This young man, originally from Yerevan, has worked for China for many years, teaching hundred of Chinese children and adults the ABCs of classical dance.
Vanush, why did you prefer distant and exotic China, while the majority of Armenian ballet professionals look to the West? There is plenty of space for choreography in China. A large number of international dance teachers and ballet masters work there.
A Russian dance instructor from Harbin learned from his colleagues that there is a certain young Armenian who possesses good technique in modern ballet and also wants to teach, and invited me to work at the Dalian International School of Dancing. My parents are musicians. I graduated the piano department of a musical school and then started to dance. First I went to the Armenian dance group and then in St.
Petersburg I took modern ballet classes with private tutors. During six years, I took part in the paid classes of the Vaganyan College of Choreography and other specialized schools for half a year period. In St. In , I left for Karvachar for military service on the front line. Vanush Babayan dancing with Han Yuying. There was such a problem — a painful issue for ballet dancers in Armenia.
But my service went very well. I received the title of senior sergeant and later of petty officer. After completing my military service, I renewed my professional training. At the same time for four years I was studying classical dances with Paylak Sargsyan, an exceptional pedagogue and choreographer, whom I consider my main teacher. Whenever I return to Yerevan, I meet Mr. Sargsyan and always learn something new from him. In , we founded Parmani Dance Studio with Smbat Klekchyan, teaching folk, character and classical dances.
