Joc dance ensemble explained

Joc is the oldest folk dance ensemble of Moldova; full name: National Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance "Joc"(Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: 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

Notes and References

1. https://www.facebook.com/ANADPJOC Joc
2. Web site: История Молдовы: Национальный академический ансамбль народного танца «Жок».
3. Web site: Тринадцатый руководитель ансамбля "Жок" | ЛОГОС-ПРЕСС . 2015-02-14 . dead . https://archive.today/20141102030850/http://logospress.md/node/17667 . 2014-11-02 .