The competition was attended by 48 contestants from ten countries of the world – Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Japan and Russia. The international jury included: Rector of the Moscow State Academy of Choreography, People’s Artist of Russia, Professor Marina Leonova (chairman); General Director of the International Federation of Ballet Competitions, Executive Secretary of the Jury and Director of the Young Ballet of the World Competition, Honored Art Worker Sergei Usanov, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, teacher-tutor Yuri Vasyuchenko; People’s Artist of the USSR Margarita Drozdova, Artistic Director of the Russian Ballet Theater, People’s Artist of the USSR Vyacheslav Gordeev; artistic director of the Bolshoi Theater of Belarus, People’s Artist of the USSR Valentin Elizariev; artistic director of the Donetsk Opera and Ballet Theater Vadim Pisarev (Ukraine), rector of the Roman Academy of Dance Margherita Parrilla (Italy), dancer and teacher Olivier Pate (France).
The closing ceremony of the Competition and the final concert of the laureates