Russian Schools Ban Foreign Songs for Graduation Waltz Under Language Law
Graduates are being prohibited from performing their traditional waltz to foreign songs.
Students from a school in the Ryazan region chose Sting’s “Shape of My Heart” back in January for their dance. They paid a choreographer (5,000 rubles per person ($66), 50,000 in total ($660)) and spent several months preparing. However, the school administration shut down the idea and banned the track. (more…)