In February 2022, the Belarusian world-famous dance and sports club “Liudmila” – Liudmila DanceSport Club – turned a quarter of a century – 25 years old.
For more than 20 years, DanceSport Club “Liudmila” has rightly been considered one of the best clubs in the country. For several decades it not only managed to keep the status of one of the best, mass and productive, but also set the bar unattainable in sports and creative, coaching, refereeing and organizational achievements.
- Dance and Sport Club "Liudmila" was founded in February 1997 in Minsk by the student of "International Relations" faculty of Belarusian State University and at the same time master of sports in sport dancing and rhythmic gymnastics Liudmila Tsyrkun on the basis of ballroom dancing school of Culture Palace of MAZ. That year the club with its large membership became a member of the "Belarusian Dance Sport Federation", and its students began to perform more than successfully at national and international competitions and contests. Since 2000 the club became the organizer of the national dance tournaments, the first champions of Belarus appeared.
- In October 2004 it was decided to transform the club into an independent legal entity, namely, to create a public association "Dance and Sport Club "Liudmila ", the chairman of which was elected, of course, Liudmila Tsyrkun, and after the completion of its official registration by the Main Department of Justice of Minsk City Executive Committee in February 2005, she was appointed as its head coach. In 2009 the "DSC "Liudmila" was renamed into Children's Public Association "Dance and Sport Club "Liudmila". Public Association "DSC "Liudmila" was one of the first and largest urban associations in our country.
Years of the club’s work brought up several generations of masters of sports and champions of our country in all ages and disciplines, as well as a huge number of multiple winners and prize winners of national and international competitions, which are already impossible to count, held in our country and abroad.
The geography of performances of DSC “Liudmila” is impressive and includes both near and far abroad countries, extending to several continents: Japan, Thailand, Singapore, China, numerous European countries – Finland, Denmark, Austria, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Holland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Turkey, Cyprus, England, almost all cities of Ukraine and many Russian cities.
For 20 years there was not a single year that representatives of the club “Liudmila” did not become champions of the Republic of Belarus, and in 2016 the club brought up 9! couples of champions in every age category – from children to adults at the same time, and, traditionally, dozens of couples of winners of championships. In 2014, the club was officially recognized as the most massive club in the Republic of Belarus.
Dance and Sport Club “Liudmila” has always been international: dancers from different countries: Lithuania, Spain, Kazakhstan, Czech Republic, Sweden, China, USA, Ukraine, Armenia, Latvia, and, of course, numerous representatives of Russia were prepared and trained in the club. Performing for other countries, the students of the club with their foreign partners trained in the club system, which provided them with the champions titles in such countries as Lithuania, Spain, Kazakhstan, Denmark, Latvia and others.
The club “Liudmila” brought up vice-champions of Europe and bronze medalists of the world championship in a separate discipline (Youth, Standard, 2016), as well as many finalists and semi-finalists of the World and European championships in various disciplines and ages according to the WDSF; also a prize-winner and finalist of the famous WDC tournaments “Intetnational” and “Imperial” in England, as well as “Dutch open”, “Paris open” (in the European program in the categories “Adult” and “Under 21”).
The most important priorities of the Club “Liudmila” to ensure a high level of training of the dancers and, as a consequence, their performance have always been :
- Professional special training and rehabilitation with the best experts in the field;
- well-thought-out and systematic system of seminars and master classes with international top-class teachers under the full control of the club's head coach Liudmila Tsyrkun.
The teachers of DSC “Liudmila” in special training were:
The legendary teacher and trainer – Gladchenko Alexander Vasilievich – the author of a unique method for the development, improvement and rehabilitation of special physical qualities using biomechanical stimulation simulators by the method of Nazarov V.T. in sports, choreography, dance, etc., the author of several inventions and patents in sports simulators and physiology of movements, rehabilitation of the spine and hip joint (S.K.A.T. “President”).
Yuri Vladimirovich Lapsha – is a famous choreographer and director, the developer of the new direction “Integral Choreography”. Together with Alexander Gladchenko – creator of the integral training “Art Mobil”.
Pedagogue, psychologist, unique person, the head of the center “Friends” – Dmitry Nikolaevich Shukanov.
And also, excellent teachers and choreographers who have made a significant contribution to the education of dancers of the club: Sergey Mikhalyuk, Vladimir Poturaev and his team, Pavel Gorbachev, of course, the teaching staff of the famous “Sputnik”, where more than one generation of dancers of the club “Liudmila” grew up.
Thanks to the high international prestige of Liudmila Tsyrkun, for many years the dancers of the club and athletes all over our country had a unique and invaluable opportunity to visit seminars and workshops of the world’s top teachers, learn from them, and absorb their knowledge and energy. The great teachers and judges – the legends of the both world federations WDC and WDSF and professionals in their field, more than once imparted their knowledge to our dancers with all the soul, and most importantly attitude and responsibility:
- Asiz Khaji-Nuri (Germany)
- Roman Chetvergov (Russia)
- Sabrina Manusi (Italy)
- Marc Couderc (France)
- Paul Wilson (Australia)
- Sandro Cavalini (Italy)
- Dirk Heidemann (USA)
- Sergey Sinkens (Latvia)
- Siscu Perez (Spain)
- Alexei Silde (Russia)
- Fabio Bosco (Italy)
- Ilya Danilov (Russia)
- Egle Vysotskaitė (Lithuania).
