JINR Cultural Centre "Mir" - results of the season

Come to us in pairs!

The JINR Dance Club "Phylosophy Dance", with the head of Artur Borodin, is among those that are happy to take an active part in a variety of events. Supporting dance culture in Dubna is their main desire or even mission. The 2023-2024 season turned out to be as intense and diverse for the team as possible.

As the club members say, dancing in a couple is, first of all, mutual understanding, the art of holding a conversation in the language of dance. "We love to dance, to pass on our experience and mood to beginners. This year, we practiced such popular styles as Argentine tango and salsa. Our main task is to teach how to improvise in a couple. Mastering improvisation in dance gives confidence and removes fear of the public," the dancers share.

Dance events where there is an opportunity to apply their improvisation skills are important for the group. For example, last October, Phylosophy Dance was happy to attend a party with the Latin American group Amigos de Corazon in the "Tavern". And already in December, at the invitation of Director of the Dubna Symphony Orchestra Natalia Castro, they danced to the rhythms of the Argentine tango by Astor Piazzolla at the concert "Saying goodbye to the golden autumn" in the Congress Centre of the SEZ "Dubna". And in May, at the "Evening in the style of jazz" (organizer Marina Kislova and the Dance Studio "Charm"), they took part in a fashion show in the style of the 1930s, performed two numbers and of course, danced heartily.

The Phylosophy Dance Club has been collaborating with the Ensemble "Live Music" for several years now. Musicians Ekaterina Ryabinina, Alexey Nikitsky and Sergey Zaitsev play every Sunday at the cafe "Konditerskoe" and dancers practice the art of pairing to their wonderful performance. Their joint projects were implemented last autumn in a creative workshop on National Unity Day in costumes from the October Revolution and in the spring - at the Dubna City Library of Family Reading at a concert in the format of dance arrangements of famous 20th century melodies "Dancing with the whole family". Also in April, the group took part in the anniversary festival of Sechenov University "Spring on Pirogovskaya". A video of the group's performance with a congratulatory text was shown in the foyer of the Cultural Centre on Plyushchikha.

Artur Borodin says: "The time of New Year and Christmas is special. Winter days are filled with bright events and pleasant creative proposals. In the final days of the year, we were invited to the New Year's Pushkin Ball at the Dubna University, where the musicians played, we danced and I, as Head of the Club, participated in the judging. And during the January holidays in the Cultural Centre "Mir", we represented our club at the traditional Christmas concert "Melodies of the world". The Festival "Klever" in the Blokhintsev Library aroused great interest in Dubna. In April, Dubna clubs shared their experience and mood. We held a master class in Argentine tango and salsa, as well as presented one of our favorite performances - rueda. Rueda is a Cuban variety of salsa, performed by several couples at the same time. Partners take turns in a circle at the command of the host. Victory Day is a holiday in which we traditionally participate every year. This year, on 9 May, the "Victory Waltz" event was held in all Moscow Region parks. Our club performed the "Sevastopol Waltz". For two hours, to the songs of the war years, dancers whirled in the tempo of waltz, foxtrot, tango on the dance floor of the art venue "Solar System" in the park "Mendeleev Embankment". Come to us, come to us in pairs! Together we will learn to move beautifully in pairs and study the philosophy of pair dance!"

Eleonora YAMALEEVA