Marianna Mamyan

The President of All-Armenian Council of

Dance and Sport Dance

Marianna Mamyan was born in November 12, 1977 in Tbilisi, Georgia.  In 1994 she graduated from Vakhtang Chabukiani Tbilisi State Choreographic School. She is vice president of Georgian Sport Dance Academy. She is laureate of numerous international competitions. In 1995 she changed her residence and moved to Yerevan, RA. In 1998 she established “Castanet” Sport Dance Studio the students of which were absolute and repeated champions of Armenia and the Caucasus from 1998-2004. From 1997-2001 she was member of presidium of Sport Dance National Federation of Armenia. From 2003 she established All-Armenian Council of Dance and Sport Dance NGO, which is member of World Dance Council (WDC) at present. In 2005 she opened Castanet Sport Dance Studio branch in Gyumri. In 2006 she was appointed as artistic director of Dance and Sport Dance specialized school in Gyumri. In 2007 she opened Castanet Sport Dance Studio branch in Vanadzor (Lori region) and in Artashat (Ararat region). In 2008 she was appointed as director of  ”Dance and Sport Dance Specialized School” CNCO of Gyumri city. In 2009 she is one of the founders of newly established “All-Armenian Dance Association” of Shirak region. From 2006 up to now she is international class adjudicator of WDC. She adjudicated various official international competitions representing Republic of Armenia.

Aram Vardanyan

Executive Secretary

All-Armenian Council of Dance and Sport Dance

Aram A. Vardanyan was born in February 2, 1959 in Yerevan. In 1977 he graduated from N4 secondary school after Gorki, simultaneously he attended piano classes for 7 years. In 1977 he entered N6 prof-technical college (cook by profession). In 1977 he went to Soviet army. In 1978 he was employed at “Yerevan” film studio at first as an illuminator then assistant to operator, second operator. In 1981 he entered Kiev Cultural Institute, graduated in 1985 with the specialty of ballroom and sport dance teacher. Returning to Yerevan he danced in “Garun” ensemble at the same time establishing “Erebuni”Dance club which was later renamed to “Vivat” headed by Marina Muradyan, now by Armen Mkhitaryan. In parallel he worked in “Zvartnots” and “Titernik”Dance clubs in Edjmiatsin (head Zhanna Khachatryan). In 1994 he was the founder of  “Promenade” Dance club and “Nor Norq”in 1997. In 1996  Sport Dance National Federation of Armenia was founded where he acted as Executive Secretary. In 1998 he was the executive director of All-Armenian Association of Dance and Sport Dance which in 2003 was reorganized to All-Armenian Council of Dance and Sport Dance (President Marianna Mamyan) where he has worked as executive secretary since 2009.

Anush Lokyan

International Relations Specialist

All-Armenian Council of Dance and Sport Dance

Anush Lokyan was born in February 5, 1987. In 2003 she graduated from Yerevan N 195 secondary school. That same year she became a student of Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov and in 2008 graduated from the university as a specialist of English and French languages. From 2009 she is working at All-Armenian Council of Dance and Sport Dance. Knows Armenian, English, French and Russian.