International Dance Concours Bruges is hosted by an International Jury.
The Jury consists of renowned dance teachers and experts in Neoclassical, Modern, Contemporary and Jazz.
We proudly present here our jury for the 2026 edition:
Frédéric Jean-Baptiste (FR)
Choreographer, dancer and state-certified jazz dance teacher.
Frédéric Jean-Baptiste has almost 30 years of experience both in France and internationally in television, theatre, musicals, events, hair shows, Miss France and regional pageants. He continues to share his passion and experience on stage as a performer, as well as my expertise through his teaching and work as a choreographer.
Frédéric Jean-Baptiste has almost 30 years of experience both in France and internationally in television, theatre, musicals, events, hair shows, Miss France and regional pageants. He continues to share his passion and experience on stage as a performer, as well as my expertise through his teaching and work as a choreographer.
Frédéric Jean-Baptiste is the creator of the “ORGANIC DANCE MOVEMENT.”
It is a fusion of the dance styles he practices—jazz, modern, and contemporary—combined with powerful technical work and floorwork. This practice is delivered through an uninhibited, intuitive pedagogy, adaptable to both professional and amateur dancers, as well as to all artists eager to dance (singers, actors, and performers).
It is a fusion of the dance styles he practices—jazz, modern, and contemporary—combined with powerful technical work and floorwork. This practice is delivered through an uninhibited, intuitive pedagogy, adaptable to both professional and amateur dancers, as well as to all artists eager to dance (singers, actors, and performers).
Roberta Fontana (IT)
International Teacher and Choreographer of Modern, Roberta Fontana gives her classes for professionals dancers in many schools in Europe, America, Asia. She is recognized as one of the most requested teachers in the world for her style, her passion, her energy and her generously transmitting the emotions and technique of dance. She shares her dance continuously in every continent of the world. with a widely revered and respected reputation.
She taught for many years in “Studio Harmonic” Paris and is is called very frequently to give professional classes and workshop all over Europe. She is also called for international events from USA, Russia, Japan, Brasil, Philippines, Guadeloupe, Israel. As a dancer she performed in numerous television productions and in theaters. She is a choreographer of many performances in the theater. She created the choreography for many famous singer, also as a dancer, TV shows, plays, concerts, videoclips and events. She taught at Centro Studi Musical directed by Franco Miseria and She taught at Maison de la Danse directed by Denis Ganyo in Rome.
She started studying ballet at the age of 6 years at the National Italian Ballet, completing her studies at the Ballet of Rome, studying with internationally renowned masters (M ° A. Vitale, P. Jorio, F. Bartolomei). In 1989, she devoted herself entirely to Modern dance. She is in an artistic form in Italy with various teachers, including Roberto Salaorni specializing in Paris (D. Lesdema, Redha, J. Rogers), London (F. Hatchett), New York (Max Stone, S. Taylor).
The musical interpretation is the element basic of her style that enhances the dynamics, technique and expression of the dancer. As a dance teacher, every day she always keeps on searching new expressions to renew her dancing creations. Her studies outline an eclectic personality that reflected in her extensive artistic career.
Roberta is present in numerous prestigious juries for competitions in Italy and Europe such as GDO (global Dance Open), BELARUS DANCE COMPETITION (Minsk), DANCE WORLD CUP SPAIN, BUCHAREST DANCE FESTIVAL, CONCOURS EUROPEEN DE DANSE PARIS, CONCOUR INTERNATIONAL DE CANNES, CONCOUR DES JEUNES CHOREOGRAPHES MILLAU (France), INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION IN KIEV (Ukraine), ARENA FESTIVAL TOMSK (Siberia), SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL DE DANÇA (Brasil), Budapest Dance Festival 2019, Cantabrico Dance Festival 2019 Asturias (Spain) and many others.
Tarek Aït Meddour (FR)
Performer and choreographer, Tarek Aït Meddour is an artist whose path has been shaped by numerous encounters and demanding training, leading him to create a powerful and poetic dance, precise and diverse in influences.
Coming from martial arts (ten years as a judoka), he first trained at the École nationale des Arts in Créteil and later at the International Dance Academy in Paris.
After obtaining both his EAT jazz and the professional dancer’s diploma, he set out in search of movement in all its plurality.
Coming from martial arts (ten years as a judoka), he first trained at the École nationale des Arts in Créteil and later at the International Dance Academy in Paris.
After obtaining both his EAT jazz and the professional dancer’s diploma, he set out in search of movement in all its plurality.
He performed in the musicals Mozart l’Opéra Rock and Notre Dame de Paris around the world.
He also took part in the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Doha, Qatar.
He also took part in the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games in Doha, Qatar.
Back in France, he made his debut at the Paris Opera alongside Laurence Fanon and at the Théâtre du Châtelet with Robert Carsen, before working with Kim Brandstrup at the Royal Opera House in London on several productions.
He joined the Centre Chorégraphique National of Nantes under the direction of Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche. At the same time, he collaborated with hip-hop companies KH by Karim Khouader and Black Sheep by Saïdo Lehlouh and Johanna Faye, as well as with Tatiana Seguin and Ezio Schiavulli, and discovered the work of Giuliano Peparini and Benoît Swan Pouffer.
He joined the Centre Chorégraphique National of Nantes under the direction of Claude Brumachon and Benjamin Lamarche. At the same time, he collaborated with hip-hop companies KH by Karim Khouader and Black Sheep by Saïdo Lehlouh and Johanna Faye, as well as with Tatiana Seguin and Ezio Schiavulli, and discovered the work of Giuliano Peparini and Benoît Swan Pouffer.
More recently, he contributed to the creation of the baroque opera Alcione with Raphaëlle Boitel, blending physical theatre with circus arts. He also worked under Philippe Giraudeau at the Paris Opera and Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, as well as with Marie-Ève Signeyrole on an original creation for the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris.
Invited by Angelin Preljocaj at the Pavillon Noir in Aix, he led workshops for the company.
Invited by Angelin Preljocaj at the Pavillon Noir in Aix, he led workshops for the company.
Tarek has choreographed for Columbia’s runway show and co-choreographed for L’Oréal Paris.
In 2017, he founded the company Colégram, conceived both as a creative tool and as a vehicle for pedagogy and sharing his artistic research.
Drawing from academic disciplines (jazz, classical, and contemporary dance) as well as urban influences and circus arts, the company develops a hybrid, emotional, and committed dance language.
In 2017, he founded the company Colégram, conceived both as a creative tool and as a vehicle for pedagogy and sharing his artistic research.
Drawing from academic disciplines (jazz, classical, and contemporary dance) as well as urban influences and circus arts, the company develops a hybrid, emotional, and committed dance language.
Its activities—workshops, residencies, performances—reach audiences of all kinds. Since its founding, Colégram has carried out numerous outreach projects in schools, nursing homes, refugee centers, prisons, and with people living with physical and mental disabilities.
The company’s repertoire includes several works: Le Bal, Résister, Tawam, and the solo Ventisei.
Finally, together with Cécile Combaret and Sarah Perret Vignau, he co-founded the international dance festival in Arles, FMR.
Finally, together with Cécile Combaret and Sarah Perret Vignau, he co-founded the international dance festival in Arles, FMR.