February 20, 2023

DANCE MOSCOW 2023

From February 16 through 19, 2023, Moscow hosted the 9th Annual DANCE MOSCOW Contest. The Contest lasted for three days and targeted more than 180 participants aged 8 to 25, as well as more than 50 dance teams. Both Professional and Supplementary divisions included the solo, duet and ensemble nominations for the classical, folk and modern categories

Hector Moore (III course trainee from the UK)

Sakiho Kobayashi (III course student from Japan)

Foreign students and interns of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy took part in the contest, presenting variations form the Esmeralda, Le Talisman, the Flames of Paris, Sleeping Beauty, Corsaire, Don Quijote, El Sombrero de Tres Picos, as well as First Mazurka and Dancing Girl numbers (folk category).

The DANCE MOSCOW 2023 winners include Ami Kato (1st Grade Diploma, 16-25 y.o., classical category), Sakiho Kobayashi (2nd Grade Diploma, 16-25 y.o., classical category, and 3rd Grade Diploma, solo, 16-26 y.o., folk category), Hollyn Henderson (3rd Grade Diploma, solo, 16-25 y.o., classical category), Hector Moore (3rd Grade Diploma, solo, 16-25 y.o., classical category), Nicole Carrara (3rd Grade Diploma, solo, 16-25 y.o., folk category).

Hollyn Henderson (II course student from the USA and her classical dance teacher Irina M. Pyatkina

Ami Kato (II course student from Japan)

“That was my first-ever ballet contest. I was nervous, because dancing before Ms. Leonova, Principal of the BBA, the panel of judges and the audience is indeed a very hard task. But I am quite happy about my result”, said Nicole Carrara, 3rd Grade Diploma winner after the awards ceremony.

Congratulations to the winners! We wish you further triumphs!

Translation: Dmitry Linyaev.