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Competitors bring their own music on a CD marked clearly with name, age, category, division, and title of performance piece. Each musical selection must be on a separate CD. Competitor is responsible for bringing backup CD for each selection. One track only per CD with 4 second lead-in. CDs to be handed in at check-in. Performance number will be added to CD by ABC at check-in.

If applicable, competing student’s teacher or coach is responsible for obtaining any required choreographer’s and/or musical releases and is responsible for the payment of any royalties.

All variations are from the classical ballet’s Pas de Deux unless otherwise listed. 
No variation changes after February 15, 2010.

DIVISION I Classical Solos:

Girl’s Variations:

Coppélia (Delibes/St.Leon) Swanilda Act III
La Fille Mal Gardée (Hertel/Nijinska) Pas de Deux
Flower Festival in Genzano (Helsted/Bournonville)
Pas de Deux 
Harlequinade (Drigo/Petipa) Pas de Deux
The Magic Flute (Drigo) Pas de Deux
The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky/Petipa)
Violente Fairy (aka Finger Fairy) Little Red Riding Hood
The Talisman (Drigo/Petipa) Pas de Deux

Boy’s Variations:

La Fille Mal Gardée (Hertel/Nijinska) Pas de Deux
The Flames of Paris (Asafiev/Vainnonen) Pas de Deux
Le Corsaire Pas d’Esclave
(Prince Oldenberg/Adam/Drigo)
Harlequinade Pas de Deux (Drigo/Petipa)
Paquita Pas de Trois Act I (Minkus/Petipa)
Satanella Pas de Deux (Pugni/Petipa)
The Talisman Pas de Deux (Drigo/Petipa)

DIVISIONS II and III Classical Solos:

Short List (Classical Solos Round I):  Choose and prepare one variation from this list:

Female Variations: Gamzatti (La Bayadère, Act II); Cupid (Don Q, Act II); Lilac Fairy; Sleeping Beauty Violente “Finger” Fairy; Talisman; La Fille Mal Gardée; Flames of Paris.

Male Variations: Basilio (Act III Don Q);
Pas d’Esclave (Le Corsaire); Pas de Trois (Swan Lake) Satanella; Solor’s Variation (La Bayadère Act II).

Long List (Classical Solos Rounds II & III):

Female & Male Variations:

Coppélia (Delibes/Saint Leon) Swanilda, Act III
Diana and Acteon (Drigo/Vaganova) Pas de Deux
Don Quixote (Minkus/Petipa) Pas de Deux; Kitri Acts I/II; Basilio Act I/III; Act II Variations; Pas de Deux Act III Variations
La Esmeralda (Pugni/Petipa) Pas de Deux 
La Fille Mal Gardée (Hertel/Nijinska) Pas de Deux
The Flames of Paris (Asafiev/Vainnonen) Pas de Deux
Flower Festival in Genzano (Helsted/Bournonville)
Pas de Deux 
Giselle (Adam/Coralli) Giselle Act I Variation;
Peasant Pas Act I 
Grande Pas Classique (Auber/Gsovsky) Pas de Deux
Harlequinade (Drigo/Petipa) Pas de Deux 
La Bayadère (Minkus/Petipa) Gamzatti and Solor Act II Variations; Bronze Idol; Nikia Pas de Deux
Le Corsaire (Drigo/Petipa) 3 Odalisques; Pas d’Esclave;
Pas de Deux Act I/II 
Paquita (Minkus/Petipa) Pas de Trois Act I;
Wedding Pas Variation
Raymonda (Glazunov/Petipa) Variations all Acts 
Satanella (Pugni/Petipa) Pas de Deux 
The Sleeping Beauty (Tchaikovsky/Petipa) Aurora’s Variations Act I/II; Fairy Variations;
Bluebird Pas de Deux; Wedding Pas de Deux
Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky/Petipa) Pas de Trois Act I; Odette Act II; Black Swan Pas de Deux Act III
The Talisman (Drigo/Petipa) Pas de Deux

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TIME LIMITS FOR CONTEMPORARY SOLOS AND ENSEMBLES:

Contemporary Solos: Not longer than 2.5 minutes or shorter than 1.5 minutes.

Ensembles: Groups of 6-10 students no longer than 5 minutes; groups of 11-16 students no longer than 8 minutes.

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ABC has a musical library of classical ballet variation music. For information on how to obtain music for variations please
e-mail: idea.abc@gmail.com

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