- Martin Parmas (Estonia)
And also famous and successful dancers – world and European champions, the modern legends of dance sport:
- Gabriele Goffredo and Anna Matus (Moldova)
- Alexey Silde and Anna Firstova (Russia);
- Sergey and Olga Konovaltsev (Russia);
- Zoran Plohl and Tatjana Lagvinovich (Slovenia);
- Benedetto Ferugia and Claudia Keller (Germany);
- Andrey Zaitsev and Elizaveta Chervichnaya (Russia);
- Alexei Glukhov and Anastasia Glazunova (Russia);
- Timur Immametdinov and Nina Bezubova (Germany);
- Dmitry Zharkov and Olga Kulikova (Russia);
- Vadim Shurin and Anastasia Meshkova (Latvia);
- Ilya Filimonov (Russia);
- Of course, our native and world famous Andrey Kazlousky (USA).
Besides, for many years the dance and sport club “Liudmila” was the organizer of the largest competitions of the highest world level (more than a dozen), officially recognized as one of the best in Europe, which set the highest bar and the absolute number of records for organizers, becoming by right a calling card of our country in the world of dance sport since 2012.
The famous feature of the club “Liudmila” was created from the dancers and pupils of the club a real “Theatre of Dance”, children and adults, the program of which included many unique and original choreographic numbers and miniatures of different dance styles and genres – from classical to modern. This subsequently made it possible to organize tours of the club with the concert program “World Dance” in Turkey and Germany, which for several seasons were a huge success with viewers in these countries.
- Several times a year with great success held concerts and shows - programs of the Dance Theatre of the club "Liudmila" in Minsk, gathering a full audience at various venues - Youth Variety Theatre, the Palace of the Republic and others.
- Friendship with the stars of the Belarusian stage allowed to create joint numbers, to participate in various television projects, including "Dancing with the Stars"; sports and cultural festivals, national creative events, actions, such as the concert dedicated to the award "For Spiritual Revival", in the concert "Belarus - we are the ghet", in the New Year fire for members of the House of Representatives and members of the Secretariat of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus (for participation and professionalism the club received gratitude from the Deputy Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly V. N. Ivanov) and many others.
- On June 4, 2010 in the Palace of the Republic the dance and sport club "Liudmila" organized a solo concert "In the circle of friends" with the participation of Belarusian pop stars. The concert became legendary, and many of the numbers and productions of its program are passed on from generation to generation to this day.
In the club “Liudmila” grew up not only a generation of champions in all disciplines and ages, but also a decent number of coaches and dance teachers, and what is remarkable, not only in ballroom dance. Because of this comprehensive development in the club, many of its students have found and realized themselves in other, no less interesting and in demand dance styles.
Today dozens of dance clubs in Belarus and many other countries of Europe, Canada, America have in their ranks teachers – students of the dance club “Liudmila”, many of them are already heads of their own clubs, judges of numerous competitions.
DSC “Liudmila” has an impressive list of champions, brought up in the club : Vadim Gorbach, Diana Maznyak, Sofia Aksenchik, Polina Matskevich, Veronika Gushcha, Vladislav Levshunov, Vyacheslav Chizhik, Egor Boldysh and his numerous Russian partners, Stella Akopyan, Alexandra Chizhik, Ilya Kochev, Alexei Shaban, Victoria Mazepina, Ksenia Derkachevskaya, Vladislav Homich, Victoria Saykovskaya and others. The title of champions in the “Liudmila” club, which is especially valuable, in the “Adults” category also won: Aleksandra Samorodskaya and Egor Dulebenets, Vitaly Nesterovich and Catherine Tolmacheva, Artem Gailit and Elizaveta Shibaeva, Ilya Rykun and Natalia Kozhevnikova; Roman Lobarev and Daria Konokhova, Anna Anisimova (Selevich).
The list of the students of the Club who became the winners of the championships and prize-winners of the Belarus championships is endless; some of their names are known and respected in the dance society no less than the names of the champions: Alexei Parashchenko, Kristina Kanash (Dedok), Alexandra Kotova, Vladislav Kinakh, Mikhail Bukato, Polina Kadushko, Ilya Shvyunov, Julia Leonovich, Egor Koval, Olga Chechet, Ekaterina Shishko, Sergey Dratvitsky, Elena Yaroshevich, Dmitry Novokhrestov, Veronika Losenkova, Kristina and Polina Struzhinskiy, Ilya Aleksandrovich, Kristina Ahremchik, Valeria Halkina, Maria Dolgaya, Timofey Volchok, Daria Novik, Nikita Reshetsky, Dmitry and Irina Krischenovich, Veronika Aleksandrova, Dmitry Sokol, Alexey Stanko, Alesya Shaveiko, Vitaly, Igor and Nikita Kolosovy, Daria Rusak, Ekaterina Yasyutina, Alexey Laptenok, Sergey Derbinsky, Alexey Nadtochaev, Kristina Bagrets, Kirill Kishkurno, Kirill Gesko, Nadezhda Poleyko, Sergey Melnikov, Anastasia Tushkevich, Vladislav Klenovsky, Victoria Shishova, Vladislav Losev, Alexey Peiganovich, Anna Koretskaya, Vera Bogova, Ksenia Kurilina, Artem Biryukov, Anna Ermak, Ksenia Asadchaia and many many many others!
- Thank you to everyone who shared a part of their lives with the club "Liudmila".
- Thank you to the teachers, dancers, and their parents.
- It was a great happiness and pleasure to be together with you!
On the YouTube channel of the Club presented videos with several generations of the club’s students: competitions, contests, concerts, shows, performances, unique lessons on special training, seminars and meetings with the world’s best teachers, unforgettable moments of the club life and also its unique achievements, events and activities, that allowed the club not only for some decades to keep the status of the best, the most popular and productive, but also to set the unattainable bar in sports and creative, coaching and refereeing, and especially organizational achievements.