Joc dance ensemble

Joc is the oldest folk dance ensemble of Moldova; full name: National Academic Ensemble of Folk Dance "Joc"() The Romanian word "joc" means "game, play (amusement activity)" and may refer to various festivities.
Joc was created on August 13, 1945 by Leonid Leonardi and Leonid Zeltsman, then called simply "ensemble of Moldovan dance".
In 1954-55 Tankho Israelov was the director of the dance ensemble.
Its 13th director (since 1957) was Vladimir Curbet.