The Maris Liepa Charitable Foundation to promote the Development of Ballet was set up in 1996, the year of the 60th anniversary of the birth of the legendary Russian dancer, choreographer and teacher Maris Eduardovich Liepa (1936-1989).

One of the Foundation’s goals is to support young ballet dancers and ballet school pupils, give them the opportunity of performing in public and involve them in serious work in new productions.

http://www.liepa.ru

Since the Foundation was set up, Maris Liepa Scholarships have been awarded in Riga to:

1997.g.
Anta Jankovska, Viktorija Jansone, Arturs Rozenbahs

 

2003.g.
Sabīne Guravska, Linda Siliņa, Viktors Seiko

 

 

 

1998.g.
Elza Leimane, Raimonds Martinovs, Agnese Germa

 

2004.g.
Iļana Puhova, Linda Siliņa, Sabīne Guravska

 

 

 

1999.g.
Elza Leimane, Natālija Korota, Agnese Germa

 

2005.g.
Aleksandra Kolidzeja, Iļana Puhova, Sabīne Guravska

 

 

 

2000.g.
Baiba Kokina, Elza Leimane, Natālija Korota, Anna Novikova,  Ketija Buša, Marija Ševčenko

 

2006.g.
Jolanta Lubēja, Aleksandra Kolidzeja,  Iļana Puhova

 

 

 

2001.g.
Viktors Seiko, Baiba Kokina, Anna Novikova

 

2007.g.
Alise Prudāne, Jolanta Lubēja, Aleksandra Kolidzeja

 

 

 

2002.g.
Kristīne Čamane, Viktors Seiko, Svetlana Korole

 

2008.g.
Annija Kopštāle, Alise Prudāne, Jolanta Lubēja