Winners of the New Prague Dance Festival

Competition 2025

 

The New Prague Dance festival together with the National Theatre in Prague, The Dance Faculty of the Charles University (AMU), Dr. Prof. Vaclav Janecek and Grishko Ltd. would like to thank all participants for their excellent artistic appearance on the stage and for their company, which we all enjoyed so much. We are very proud of this experience and we all enjoyed the time spent together. Thank you all very much!

With open hearts we look forward for the next year's XXX^th edition from 4^th July till 10^th July 2026, hopefully again filled with all the emotions, happiness and culture in the magical city of Prague!

and now... WITH A GREAT PLEASURE WE INTRODUCE THE WINNERS OF THE NEW PRAGUE DANCE FESTIVAL 2025

 

 

GRAND PRIX 2025

 

BRENER DANCE ENSEMBLE & COMPANY - ISRAEL

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JUNIOR GRAND PRIX

 

DANSSTUDIO KaDanz - Karen Houthooft - BELGIUM

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GRISHKO AWARD

 

COMPAGNIA DE DANZA MEXICANA E.B.A.T. - MÉXICO

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FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS PRIX

 

GESTELLAE Ballet - Saskia Goetghebeur - BELGIUM

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SPECIAL PERSONAL AWARD OF THE DIRECTOR NPDF

 

Dansschool ENcore - Elke Vandeneede – BELGIUM

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BIDFOOD CZECH REPUBLIC AWARD

 

ELIZABETH McGIRR SCHOOL of BALLET – AUSTRALIA

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CHOREOGRAPHY

 

I. place ELKE VANDENEEDE - BELGIUM

II. place KAREN HOUTHOOFT – BELGIUM

III. place BALTAZAR CUEVAZ CARRANZA – MÉXICO

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CLASSICAL DANCE

 

I. place TOI MOI (TMD) Compagnie – BELGIUM
for "CLARITY"

II. place Association PROMODANSE - J.B.V.N – FRANCE

III. place ELIZABETH McGIRR SCHOOL of BALLET – AUSTRALIA

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE

 

I. place SAYFAN dance company – ISRAEL
for "LAND of SQUILL"

II. place TOI MOI (TMD) Compagnie – BELGIUM
for "GRIEVING"

III. place FLESZ D.T. & SLYDE D.T. – Izabela Borkowska – POLAND
for "STATE of NO EXISTENCE"

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JAZZ/HIP HOP

 

I. place Dansschool ENcore - Elke Vandeneede – BELGIUM
for "RYTHM NATION"

II. place DANSSTUDIO KaDanz - Karen Houthooft – BELGIUM

III. place ANTHRO-POS - Michelle Vanloot – BELGIUM

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DANCE THEATRE

 

I. place SAYFAN dance company – ISRAEL
for "ARE YOU HAVING ANY FUN"

II. place Association PROMODANSE - J.B.V.N – FRANCE
for "LA FOULE"

III. place GESTELLAE Ballet - Saskia Goetghebeur – BELGIUM
for "SQUID GAME"

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TALENT OF DANCE NPDF 2025

 

FLEUR GEEROLF - BELGIUM

CHECHIK MICHAL BATYA - ISRAEL

ÖYKÜ BARAN - TURKEY

ELISA ILGIN KAYA – TURKEY

LENA VAN GUYSE – BELGIUM

ASYA ÇELIK - TURKEY

MARY LOU PIETTE – BELGIUM

LIZE MARCUS – BELGIUM

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DANCING HAND NPDF PRIX NPDF 2025

 

FLESZ D.T. & SLYDE D.T. – Izabela Borkowska – POLAND

ARTSANAT - Pervin Kerimova – TURKEY

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PEDAGOGY OF DANCE

 

I. place DANSSTUDIO KaDanz - Karen Houthooft - BELGIUM

II. place GESTELLAE Ballet - Saskia Goetghebeur – BELGIUM

III. place 1947 BALLET STUDIO VAGANOVA – TURKEY

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CITY OF PRAGUE PRIX

 

FLESZ D.T. & SLYDE D.T. – Izabela Borkowska – POLAND

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HYBERNIA DANCE PRIX

 

ANTHRO-POS - Michelle Vanloot – BELGIUM

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DANCE FLOWER BUD

 

I. place 1947 BALLET STUDIO VAGANOVA – TURKEY

II. place GESTELLAE Ballet - Saskia Goetghebeur - BELGIUM

III. place ELIZABETH McGIRR SCHOOL of BALLET – AUSTRALIA

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DANCE FOLKLORE / ETHNIC

 

I. place COMPAGNIA DE DANZA MEXICANA E.B.A.T. – MÉXICO

II. place KRSHALA Dance Theatre – INDIA

III. place 1947 BALLET STUDIO VAGANOVA – TURKEY
for "MATRUSHKA"

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DANCE COSTUME

 

I. place COMPAGNIA DE DANZA MEXICANA E.B.A.T. – MÉXICO
for "SOPY NAYARITA"

II. place ARTSANAT - Pervin Kerimova – TURKEY

III. place KRSHALA Dance Theatre – INDIA

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AWARDING CEREMONY