This week the ballet award "Soul of Dance" has been presented on Stanislavski and Nemirovich-Danchenko Moscow Academic Music Theatre's stage for the 21st time. This prize has been established by Ministry of Culture and "Ballet" magazine in 1994. This award is not just for bright dancers, but also for composers, ballet conductors, designers and tutors.
This time The Bolshoi principal Nina Kaptsova has been awarded with the prize in "The Star" nomination. At the award ceremony the ballerina performed "Last tango" with The Bolshoi principal Mikhail Lobukhin.