• The Competition is divided into three rounds.

  • Order of appearance in the First (elimination) round will be determined by casting of lots.

  • Order of appearance in the Second (semi-final) and the Third (final) rounds will be determined by giving order numbers the night before each round.

  • If a competitor is eliminated, he or she is required to appear with his or her partner who continues to compete in subsequent rounds. In this case the eliminated partner is invited to stay with the Competition on the same conditions as his or her remaining partner. All those eliminated in a previous round may stay more with the Competition at their own expense.

  • The winners of the Competition get the right to perform in the gala concert on the stages of the Mariinsky Theater, St.-Petersburg, the Bolshoi Theater, Moscow, and the Pierre Cardin Theater, Paris.

  • The winners will be awarded at the final gala performance. Some other competitors may be invited to perform in the gala along with the winners.

  • The Competition will take place from August 17 to August 22, 1998.

  • All competitors must arrive not later than August 15, 1998. The mandatory orientation meeting and casting of lots will take place on August 16, 1998.

  • Lodging for competitors will be provided from August 15 through August 23, 1998.

  • Rehearsal rooms will be available to competitors in accordance with their numbers determined by casting of lots.

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