Founder & artistic direction
Evgenia Trofimchuk
Founder and President of Balkan Alliance; Co-founder and Chair of International Ballet Association SARA-NORA PRIMA; Vice President of World Ballet & Dance Alliance (WBDA).
International Ballet & Dance Platform · 2026–27
DanceWay Pro©From studio
to stage.
International dance competitions, intensives, Academy & Production, Forum & Awards.
Bulgaria · Serbia · International
About DanceWay Pro©
One platform for every step in dance.
DanceWay Pro© is an international platform for dance competitions, education, stage production, professional exchange and media projects.
How the platform is organised
Distinct projects, one shared stage.
Stage / Competition Way is the competition pathway. DanceWay Pro© Intensive and Academy & Production focus on learning and creating stage work. Forum & Awards bring professional exchange and recognition; Media Group provides event photo and video services.
One platform · connected projects
DanceWay Pro© projects.
The platform includes competition, education, production, forums, awards and media projects.
The main platform
DanceWay Pro© Platform
The main platform for DanceWay Pro© projects in competition, education, production, forums, awards and media.
Competition pathway
Stage · Competition Way
Qualification competitions and the World Grand Final. Register for participation through DanceOlympiad.org.
Register on DanceOlympiad.org ↗
September · planned
Academy & Production
A planned academy focused on creating a stage production for a gala performance.
September · planned
Forum & Awards
A September gathering for dance, exchange and recognition, planned for the 2027 season.
See the planned dates ↓Recurring annual project · Sokobanja
DANCEWAY PRO© FORUM · SOKOBANJA
An annual professional and educational forum for dance teachers, choreographers and dance school directors.
Explore the Sokobanja Forum 2027 ↓
Photo & video partner
Media Group
Our partner for photography and video services across DanceWay Pro© events.
Recurring annual project · Sokobanja
DANCEWAY PRO© FORUM 2027
INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR TEACHERS • CHOREOGRAPHERS • DANCE SCHOOL DIRECTORS
PROFESSIONAL EXCHANGE • EDUCATION • CERTIFICATION
ORGANIZERS
DANCEWAY PRO© • Balkan Alliance • WBDA
PARTNERS
Municipality of Sokobanja • Cultural Center Sokobanja • BACOS • Hotel Banjica, Sokobanja
OFFICIAL BASE
Hotel Banjica, Sokobanja
DANCEWAY PRO© FORUM
An international professional and educational programme for:
dance teachers • choreographers • ballet teachers • dance school heads and directors • future choreographers • specialists seeking to advance their professional qualifications
MAIN DIRECTIONS
international seminars • teaching methodology • Classical Ballet Methodology • Contemporary Dance Methodology • Jazz Dance Methodology • choreography and composition • dance school management and development • pedagogical approaches • professional exchange among teachers and choreographers • international certificates
INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT
The Forum is part of DANCEWAY PRO© FORUM 2027 and creates a space for:
professional meetings • exchange of teaching practices • discussion of contemporary dance education • new methodological approaches • professional connections and international cooperation • observing different styles and teaching systems • development of individual professional and creative practice
Invited teachers and specialists include representatives of:
Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet named after A. Ya. Vaganova, St Petersburg • Boris Eifman Dance Academy, St Petersburg • Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St Petersburg
DANCEWAY PRO© STAGE 2027
ACADEMY • FORUM • COMPETITION • GALA PERFORMANCE • AWARDS
Forum participants can be part of the project’s wider professional environment. Over 10 days in Sokobanja, it brings together:
dancers • teachers • choreographers • dance school directors • international specialists
GRAND GALA & PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
6–7 September 2027
The final programme includes:
Grand Gala Performance • DanceWay Pro© Professional Awards • official awards ceremony • presentation of international certificates • official closing of DANCEWAY PRO© STAGE FORUM 2027
REGISTRATION & CONTACTS
dancewaypro@gmail.com · www.danceolympiad.org
+359 886 322 130 · +359 87 951 2003
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION • EXCHANGE • DEVELOPMENT
Dance disciplinesClassical BalletNeoclassicalContemporaryModern DanceJazzStreet DanceCommercial Styles
2026–27 season
One calendar. Two ways to take part.
Follow both pathways in one calendar: competitions, and education, production and forum events have separate listings.
Competitions · Stage / Competition Way
Qualification → World Grand Final
Stara Zagora Qualification
DanceWay Pro© Stage competition and qualification.
State Opera Stara Zagora · Bulgaria Register at DanceOlympiad.org ↗World Grand Final · Belgrade
The DanceWay Pro© international season finale.
Opera & Theatre Madlenianum · Belgrade, Serbia Register at DanceOlympiad.org ↗Education · Production · Forums
Learning & exchangeStara Zagora Master Classes
DanceWay Pro© master classes following the competition.
Stara Zagora · Bulgaria Exact dates and schedule to be confirmedBelgrade Intensive
DanceWay Pro© Intensive before the World Grand Final.
Belgrade · Serbia Programme details to be confirmedHisarya Intensive
A summer intensive planned for the final week of May.
Hisarya Exact dates and venue to be confirmedSokobanja Intensive
DanceWay Pro© summer training in Sokobanja.
Sokobanja · Serbia Exact dates and venue to be confirmedDanceWay Pro© Academy & Production
A proposed Academy & Production programme to create a stage work for a gala performance.
Arrival date, venue and programme to be confirmedDanceWay Pro© Forum & Awards
A September meeting for professional exchange and recognition in dance.
Exact dates, venue and programme to be confirmedDates marked “to be confirmed” are preliminary. Registration for the competition events is handled by DanceOlympiad.org.
Competition registration · DanceOlympiad.orgCompetition rules
Prepare your entry by the rules.
Online entries for Olympiads and DanceWay Pro© competitions must follow the Olympiad rules. Video entries are accepted at Open or Pro level.
Online competition entry
Take part online.
You can participate online in Olympiads and DanceWay Pro© competitions. Submit this form with a YouTube link to your dance video. Your video must follow the Olympiad rules and be entered at Open or Pro level.
DanceWay Pro© Online Academy
Learn throughout the year.
Online Academy programmes will be announced throughout the year. Each offer will show its course dates, package contents and total number of lesson hours.
How enrolment works
- Choose an announced course period and package.
- Send your request through the form.
- DanceWay Pro© confirms the request and emails payment instructions.
- After payment is confirmed, DanceWay Pro© sends you the course access key.
DanceWay Pro© Streaming
Watch our events online.
Use this form to request a key for viewing the broadcast of a DanceWay Pro© event. Payment instructions are sent by email after the request is confirmed.
Broadcast viewing key
- Send a request for a viewing key for the event.
- DanceWay Pro© confirms your request and emails payment instructions.
- After payment is confirmed, the viewing key is sent on the event day.
News & stories
News, reports and photo stories.
Follow programme announcements, competition updates, education projects and photo stories from DanceWay Pro©.
News, event reports and photo stories from DanceWay Pro© projects will be published here.
CompetitionsIntensives & master classesAcademy & ProductionForum & AwardsPhoto stories
International partners
A shared stage for dance.
Meet the organisations supporting DanceWay Pro© and follow their links. Competition information and registration are available through DanceOlympiad.org.
Partner competition platform
Balkan Alliance · World Ballet & Dance Alliance
Visit DanceOlympiad.org for competition information and registration. The registration portal opens directly to participant account registration.
Register on DanceOlympiad.org ↗Partnerships & support
Partner with DanceWay Pro©.
We welcome partnership, patronage and sponsorship enquiries from organisations and individuals who support dance education, performance and international exchange.