Soloists of the State Song and Dance Ensemble of Tatartsan Aigul Kiyamova and Rail Ganiev became the winners of the V International contest -festival of solo dance named after Makhmud Esambaev . The contest was held in Grozny city from 15 to 20 October, 2013. Kazan dancers were awarded II prize in the "Duet" nomination.
Kazan rivals were contestants from 11 regions of Russia and four other countries - Abkhazia, Bulgaria, Algeria and Kazakhstan. Palm of victory in three categories - "Solo", "Duet" and "Group dance" - challenged about 60 dancers. Participants were evaluated by a representative jury, chaired by the chief editor of the "Ballet" magazine Valeria Uralskaya .
Press - service of RT Ministry of Culture with assistance of the press service of RT State ensemble of song and dance