Joc dance ensemble

Joc

Joc is the oldest folk dance ensemble of Moldova; full name: National Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance "Joc"(Romanian: Ansamblul Academic Naţional de dansuri populare „Joc”)^[1]

Joc was created on August 13, 1945, by Leonid Leonardi and Leonid Zeltsman, then called simply "ensemble of Moldovan dance".^[2][3]

In 1954-55, Tankho Israelov was the director of the dance ensemble.

Its 13th director (since 1957) was Vladimir Curbet.^[2][3]

Awards and recognition

• 1953: 1st place at the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students
• 1955:Meritorious ensemble of Moldavian SSR
• 1968: Lenin Komsomol Prize

References

1. Joc, the Facebook page
2. "История Молдовы: Национальный академический ансамбль народного танца «Жок»".
3. "Тринадцатый руководитель ансамбля "Жок" | ЛОГОС-ПРЕСС". Archived from the original on 2014-11-02. Retrieved 2015-02-14.