26–27.03.2025 at the department «Pedagogy of Choreography» the XVII Republican Subject Olympiad among the students of the organizations of higher and postgraduate education was held. On the Group of educational programs B028 «Choreography» students of the following 8 universities took part in the Olympiad:
- 1. M. Utemisov West Kazakhstan University (Uralsk);
- 2. Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts (Almaty);
- 3. Kazakh National Academy of Choreography (Astana);
- 4. Kazakh National Women’s Pedagogical University (Almaty);
- 5. Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Almaty);
- 6. Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University (Kyzylorda);
- 7. M. H. Dulati Taraz State University (Taraz);
- 8. M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University (Shymkent).





In the first round students answered the questions in the tickets for the disciplines «Theory and Methodology of Teaching Classical Dance» and «Theory and Methodology of Teaching Kazakh Dance».
In the second round students took part in an intellectual game on the discipline «History of Choreographic Art».
Within the framework of the Olympiad at the faculty of «Choreography» 2 master classes on contemporary dance and Kazakh dance, as well as a round table dedicated to the issues of modern choreographic education were held.





The members of the Republican Commission of the Olympiad:
- 1. «Excellent worker of culture», chief choreographer of the State Dance Ensemble «Saltanat» ― Ilyasova Akmaral Abdikarimovna Ilyasova (independent chairman of the commission);
- 2. Honored Artist of Kazakhstan, Professor of the Chair «Pedagogy of Choreography» of the Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts ― Natalia Goncharova;
- 3. Honored Worker of Kazakhstan, professor of the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography ― Alisheva Alila Tursumbayevna;
- 4. «Excellent worker of culture», associate professor of the chair of Choreography and Art Management of Kazakh National Women Pedagogical University ― Sabdalieva Roza Bolysovna;
- 5. «Excellent cultural worker», associate professor of Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University ― Murzabaeva Gulbanu Yelubaykyzy;
- 6. «Excellent cultural worker», Master of Pedagogical Sciences, senior lecturer of the Department of «Culture and Art» of M.H. Dulati Taraz State University ― Karamatullaeva Khadiya Ergashqizi;
- 7. «Cultural worker», senior lecturer of Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University ― Klyshbaev Talant Zhambulovich;
- 8. Master, senior lecturer of M. Utemisov West Kazakhstan University ― Kenzhetayeva Aliya Ilyugaliyevna;
- 9. Master, senior lecturer of M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University ― Myrzaev Sanzharkozha Altynbekovich.





According to the results of the Olympiad 8 teams of universities took the following places:
- I place ― Temirbek Zhurgenov Kazakh National Academy of Arts;
- II place ― Kazakh National Academy of Choreography;
- II place ― Kazakh National Women’s Pedagogical University;
- III place ― Abay Kazakh National Pedagogical University;
- III place ― Korkyt Ata Kyzylorda University;
- III place ― M. Utemisov West Kazakhstan University;
- III place ― M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University;
- III place ― M. H. Dulati Taraz State University.


