World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan: the Gulder Ensemble brought home the Grand Prix of the international ethnic dance competition.
World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. Kazakhstan’s Gulder Ensemble has brought home the Grand Prix from the international ethnic dance competition.
The news spread across Kazakh media at a time when the official team medal standings were still being recalculated, with Kazakhstan’s overall victory being announced some time after the Games had concluded. However, our country’s decisive success on the choreography stage became known as early as the first days of the competition.
Anvara Aripovna Sydykova, head of the Gulder Ensemble, has already given several interviews about the group’s latest achievement, including an interview with our portal. You can watch the interview with Anvara Aripovna on the official DanceHub.kz Instagram account.
In total, the Kazakh delegation presented 14 performances at the competition, 12 of which made it to the stage. This is a remarkable result and a testament to the enormous effort of the entire team.
The performance by the Gulder Ensemble attracted considerable interest from both the organizers and representatives of the participating countries. The piece from the program, bearing the evocative title “Қaн,” became a source of inspiration and motivation for fellow competitors.
At the 2026 World Nomad Games, Kazakhstan achieved a double victory, further strengthening its position not only in the medal standings but also on the cultural stage!
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