The BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance
The decision to establish the BRICS Alliance of Folk Dance was recorded in the declaration of the ninth meeting of BRICS Ministers of Culture following the Cultural Forum in St. Petersburg in September 2024. An online forum on the establishment of the Alliance and the approval of the main documents of the association is scheduled for March 2026.


The innovative aspect of the Alliance’s activities involves the development of this acquaintance into cross-study, preservation, popularization and mutual promotion of folk dance culture in friendly countries with the aim to unite peoples on the grounds of human values, to establish mutual liking, understanding and loyalty between them.

The first stage of the Alliance’s activities involves the project The Global Dance Overture.

Planned activities
  • Cultural projects aimed to acquaint audiences from member states with their dance cultures

  • Educational projects aimed at cross-studying dance culture of friendly countries and its popularization in member statesе

  • A festival of folk dance culture of the BRICS countries

  • Joint round tables to share experience in creating popular folk dance projects and popularizing folk dance culture

  • A website on folk dance culture of the BRICS countries

  • Online conferences, lessons and master classes
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