April 29, 2022 on the International Dance Day (which is symbolic and very pleased), in our country there appeared the only PROFESSIONAL dance organization of the republican scale: Republican public association “Belarusian professional dance league” was registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus.
Founders of the professional dance organization are true masters of their craft, established professionals, known and recognized both in our country and abroad experts, among them:
- Vyacheslav Markovich Katz, the son of Mark Samuilovich Katz, the founder and founder of ballroom choreography in Belarus;
- Honored worker of culture of the Republic of Belarus, head of the dance club of the special prize of the President of the Republic of Belarus "Mara", teacher, who for more than 56 years! "Lydia Petrovna Kats-Lazareva is a teacher, who released hundreds of students, who have now become dance managers and coaches, hundreds of masters of sports (the list can be continued endlessly);
- Mikhail Vasiljevich Konokhov, an honored teacher, head of the famous Minsk club "Duet", who brought up more than one generation of champions and masters of sports of the Republic of Belarus, and Elena Alexandrovna Urymahava, a teacher of the highest category, General Secretary of the United Dance Sport Federation of Belarus (BDSF), the successful coach of many couples, including her famous daughter - Valeria Urymahava - vice-champion of Blackpool and UK among professionals (today Valeria is also the President of the professional organization WDC in Spain);
- Nadezhda Birun is a legendary Belarusian dancer, perhaps the only Belarusian who has performed on the same floor with the world greats of European dance Marcus and Karen Hilton;
- Liudmila Tsyrkun is an internationally renowned expert of the highest class in dance sport, the coach of world and European dancesport championships medalists, winners and finalists of famous tournaments in England ("Intetnational" and "Imperial" in 2017), dozens of champions and masters of sport of Belarus and other countries;
It is especially pleasant to note that the creation of a professional dance organization in our country was actively supported in the regions – Mogilev, Gomel, Vitebsk, Brest and Grodno regions with great enthusiasm not only participated in its creation, but also were the first to make proposals in the calendar of events of the new organization.
A special uniqueness and significance gives the new organization also participation in its creation by representatives of various dance styles, such as the Olympic discipline “Breaking”, contemporary, pop dance, as well as the participation of unique and distinguished teachers, creative individuals, authors of sports, educational, cultural programs and projects, proprietary methods of training and rehabilitation in the sport, dance, etc.
The legends of the Belarusian dancing movement, and most importantly, members of the Belarusian Professional Dance Union, which operated in our country in the 90s of the 20th century (the Union was organized in 1991) – its President – the famous Vasily Lyashenko, vice-president – Vladimir Chalkevich, Secretary of the BPDU – Janna Chalkevich congratulated the new organization with its creation and consider it as its ideological successor.
- Due to the efforts of the BPDU leaders in the 1990s, in our country the training of its members with the leading teachers of the "British Association of Teachers of Dance" was organized with the following examinations into this most prestigious international professional organization (BATD - British Association Teachers of Dance), which has been fruitfully working on many continents for more than 100 years. Belarusian Professional Dance Union was a member of this international organization. In our country even now there are teachers who have such a significant and valuable accreditation, successfully passed exams: Lydia Kats-Lazareva, Mikhail Konohov, Alexander and Elena Kozyro, Mikhail Syritsky, Nadezhda and Mikhail Birun, Janna and Vladimir Chalkevichi, Elena and Vasily Lyashenko, Zavyalkova Marina, Lachauniek Normund and others.
Undoubtedly, the new organization will be distinguished by an innovative approach in its work and a real respect for its members and colleagues and for the history of the development of the dance movement in our country. RPA “BPDL” sets for itself one of the main objectives – the formation of a professional system in all areas of its activities, the development of programs to support talented children and young people, etc.
The main statutory objectives of RPA “BPDL” are: coordination of efforts to promote the process of development of all types of dance art and dance sport, as well as choreography in all its directions.