The winners of the international ballet competition Benois de la Danse were announced on Tuesday in the Bolshoi Theatre. The best dancer was the french ballerine Hélène Boucher, she was awarded for the role of Eurydice in "Orpheus" by Stravinsky.

There're two best dancers this year. Thiago Bordin (Hamburg Ballet) won this prize for the party of Armand Duval in La Dame aux Camelias by Frederic Chopin. And David Holberg got it for the role of Count Albrecht in "Giselle" by Adolphe Adam.
In the category "Best Choreograph" there're no winners this year, it was decided not to award anybody. Also in that evening the awarding of prizes to the winners of last year passed, because last year's ceremony was not held. |