Director: Dragan Petkovich Program: 1st Day / June 15, Thursday: Italy - Pisa - Montecatini Terme Tuscany is one of the most beautiful regions of Italy, known for its art (Renaissance in architecture and painting), wines, cuisine, fashion brands, beautiful landscapes and the legacy of the Medici family. Interested groups can go on an optional excursion to Pisa. Upon arrival, the tour will start with the "Field of Miracles" where the Duomo, the Baptistery and the symbol of the city, the leaning Tower of Pisa which has attracted visitors from around the world for centuries, is located... Leisure time for individual activities. Departure for Montecatini Terme, the most famous spa town in Tuscany, with a central position in this Italian region. Accommodations in a selected Hotel. Leisure time. Dinner. Overnight stay. 2nd Day June 16, Friday: Montecatini Terme - Livorno - Viareggio - Montecatini Terme Breakfast. After breakfast we will organize an optional excursion to the “Sea of Tuscany" which fits ideally into the beginning of the summer bathing season. The excursion will take us to Livorno, the largest port of Tuscany, a city with a tradition and a beautiful old center. Leisure time for walking along the seaside and downtown area. The excursion continues to Viareggio, the largest and most famous Tuscan resort and a favorite resort of the Florentines. Every year, the Festival Puccini is held in Viareggio at a specially built theater in the open. A walk through the central part of the old town leads to mile-long beaches. Leisure time for beach activities. Return to Montecatini Terme. Dinner. Overnight stay. 3rd Day June 17, Saturday: Montecatini Terme - Festival day Breakfast. Preparations for festival. START FLORENCE FEST INFO DANCE 2023. Dinner. Posible friendly night of all Festival groups.Overnight stay. 4th Day June 18, Sunday: Montecatini Terme - Florence Breakfast. After breakfast, all interested groupscan enjoy an optional, educational, all-day excursion in Florence. Tour of the capital of the Renaissance: the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, the Florence Baptistery, Campanile, Piazza della Signoria, the Fountain of Neptune, the Uffizi Gallery, the River Arno, the Ponte Vecchio - the Old Bridge, the Palazzo Pitti... Leisure time for individual activiti,visiting the Uffizi Gallery, the Accademia Gallery, Palazzo Pitti, Boboli Gardens, restaurants, shopping... Categories: Solo, Duo/ Trio Group: 4 -10 dancers Formation: 11 - 30 dancers Age Categories: Baby: 5,5 years and less Mini: 5,6-8,5 years Children: 8,6-12,5 years Junior: 12,6-16,5 years Senior: 16,6 years and up Time limits: Solo, Duo/ Trio: 1.00-2.00 min Group: 2.00-3.00 min Formation: 3.00-4.00 min Dance categories: Open Contemporary/ Modern Classic Ballet Jazz Style Art Musical Theater Folk Tap Acro Style B Boying Hop Style Street Style Disco Style Production Number Street Jazz/ Funky Jazz/ MTV Oriental/ Belly Cheerleading Latin Show Standard Show Majorette, Fit Kid DANCE FLOOR: 10 x 10 m, ballet floor MUSIC: one choreography/ one song/ one CD (audio format, with wrappers)! Participation fee: 155 Euro per person Аdditional 35 Euro per person for participation in the competition Free place to every 25th member (25+1) (payment goes in several month payments until departure) Participation fee includes: Hotel accomodation with threstars in Hotels like Augustus ***, Impero ***, Internazionale ***, Terme Prestige ***, Tonfoni***, Europa ***, Innocent*** ... in Montecatini Terme based on 3 half board service: breakfast and dinner in 1/3 and 1/4 rooms; Organization expeses; Letter of invitation; Additional place to every 25th member; First fee for dancers for competing at Florence Fest Info Dance 2023; Awards for competitors: MEDALS and CERTIFICATES (for all competitors), CUPS for groups and formation (1st-3th place awarded), SPECIAL AWARDS for other dance competitions in our organisation (Spain, Prague, Rimini, Vienna, Belgrade, Amsterdam, Paralia, Rome…). Participation fee does not include: Tourist tax for hotel in Montecatini Terme is from 1€, depend of hotel category, per person per day; Facultative tours like tour to Pisa 12€, “Sea of Tuscany”- Livorno and Viareggio (beach) 12€ , Florence 15€ - the price of tour depends exclusively on number of interested to some of the tours; Additional day, halfboard/ from 30€ per person; Visa, insurance, transport; Additional payment for ½ rooms is from 5€ per night per person; Every other fee for competing at Florence Fest Info Dance 2023 is 10€ per dancer per choreography! Notice: after choreography application deadline, we will send you all your choreography to check. You will have 48 hours to answer us if everything is ok. After that, all fees for all choreographies that you applied, have to be 100% payed on check in! Please send us your passanger list on both e-mails before 20.05.2023! Any group willing to participate must submit an Application form. Approved groups pay in advance a 10% guarantee fee, which is to be deducted at the final payment.