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big stage. It was the period of reforms and these reforms N.Makhateli, T.Rukhadze, Z.Labadze, N.Buligina over years
had to be implemented by the choreographer together with we watched on the stage amazing dance of Natela Arobelidze,
the group of his students. He alternated to one another the Irine Jandieri, Zakro Amonashvili, Sergei Tereshenko, Valeri
music of composers of different epoch, style and country. Abuladze, Vladinmer Julukhadze, Nukri Maghalashvili,
He staged for his students Haydn and Burk, Tchaikovsky Givi Abesadze, Otar Beridze, Niala Godziashvili, Rsikari
and Schonberg, Bach and Knaifel, Mozart and Prokofiev. Balanchivadze, Natalya Papinashvili, Eter Chabukiani, Guram
He acquainted them with the so-called children’s music too. Kukuladze, Valeri and Lana Abuladze, Marine Aleksidze,
Tchaikovsky’s “Children’s Album”, Andria Balanchivadze’s Maka Makharadze. Then gradually they were joined by
“Children’s Symphony” became the best and unexpected Larisa Chkhikvishvili, Mugzar Makhateli, Irakli Bakhtadze,
performances at the graduation parties in the School, where Mariam Aleksidze, Tsisia Cholokashvili, Nino Ochiauri,
future prima ballerinas and premiers appeared. Viktoria Laperashvili, Teona Charkviani, Tamaz Vashakidze,
Aleksidze’s former students characterize him as the Lia Bakhtadze, Irma Nioradze, who today with the greatest
teacher with an ability to penetrate into psychology of a child, success appears on the world ballet stages. Unfortunately,
who strived for introduction of discipline. He was never late for we do not see on the Georgian ballet stage Nika Tsiskaridze,
the lessons, even for one single minute, and by this he showed Igor Zelenski, Vladimer Mazepchik, and Elene Glurjidze. In
the students impossibility to be late to the rehearsal. He tried the ballets staged by Gogi Aleksidze on the music of the
to make them understand that theater was a collective activity Georgian and foreign composers “Dali and the Hunter”, “The
and if one actor was late, the entire troupe was forced to wait Amazons”, “Berikaoba”, “Medea”, “Chacon”, “The Finery”,
for this one actor. When he entered the lesson he already had “Paschalis”, “The Arabian Nights”, “Pirosmani”, “Hymns of
a full outline of the dance. He never tried to introduce what Immortality” the ideas of their teacher and choreographer
was pre-conceived by him to his students by force. He could were realized by Ketevan Mukhashavria, Eka Bezirgani,
change the combination through improvisation in compliance Maya Alpaidze, Maya Zurashvili, Ketevan Motsonelidze,
with the child’s individual potentials. He explained music so Mariam Aleksidze, Shoreba Khaindrava, Lali Kandelaki,
clearly that his students understood for what, for which part Givi Abesadze, Vaso Akhmeteli, Giorgi Tabatadze, David
of the musical phrase they were demanded to perform any Khozashvili. The Georgian ballet was on their shoulders and
move. The teacher acted as a choreographer and therefore developed in the period when the country was outwardly calm
attached great attention not only to the especially talented and stable and also when the situation cardinally changed.
students, but to those, who should dance in the corps de ballet … In the former Soviet Union started the so-called
and so together with the most experienced teachers of the “Perestroika” (“Transformation”); the national republics used
School he worked in elaboration of the students’ coordination, the break of the Soviet system, Georgia among them. The
rhythm, and mutually agreed moves. Just through the country rushed into the process of national-liberation struggle;
great efforts, knowledge, and skilled methods of these response of the metropolis was immediate and through
experienced teachers: N.Voeikova, T.Vihodtseva, S.Vekua, different provocations they caused revolts in Sokhumi and
A.Tsereteli, D.Sikhutashvili, N.Silvanovich, M.Grishkevich, Tskhinvali. The power in the country kept changing as fast as
V.Dolidze, K.Kalandarishvili, L.Mkhitarian, N.Sologov, I.Veller, the lightning. Georgia made its choice in favor of freedom and
I.Dolaberidze, P.Sulaberidze, V.Tsignadze, L.Mitaishvili, independence. However, it turned out that independence and 57
Y.Zaretski, V.Abashidze, R.Abashidze, R.Maghalashvili, freedom was not the same and both together were a heavy