Battle of round dances and dancers 70+. A tournament of folk everyday dances took place in Vitebsk
The choreographic competition with a special national flavor gathered over a hundred participants from different parts of the Vitebsk region. Amateurs and connoisseurs of authentic dances competed in various nominations and age categories. Each couple, performing "Kakhanochka", "Na rechan'ku", "Nochka", "Subota", "Oira", Krakowiak, Podespan, had to not only accurately demonstrate classical elements but also convey their local features.
In addition, solo battles took place on Svobody Square in the regional center, where participants improvised to "Barynya" and "Zhabka", as well as a round dance battle.
The Grand Prix of the tournament was awarded by the jury to Evgeny Akulich and Vera Lednik from the Vitebsk district.
A special prize was received by the Glubokoe Folk Folklore Theater "Tereshka" under the direction of Natalia Nikiforovich. Georg Chernykh and Victoria Pugach from Vitebsk became the best in the age category from 16 to 30 years old. Among participants aged 30 to 50, Nikolai Sushkevich and Tatiana Spatkay from the Tolochin region won. Representatives of the Shumilino district, Vladimir Mulkov and Anna Kurilenko, took first place among the most experienced dancers (70+).
Alexander Ustinov and Valentina Zamostotskaya from the Liozno region, Valery Gaiko and Elena Yadrevskaya (Beshenkovichi) improvised notably in the "Barynya" battle. "Zhabka" highlighted Alexander Ustinov from the Liozno district and Boris Zaitsev from Glubokoe.
The most beautiful and graceful round dance was demonstrated by the Rasony collective "Krynitsa", and the most outstanding quadrille was performed by the choreographic group of the song and dance ensemble "Perepyolochka" of Gymnasium No. 3 in Vitebsk.