Premio Roma Danza 2025: Young Dancers Shine in Rome

[Antonio Simeone – 2e prix Danse classiquen, Premio Roma Danza 2025 © Piero Tauro]

The 23rd edition of the Premio Roma Danza international competition was held at the National Academy of Dance in Rome from 11 to 15 July 2025. Organized with the support of the Italian Ministries of Culture and of University and Research, the event has benefited since 2019 from the support of the Cuomo Foundation, its main financial partner.

Alternating each year between choreography and performance, the competition is aimed at emerging young dancers in the fields of classical, contemporary, and experimental dance. The 2025 edition, dedicated to performance, also highlighted the fast-growing discipline of videodance, which is particularly popular with a young and international audience.

Winners of the 2025 Edition

Performance

• Federica Pedana – 1st Prize, Modern and Contemporary Dance (Junior)
• Ciro Stanco – 2nd Prize, Modern and Contemporary Dance (Junior)
• Chiara Mameli – 2nd Prize, Modern and Contemporary Dance
• Yingyu Lyu – 3rd Prize, Modern and Contemporary Dance
• Antonio Simeone – 2nd Prize, Classical Dance
• Francesco Vezzaro – 3rd Prize, Classical Dance

• Milena Kiwinska – 3rd Prize, Classical Dance (Junior)

Videodance

• Gu Yang – Smartphone Dance category
• Sun Ye – Dance Movie category