AZHIBEKOVA Zaure Bekembayevna

Biography

(03.06.1971, Shymkent) teacher, ballet master, Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences (2007). Honored Figure of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018).

She graduated from Al-Farabi Chimkent Pedagogical Institute of Culture, specialty "Cultural and educational work" (1993).

Since 1993 - teacher of choreographic disciplines, 2002-2003 - Head of the choreography department at M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University; 2003-2004 - Head of the department of H.Yassaui International Kazakh-Turkish University. 2003-2018 - Head of the "Kazyna" folk dance ensemble at Sh. Kaldayakov philharmonic of the Akimat of the South Kazakhstan region. Her performances "Altai dance", "Ottі-au dunie", "Shattanu", "Dumandy dauren", "Kyrandar", "Konakzhay kurbylar", "Serpilis" and performances "Uly Zhibek Zholy", "Dala rukhy" at different periods were awarded high rewards at various dance competitions and festivals: "Uzdik bi koyushy" at Sh. Zhienkulova III Republican Kazakh dance competition (Uralsk, 2006); "Khoreographtyn en uzdik koiylymy" at Dauren Abirov XI international competition "Shabyt". (Astana, 2008); "Baletmeister oneri" at the IV Republican competition of Kazakh dance, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Sh. Zhienkulova (Astana, 2012); "The best ballet master's work" (Diploma) at the International competition "Roses of Kazakhstan" (Astana, 2016); "The best ballet master's work" at the International competition "Roses of Russia" (Yekaterinburg, 2017); Diploma for "Preserving the traditions of Kazakh dance" at the III "Shashu" International Festival of Folk Dance dedicated to the memory of the People's Artist of KazSSR Z.Raibayev (Astana, 2018). The ensemble under her leadership visited many countries of the world.

The author of training manual "Practical guide for teaching Kazakh dance" for students of the specialty 050409 - Choreography", 050906 - Directing, 050407 - Acting (2006). "Theoretical foundations of teaching the course - traditional Kazakh dance" tutorial for students of the specialty 050906-Cultural and leisure work, 050409 - Choreography (2009).

Awards: "Cultural Figure" of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the RK and State fund for supporting culture and art of the RK (2006); Anniversary medal "Kazakhstan Konstitusiyasyna 20 zhyl" (2015).