SONG AND DANCE ENSEMBLE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Biography

The team traces its history back to 1965, when by Order of the Minister of Defense of the Kazakh SSR, the staff of the separate detachment 229 aimed to ensure military rituals of cultural and sports events, was introduced into the military orchestra. In April 1992, in Alma-Ata, on the basis of the song and dance ensemble of the Internal Troops of the RK, by the Order of the Commander of the Internal Troops of the MIA RK, the Song and Dance Ensemble of the National Guard of the MIA RK was formed, in 1994 a dance group began to work. The first head of the ensemble Suschevskaya Tatyana (1994-1996); Mukushev Aitzhan (1996 - 2000); Bisenova Gainikamal (2000-2012); since 2012 - Honored figure of the RK, holder of the Order "Kurmet", major Bakkali Elmira. The dancers of the first composition of the ensemble: S. Gorlenko, T. Sushevskaya, O. Oganova, N. Rastorguyeva. During the formation of the ensemble, Gainikamal Beisenova and Usen Makan were invited for the production. Tursynbek Nurkaliev worked as a ballet master of the team, and Galia Buribaeva worked as a tutor.

During the period of work, the ensemble gave more than 1000 concerts, annual gala concerts at the main venues of the country, constantly participating in various military-patriotic actions. Currently, the repertoire of the dance group is being replenished with new stylized dances on folk, patriotic and modern themes. The National Guard has been holding annual gala concerts since 2008, and since 2012, it has been holding the military music festival "Askeri Kerney".

In 2017, the dance group of the ensemble at the International Festival "Rose of Kazakhstan" was noted in the nomination "Highly professional team". In 2022, it took 1st place at the Nomad International Competition (Astana).