DC Mara

The Dance Club Mara (Belarusian: Мара, literally: "dream", in the meaning "hope") is a ballroom dance club in Belarus with the official IDSF formation team representing Belarus in IDSF world ranking competitions.^[1] The dance club itself was created in 1965.^[2] The first competition of the team was in 1991.^[3] The team manager is Lydia Kats-Lazareva.^[4] The team competes both in Standard and Latin categories.^[5] As of 2013^[update] the highest achievement for the team in World and Europe championship was finals,^[6] with the second place at the Austrian Open Championship in 2008.^[7]

The Palace of Culture of Minsk Tractor Plant hosts the club.