The Belarus New Year's Eve Ball for the youth took place in the Palace of Independence on 29 December.

314 young people from different regions of Belarus were invited to the event. They included university students, students of establishments of general secondary, vocational and secondary- specialized education. Among them were scholarship holders of the Special Presidential Fund for Social Support of Gifted Students, winners, participants and prize-winners of various competitions, Olympiads and conferences.

Anastasia Makhova, the cadet of the Civil Aviation Faculty, study group Р116, also took part in the ball.

The first part of the ball, the classical one, opened with a polonaise of debutants. These 72 couples were formed from gifted youth ages 16-23 who were auditioned and chosen to study ballroom etiquette and ballroom dance rehearsals for two months.  

Anastasia shared her vivid impressions and photos from the event. She said that the ball gave her unforgettable memories, she is proud that she had the honor to take part in the event of such scale.

This evening became a great chance for all the guests to get acquainted and feel the atmosphere of the upcoming holidays!