IZEFA2025 International Zeimpekiko Festival in Athens

Name: IZEFA2025 International Zeimpekiko Festival in Athens
Start: 2025-01-17T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-01-19T15:00:00+02:00
Location: Athens, Greece

Schedule

Fri Jan 17 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sun Jan 19 2025 at 03:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

Athens, Greece | Athens, AT

Dear friends,
We are very pleased to announce the second Intl Festival of Zeimpekiko dance in Athens Greece *IZEFA2025* with the collaboration and participation of Zeimpekiko professionals and lovers from all over the world!
/ IZEFA2025 /
*GREEK NIGHT DINNER GRAND PARTY PROFESSIONAL SHOWS
*COMPETITION
*SEMINARS
After the big success of the first pioneer Izefa last January where we introduced for the first time the Zeimpekiko Competition Worldwide, we return with the second one this year even more exciting and renovating with new categories, prize money, audience prize and also HASAPIKO TEAM CATEGORY!
Analytically the organization of the festival is as follows:
FRIDAY JANUARY 17th 2025
9.00pm Welcome grand buffet dinner, greek night party, shows from the professors of IZEFA2025
GRAND CAVALLARI BALLROOM
ACHARNAI
SATURDAY JANUARY 18th 2025
*Zeimpekiko dance competition in Athletic Stadium Dais*
Starting 3.00pm
ATHLETIC CENTER DAIS
MAROUSI
INTL JUDGES
Christos Shakallis / CYPRUS
Stavros Kalamatianos / GREECE
Kaan Temizel / TURKEY
Ahmet Tugberk Tozman / TURKEY
Vali Osman / ROMANIA
Anastasia Ntourou / GREECE
Kiki Konstantinou Ioannou / CYPRUS
Violeta Spaskova / ENGLAND
Kostas Kaplanidis / GREECE
Christos Katounas / GREECE
Dimitris Karamanlis / GREECE
Dimitris Kranias / GREECE
Dimitris Petropoulos / GREECE
Savas Nzeim / LEBANON
Elina Komninou / CYPRUS
Katerina Karatza / GREECE
Maria Kostara / GREECE
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
1. SOLO OPEN TO THE WORLD (all levels, all ages, no choreography restrictions, no gender restrictions)
SCHOLARSHIP 300 euros is given to the winner for participating in the 3rd IZEFA 2026 sponsored by satolia productions
In this category music is not known to the competitor. Competitors are dancing all at the same time on the stage.
Duration 1.30 min
2. SHOW OPEN TO THE WORLD
A category with no age, level or gender restrictions. Each competitor is dancing with his / her own music 1.30 minutes one by one on stage.
In this category there is an Audience Prize money 500 euros where the audience ONLY votes for the best performance. The Winner as an Audience Favourite wins 500 euros.
3. TEAMS ZEIMPEKIKO
A group choreography up to 3 minutes. Minimum number of dancers in the group 5. Open choreography, no level, age, gender restrictions
In the following solo categories, the participants are dancing ALL TOGETHER on the floor 1.30min with a music not known to them provided from the competition
4. SOLO KIDS 7-11 years old
5. SOLO JUNIORS 12 - 15 years old
6. SOLO ADULTS MEN BEGINNERS 16+ years old
7. SOLO ADULTS MEN ADVANCE 16+ years old
8. SOLO ADULTS FEMALE BEGINNERS 16+ years old
9. SOLO ADULTS FEMALE ADVANCE 16+ years old
10. SOLO SENIORS MEN 60+ years old
11. SOLO SENIORS FEMALE 60+ years old
12. HASAPIKO TEAM *New Category*
13. AμεΑ SOLO ADULTS MEN / AμεΑ SOLO ADULTS WOMEN Over 16 years old *New Category*
*In AμεΑ Category competitors dance 1.30 minutes a solo choreography with their own music.
Awards will be given to all participants and one scholarship will be given to the 1st place winner for participating for free in the full pass for Izefa2026
A group choreography up to 3 minutes. Minimum number of dancers in the group 5. Open choreography, no level, age, gender restrictions. In this category. participants are dancing in their own music.
COMPETITION RULES QUIDE
There will be a RULES QUIDE for the participation in the competition announced shortly from IZEFA concerning the categories, judges, music, participants etc. in order for the competition to run smoothly and provide the best possible outcome for all competitors and judges.
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SUNDAY JANUARY 19th 2025
SEMINARS
ATHLETIC CENTER DAIS / MAROUSI
2 FLOORS
*45 minutes each seminar*
Start 9.00am Finish 3.30pm
9.00am Christos Shakallis / CYPRUS
9.50am Stavros Kalamatianos / GREECE Floor 1
Maria Kostara / GREECE Floor 2
10.45am Dimitris Kranias / GREECE Floor 1
Dimitris Karamanlis / GREECE Floor 2
11.30am Kaan Temizel /TURKEY Floor 1
Ahmet Tugberk Tozman / TURKEY Floor 2
12.15pm Anastasia Ntourou / GREECE Floor 1
Savas Nzeim / LEBANON Floor 2
1.00pm Violeta Spaskova / ENGLAND Floor 1
Elina Komninou / CYPRUS Floor 2
1.45pm Kostas Kaplanidis / GREECE Floor 1
Christos Katounas / GREECE Floor 2
2.30pm Dimitris Petropoulos / GREECE Floor 1
Katerina Karatza / GREECE Floor 2
PARTICIPATION COSTS
For participation costs for IZEFA2025 please contact the organizer
00306974191707 [email protected] / [email protected]
REGISTRATION FOR THE COMPETITION ONLY
For the competition opens October 1st 2024 in the ENTRY FORM in the official site www.satolia.com
LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE COMPETITION JANUARY 5th 2025
REGISTRATION TO IZEFA2025 FESTIVAL / FULL PASS
For all information regarding your registration and costs for the festival contact the official organizer 00306974191707 [email protected] / [email protected]
REGISTRATION FOR IZEFA PARTICIPANTS / FULL PASS
Registration opens October 1st 2024 and Closes January 5th 2025
Register in the mail [email protected]
[email protected]
PRODUCED / ORGANIZED BY
www.satolia.com
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