World Dance Day. The history of the holiday with a great name

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

International Dance Day is a celebration dedicated to the respective art form. The celebration is celebrated annually on April 29. In 1982, the holiday was initiated by the International Dance Council of UNESCO. Choreographer, teacher and ballet dancer P. A. Gusev proposed to celebrate 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 29th and became famous as the “father of modern ballet.”

Creator of ballet

The idea to create a separate, independent of the opera, which included only a dance fragment of the ballet, performance came up with Jean-Georges Noverre, a student of The Great Dupre. In his own innovative productions, it was on the day of the dance that Noverre turned his ideas about ballet into reality. In his eyes, the dance had to be based on the dramaticdevelopment, complete presentation with action. All the dance performances of this great man were solid, based on serious themes, had characters played, endowed with characters, and a complete plot.

According to the plan of the founders, World Dance Day was supposed to unite all areas of this art form, become an occasion for their glorification, unite people who love them, 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 address the public with a message that will remind you of the beauty of dance. Following the tradition, Taiwanese choreographer Leein Hwai-ming, who is the artistic director and founder of the Heaven's Gate Dance Theater, addressed the people with his speech on World Dance Day 2013. All admirers 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 dance.

Festivals & Mood Up Events

Last year in Moscow, a well-known award called "The Soul of Dance" was timed to coincide with this world holiday. This year, almost every city in Russia celebrated the holiday with colorful and bright flash mobs. Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Grozny, Samara, Moscow, Saratov and other cities met the international date in dance, organized variouscompetitions and interesting festivals. The level of events, of course, varied with the population, but not a single city was left without a portion of a great holiday mood.

On this special day, spotlights light up on the dance floors, the hum of voices gradually increases, and again the stage invites all the dancers to take their places. On International Dance Day, various competitions are held almost every year, thanks to which more and more new talents are discovered in the world. After such events, those who live in the rhythm of music have many pleasant memories.