Participation Rules

Welcome to our World Dance festival Schagen.

Our festival will be held from 7 July 2025 – 13 July 2025. 

Groups who are interested in participating in our festival can contact us through our application form.

Our aim is to have amateur folkloric dance groups with a high artistic value participate in our festival, however, we also keep in mind the variety of countries that present themselves.

We organize our festival every two years, the uneven years. And every festival we have more groups that want to participate than we can accommodate.
Our capacity is a maximum of five international groups and one national group. Our selection is based on the information and reputation of the group. Being a member of IOV is an advantage.

Therefore, the information provided by the group is very important. By this we mean history and background of the group, the program, recent photos and/or video/DVD, and a list of festivals where the group has already performed.

The World Dance festival Schagen is organized by the SIFF (Stichting Internationaal Folkloristisch Festival Schagen). Siff is a member of the IOV. These memberships can be seen as quality labels for our festival. Therefore, participating groups must agree with our participation rules.

PARTICIPATION RULES:

1 SIFF
  SIFF is member of the IOV and respects and follows the rules of this folklore organization.

2 Festival
  Date of arrival: July 7 2025
  Date of departure: July 13 2025
  Location: Schagen, the Netherlands

  Every two years SIFF organizes an international Folkloristic Dance Festival.

1. In a week of July; from Monday till Sunday
2. In a event venue, in homes for the elderly and in the open air
3. Day of arrival: Monday; day of departure: Sunday 12.00 o’clock

3 Number of Groups

A maximum of 6 Folklore groups from all over the world can participate in the festival.

4 Group composition
Participating folklore group should have 25-30 members (including musicians, leaders, drivers etc.)

1. All members must have a task in the participation or in the shows of the group ‘Tourists’ (members who have nothing to do with the shows) will not have access.
2. The group has to dance to ‘live music’ (musicians); recorded music is not allowed.
3. Minimum age 16.

5 Performance Guidance

1. The performances are in an event location, in the open air, in the center of the city and in other places.                                                                                                     
2. Each group will be accompanied by two persons, who will be their guides during the festival.

6 Lodgings

1. The members of the group will stay in a sports hall in Schagen with the whole group. We have beds and blankets for the group. Better to bring your own pillow
2. Smoking and drinking alcohol are prohibited in and around the sports halls
3. The groups sleep separately in a hall including the drivers and management.

7 Costs

1. The costs of transport to and from Schagen are for the group’s own account. Transfer between airport Amsterdam and Schagen are on the account of SIFF.
2. All the costs in Holland in relation to the festival are on the account of SIFF: transport, lodgings, meals, drinks, excursions, etc.
3. No pocket money is provided to the group or group members

8 Insurance

Groups have to be insured against all normal risks of life: illness, hospitalization, accidents, damages, third part risks, urgent home travel. SIFF can take no responsibility for these risks and for their financial and/or other consequences.
 

9 Risks

Groups participate at their own risks. SIFF will take all the measures necessary to avoid risks for the participants, the workers and the audience.
 

10 Politics/Religion

SIFF respects any opinion concerning religion and politics, but does not allow religious or political activities from anyone in the dance area (the parcourse) or sports hall.
 

11 Damages

Any activity either from anyone or from any group, that could damage the festival, is not allowed.
 

12 Tourists
‘Tourists’ in the group will not be accepted by SIFF; they will have to take care of their own lodgings, meals, etc. SIFF is not responsible at all for these people.