Over 1,000 Russian students attend Kremlin Cadet Ball
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(11 Dec 2018) Moscow's International Kremlin Cadet Ball is a picture of discipline, pomp and splendor. Girls in billowing dresses twirl across the dance floor, immaculately dressed young men line the hall in orderly rows, and teachers bark out orders, trying to get their students to keep time. It's a fairytale chance to experience the grandeur of Russia's czarist traditions. With its string quartets, traditional dance routines and patriotic speeches, the event harks back to a bygone era. More than 1000 students from across Russia attend the ball, from both general and military schools. Many cadets describe it as "a great honour" to receive an invite. Magomed Khan from Ingushetia said the ball was "very significant" to him and that he was happy to have had the chance to come. Another cadet, from St Petersburg, said that he was nervous he'd forget his steps "But I didn't want to show it!" Students travelled to Moscow from 42 different regions for the ball, including the Sakha Republic in Russia's Arctic North and the Crimea, which was annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/46276a496ffc0c1cc37438eaf93ac9c8
