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. The dance club itself was created in 1965. The first competition of the team was in 1991. The team manager is Lydia Kats-Lazareva. The team competes both in Standard and Latin categories. As of 2013 the highest achievement for the team in World and Europe championship was finals, with the second place at the Austrian Open Championship in 2008.
The Palace of Culture of Minsk Tractor Plant hosts the club.
References
- Клуб бальных танцев "Мара", an official website of the dance club
- Народная студыя сучаснага бальнага танца "Мара"
- История формэйшена, 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
- 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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