Kazakhstan took the second place at the International Dance Festival

On January 24-25, 2024, by the invitation of the Ministry of Culture of the KSA I visited the 3rd Qemam International Festival for Mountain Performance Arts, which took place in Abha and other places of the Asir region, located in the south-west of the Kingdom.

This year, the festival was attended by the State Dance Theater «Naz» of Astana Akimat under the leadership of Mrs.Kadisha Agimbayeva, the artistic director of the theater, professional choreographer, honored worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Among the participants of the Festival, representing more than 25 countries of the world, Kazakhstani dancers were especially remembered by local residents and guests of the event.

So, Mr.Omar Farook, the honored guest of the Festival, popular blogger from Bahrain (subscribers: 7 million on Youtube, 4 million on Instagram, 3.4 million in Tiktok, 901 thousand in Snapchat, 307 thousand in X, 182 thousand on Facebook) in his special issue put the Kazakh team in second place after Saudi Arabia, which, as the host country, took the first place.

The festival is held annually for the third year in a row and aims to popularize the KSA as a tourist destination, as well as to promote the rapprochement of cultures and traditions of various peoples of the world.