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The Russian Classical Ballet Examination 2023
The Russian Classical Ballet Examination 2023 was held recently at the BMICH and certificates and medals were awarded to the students on the same day by Buddhapriya Ramanayake – CEO, Dr Oxana Karnovich- Examiner from Moscow, Maria Popova, First Secretary of the Russian Embassy in Colombo and Director Russian House in Colombo along with Chandi Aluvihare-Cultural Officer, awarding a certificate and chocolate to a little ballerina.
The Russian School of Ballet was founded two decades back under the patronage of Mikhail Ustinov – the then Director of the Russian House in Colombo in 2001,commencing its activities with just four little girls, all eager to learn and master the art of ballet.
Currently, the School has over a few hundred students learning classical ballet under the guidance of a promised group of teachers. Pic by Nishendra Silva
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