The Moiseyev Folk Dance Ensemble became the triumphant winner of "Slavianski Bazaar"

July 14, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo – BELTA/. An ovation that lasted almost fifteen minutes was given by the six-thousand-strong Summer Amphitheater in Vitebsk to the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance, a BELTA correspondent reports. At the "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk" International Arts Festival, the renowned company performed as part of Russia's Culture Day. The ensemble celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding in February, and the concert was dedicated to this jubilee. It featured the best choreographic pieces created by the ensemble's founder, Igor Moiseyev, and carefully preserved by a new generation of young artists. The packed six-thousand-strong Summer Amphitheater greeted each performance with rapturous applause: whether it was a Russian dance, the choreographic composition "Partisans," or the Moldavian "Joc," the Estonian polka "Through the Leg," the Greek "Sirtaki," or the dance of Argentine shepherds "Gaucho," fragments of which a trio of dancers had to perform as an encore. As a token of appreciation to Belarusians, they also danced "Bulba." And the legendary sailor dance "Yablochko" truly became the climax of this concert. The audience thanked the artists for their skill and talent, standing and chanting "Bravo" and "Well done." The world-famous company is no stranger to applause, but the reception organized in Vitebsk deeply touched the dancers. At the end of the concert, People's Artist of Russia, artistic director, and director of the ensemble, Elena Shcherbakova, came on stage and sincerely confessed: "You are the most knowledgeable and passionate audience in the world. We are glad to be back on the stage of the 'Slavianski Bazaar' after ten years." Russia Day at the "Slavianski Bazaar" passes the baton to Belarus Day today. -0-