The soloists of the TASTOiB named after M. Jalil took the whole pedestal of the honor at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow

On June 20, the names of the laureates of the XIII International Competition of Ballet Dancers and Choreographers were announced on the Historical Stage of the Bolshoi Theater of Russia.

All the soloists of the TASTOiB named after M. Jalil who participated in the contest were awarded. The winner of the 1st prize and the Gold Medal in the nomination "Men's Duet" became Koya Okawa. In the nomination "Women: Duet", Amanda Gomes became the laureate of the Second Prize, and Midori Terada received "Bronze". Premier Mikhail Timaev was not a contestant, but he acted as a partner of Amanda Gomez. Members of the jury noted him Diploma for partnership.

Artists prepared for the contest teachers-tutors TASTOiB named after M.Jalil - Honored artist of Russia and Tatarstan Artem Belov (preparation of M.Terada and K.Okavy) and People's Artist of Tatarstan Valentina Prokopova (preparation of A.Gomes).

The XIII International Competition of Ballet and Choreographers - one of the most representative ballet shows of the world is held in the year of the 90th anniversary of the outstanding contemporary choreographer, art director of the contest Yuri Nikolayevich Grigorovich. The international competition of ballet dancers and choreographers-2017 is preceded by the "Year of Russian ballet and the 200th anniversary of Marius Petipa".