International Dance Day

2025 Edition

The first public celebration was held on April 29, 2025, with a flash mob in the square in front of the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele in Messina. The gathering of participants was scheduled for 4:00 PM, with a short press conference followed by the performance at 5:00 PM.

The initiative, promoted by the Teatro Vittorio Emanuele Foundation together with the DIS - Danza in Salute association, announced the birth of a fixed event to be repeated every April 29th starting from 2026. In the same period, on May 24, 2025, a ballet performance was held inside the theater by the DIS association in collaboration with ASILD (Sicilian Association of Dance Teachers), with the participation of numerous professional schools from various parts of Sicily and free admission.