New York, London and Perm (PRWeb) March 8, 2007 -- The Apogee Foundation today announced that it is providing five prestigious awards to the most promising ballet talents from Central Russia in recognition of the region's historic artistic traditions. The Foundation has named as Apogee Merit Scholars the top male and female students at the Perm State Ballet School, Nikita Chetverikov and Anna Vysochina, and has additionally named Vadim Muntagirov, the top former student of Perm State, an Apogee World Scholar. Muntagirov is currently studying at the Royal Ballet School in London under the terms of his World Scholarship award. Apogee also has selected the top ballet student from Tajikistan, Mukhammad Azimov, to receive the Foundation's Regional Award entitled the Tajikistan Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts.
Both Chetverikov and Azimov are currently students of Sergey Chernayev, who also was Muntagirov's instructor during the formative years of his training. During the eight years the Foundation has run award programs in Central Russia, Chernayev has produced over a dozen Apogee award laureates: more than any other instructor in the world. In recognition of his accomplishments, Apogee also has provided a special Achievement Award to Chernayev styled the Yoel Plakht Honorarium for Excellence in Education. This award is named in honor of Chernayev's own teacher: Yoel Plakht, who was Central Russia's leading ballet instructor for more than two decades.
Apogee Merit Scholarships are provided to students demonstrating extraordinary ability and promise of future distinction as performing artists, whereas Apogee World Scholarships are provided to students who beyond this demonstrate the potential for historic levels of achievement in their fields. Apogee's Regional Awards are provided to the most gifted performing arts students from designated geopolitical regions. Apogee Achievement Awards are provided to leading instructors and directors who have consistently enabled performing artists to achieve world class excellence.
For more information on Apogee Merit Scholarships and Apogee's award programs in Perm, please see: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awareness/2005-2006/perm_awards_exchange.php
For more information on Apogee World Scholarships and Vadim Muntagirov, please see: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awareness/2006-2007/apogee_world_scholars.php
For more information on Apogee's Regional Awards and Mukhammad Azimov, please see: http://www.apogeefoundation.org/awareness/2005-2006/regional_awards.php
Apogee World Scholar Vadim Muntagirov said: "It was an honor to train with Mr. Chernayev, and I am grateful for Apogee's support of his work and his students, as well as its decision to recognize the traditions of the Russian School in this way."
Apogee President Kenneth Schneider said: "This extremely gifted instructor helping these extremely gifted students to achieve their potential exemplifies the traditions of excellence Apogee seeks to promote around the world. We could not ask for more worthy representatives of our ideals or more successful proponents of our mission."
About The Apogee Foundation ®
Now beginning its second decade of operations, Apogee is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to the development of human excellence in the performing arts. The Foundation provides financial, instructional, and promotional support to help talented individuals achieve their full potential and to showcase this potential on the world stage.
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