The selection of contestants for the first edition of Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition (RIDCC) came from thirteen countries spread over three continents. RIDCC is the first and only dance competition that focuses exclusively on duets. The competition took place on 21, 22 and 23 June 2018 in Rotterdam. The first prize was a production budget of €100,000 and is the largest dance prize of its kind in the world.
The contestants of the 2018 competition were: Dionysios Alamanos (GR/PH) & Danae Dimitriadi (GR), Mario Bermudez Gil (ES), Robin Lamothe (FR), Ravid Abarbanel (IL), Fabio Liberti (IT), Erika Maria Silgoner (IT), Philippe Kratz (DE), Ido Gidron (IL), Louis Thuriot (BE) & Borna Babic (HR), JinHwan Seok (KR), John Wannehag (SE), Youri Peters (NL) & Marie Khatib-Shahidi (FR/IR), Cecilia Moisio (FI) & Ineke Vandoorn (NL), Anna Jacobs & Hanna van der Meer (NL), Courtney Mazeika (US) and Andrea Rama (GR/AL).
The preliminary rounds took place on Thursday 21 and Friday 22 June, the final was held on Saturday 23 June 2018!