The Dance Club Mara (Belarusian: Мара, literally: "dream", in the meaning "hope") is a ballroom dance club in Belarus with the official IDSF formation team representing Belarus in IDSF world ranking competitions.[1] The dance club itself was created in 1965.[2] The first competition of the team was in 1991.[3] The team manager is Lydia Kats-Lazareva.[4] The team competes both in Standard and Latin categories.[5] As of 2013[update] the highest achievement for the team in World and Europe championship was finals,[6] with the second place at the Austrian Open Championship in 2008.[7]
The Palace of Culture of Minsk Tractor Plant hosts the club.
References
edit- ^ Клуб бальных танцев "Мара" [dead link], an official website of the dance club
- ^ Народная студыя сучаснага бальнага танца "Мара"
- ^ История формэйшена,[dead link] History of the formation
- ^ Как Беларусь стала спортивно-бальной страной
- ^ Лидия Кац-Лазарева: “Для меня все они — дети, и я их очень люблю” Archived 2013-06-20 at the Wayback Machine, An interview with Lydia Kats-Lazareva. (in Russian)
- ^ Mara profile at the danceplaza.com
- ^ Из истории танца Беларуси ЛИДИЯ ПЕТРОВНА КАЦ-ЛАЗАРЕВА И АНСАМБЛЬ ТАНЦА «МАРА»
External links
edit- Mara at the IDSF World Formation Standard tournament - Stuttgart, Germany 2007-11-24
- https://vk.com/club52550167, v kontakte page of the club
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