision being final.
• The AICD Inc. reserves the right to take photographs and/or videos for promotional and/or newsworthy purposes only. If you do not consent to being photographed or filmed, you must advise the Institute in writing at least seven (7) days before the event.
• No photography or filming of the event is permitted for IP copyright protection and child protective laws.
• All candidates enter at their own risk.
• The AICD reserves the right to pass on the email address of the place getters to a specific sponsor for the purposes of receiving their prize/subscription.




Senior Classical Ballet Award: (13-14 years)
• Registration will be at 8:30am.
• It is envisaged that the master class will commence at 9:00am. This will be confirmed closer to the date. Please ensure the email address you provide through Trybooking is correct.
• This session including awards presentation will finish at approximately 12:30.
• In the solo performance section, it is recommended that appropriate costuming is used for the solo being presented but is optional for both male and female entrants.
• Music for solo is to be no longer than 2: 30 minutes. Refer guidelines section.
• Teachers own choreography is appropriate for this section. Variations are permitted from the list noted in the 15-18 years category.
AICD New Zealand School of Dance Scholarship Award: (15-18 years)
• Registration will be at 12:30pm.
• It is envisaged that the master class will commence at approximately 1pm. This will be confirmed closer to the date. Please ensure the email address you provide through Trybooking is correct.
• This session including awards presentation will finish at approximately 4pm.
• It has been recommended that costuming for this award is to be appropriate to the solo for both males and female entrants.
• All entrants are assessed on their classical ballet class work in their master class as well as solo performance.
• Music for solo is to be no longer than 2:30 minutes. Refer guidelines section.
• Entrants are required to choose a classical solo from the list of classical repertoire at the end of the guidelines, which is to be performed in full costume. (Page 3)
Refund policy:
The Australian Institute of Classical Dance Inc. (AICD) will grant special consideration to an entrant of any award or scholarship event, where they are unable to attend that event due to circumstances beyond their control, which include serious illness, compassionate reasons; a family bereavement, a natural disaster or serious adverse weather condition that prevents the entrant from attending the event. In these circumstances, compensation may be sought. The AICD will not grant special consideration on the grounds of minor illnesses, mistaken timing, optional commitments of a personal nature or if an entrant changes their mind. Refunds will not be considered for participants who withdraw less than 48 hours before the event.
An application for special consideration must be submitted to the secretary of the state committee where the event is held, within two weeks, following the event date. In the case of illness, this must comprise a signed medical certificate or doctor’s letter, indicating that the entrant was indisposed on the day of the event. In other cases, a signed statement from an appropriate person is required, outlining the circumstances, together with any other appropriate supporting documentation.
An application submitted for special consideration will be assessed by the relevant AICD State Committee and were deemed appropriate, and at its sole discretion, a portion of the entry fee; not less than 50%, may be refunded. Refunds will be processed within four weeks of the event being completed if all applicable details have been submitted.

List of Variations

Coppelia: Delibes
Diane et Actéon: Pugni

Don Quixote: Minkus
Esmeralda: Pugni
Fairy Doll: Bayer
Flower Festival at Genzano: Helsted & Paulli
Giselle: Adam
Grand pas Classique: Auber

Harlequinade: Drigo

La Bayadere: Minkus: Shade Variations Only
La Fille Mal Gardee: Herold
La Sylphides: Schneitzoeffer
Le Corsaire: Minkus
Les Sylphides: Chopin
Napoli: Helsted & Paulli
Nutcracker: Tchaikovsky
Paquita: Minkus
Raymonda: Glazunov
Satanella: Paganini
Sleeping Beauty: Tchaikovsky
Swan Lake: Tchaikovsky
The Awakening of Flora: Drigo
The Talisman: Drigo

All enquiries to vic.aicd@ballet.org.au

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