International Dance Day is a celebration that is dedicated to the appropriate art form. The celebration is celebrated annually on April 29. In 1982, the festival was initiated by the International Dance Council at UNESCO. Choreographer, teacher and ballet dancer P. A. Gusev suggested celebrating this event on the above day. And the date was chosen in honor of the French choreographer, ballet reformer and theorist Jean-Georges Noverre, who was born on April 29 and became famous as the "father of modern ballet."
Ballet creator
The idea of creating a separate, independent of the opera, which included only a dance fragment of the ballet, a performance, came up with the student of The Great Dupree, Jean-Georges Noverre. In his own innovative productions, on the very day of the dance, Noverre embodied his ideas about ballet. In his eyes, the dance was to be based on dramatic development, a finished performance with action. All the dance performances of this great man were solid, based on a serious theme, had playable characters endowed with characters, and a finished plot.
According to the founders, the World Dance Day was to unite all areas of this art form, become an occasion for their glorification, to unite people who love them, to allow them to communicate in one language - the language of dance. Every year, according to tradition, some well-known representative of the world of choreography should appeal to the public with a message that will remind of the beauty of dance. Following the tradition, the Taiwanese choreographer Liin Hwai-min, who is the artistic director and founder of the Sky Gate Dance Theater, addressed people with his speech on World Dance Day 2013. All fans of this art form annually celebrate their professional holiday on this day . Modern dance groups, ballet and opera theaters, folk and modern ballroom dance ensembles, as well as amateur and professional artists celebrate the day of the dance.
Festivals and events to cheer upLast year in Moscow, specially for this world holiday, a well-known award was held, entitled "The Soul of Dance". This year, almost every city celebrated the holiday with colorful and vibrant flash mobs in Russia. Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Grozny, Samara, Moscow, Saratov and other cities met the international date in dance, organized various competitions and interesting festivals. The level of events, of course, varied depending on the number of people, but not a single city was left without a portion of magnificent festive mood.
On this special day, spotlights light up on the dance floors, the buzz of voices gradually grows, and again the stage invites all the dancers to take their places. On the International Dance Day, various competitions are held almost every year, thanks to which more and more talents are opening in the world. After such events, those living in the rhythm of the music have many pleasant memories.