The 8th international university modern dance festival Make s Step Forward opened at the Yakub Kolas National Academic Drama Theater on 2 April. The forum will stay open through 5 April to feature more than 300 dancers from the universities of Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The festival is organized by the Vitebsk State Academy of Veterinary Medicine in cooperation with the Federation of Trade Unions of Belarus and the Belarusian National Youth Union BRSM.