{
  "id": 15368889,
  "title": "Record 1,600 students take Russian Classical Ballet examination in Sri Lanka",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/record-1-600-students-take-russian-classical-ballet-examination-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T05:19:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/record-1600-students-take-russian-classical-ballet-examination-in-sri-lanka/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A record-breaking 1,600 students participated in this year's Russian Classical Ballet Examination held in Sri Lanka. The examination, which took place in Colombo from October 5th to 18th and in Galle on October 10th, saw students aged four and above from various cities across the island. These students, taught by 15 dedicated instructors trained in the Vaganova method, were examined by Dr. Oxana Karnovich from the Moscow State Academy of Choreography. The Russian School of Ballet and Dancing, established in 2001 by Michael Ustinov, Buddhapriya Ramanayake, and Mrs. Chandi Aluvihare, is now led by Director Madam Maria Popova, a Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka.",
  "summary": "More than 1,600 students sat this year’s Russian Classical Ballet Examination, the largest number ever to take part in the examination in Sri Lanka. Exams were held in Colombo from 5, to 18, October and in Galle on 10 October. Students aged four and above came from across the island, including Colombo, Galle, Gampaha, Negombo, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}