IV Charitable Ball in Almaty

The 4th Charitable Ball, one of the brightest and most significant events in Kazakhstan cultural life, took place on April 14 at Zhailau golf-resort

19 апреля 2012, 09:58

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IV charitable ball was held in Almaty on April 14, 2012. Photo by Aizhan Tugelbayeva©

The 4th Charitable Ball, one of the brightest and most significant events in Kazakhstan cultural life, took place on April 14 at Zhailau golf-resort in Almaty. 76 debutant dancing couples opened the Ball. Foster children from Almaty orphanages were among the participants. This year the Ball broke the record of young people wishing to dance in the Ball for the first time. After a ceremonial polonaise and Strauss Blue Danube waltz danced by debutantes, Viktoria Lopyreva, Miss Russia 2003 and Gedeminas Taranda, head of Russian Imperial Ballet, who hosted the ceremony together, declared the Ball open. Francophone singer Lara Fabian became the most long-awaited and the most prominent guest of the Ball. The Akim (Mayor) of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov and his deputy Serik Seidumanov, opera singer Nurzhamal Ussenbayeva, actresses Karlygash Mukhamedzhanova and Assel Sagatova, producers Erken Yalgashev, Arman Arsenov and Missis Kazakhstan 2011 Viktoria Mominbayeva were seen at the Ball. IV Charitable Ball in Almaty