Bright, talented and truly passionate dancers gathered at ODNT, who showed the audience a rich palette of dance genres and styles.

As Valery Levshin, Head of the Department of Educational Work and Youth Programs at SFedU, noted, the Shades festival is becoming an increasingly important event in the life of the university.

The Shades Festival brought together more than three hundred and fifty participants from twenty-two teams competing in various categories, including street dance, pop, ballroom and modern dance.

The jury, consisting of professional dancers, choreographers and cultural figures, was impressed by the diversity of productions and the bold decisions of the participants. The performances turned out to be especially interesting for the judges, bringing unexpected elements and innovative ideas that made the audience look at the dance from a different angle.

The ensemble of the Institute of Philology, Journalism and Intercultural Communication of the Southern Federal University became the grand prize-winners of the dance competition "Shades". The first place in the nomination "Modern Dance" was shared by the Zodchie Dance Theater and the staff of the Institute of Computer Technology and Information Security of the Southern Federal University. The winners in the Pop Dance nomination were the Zodchie Dance Theater. The first place in the Street Dance nomination was shared by the ensemble of the Institute of Philology, Journalism and Intercultural Communication of the Southern Federal University, as well as a solo number from the URUISENS dance group.