May 1981 Moscow city. Arrival and meeting at the airport of the participants of the IV International Competition of Young Ballet Dancers. The emblem of the competition on the building of the Bolshoi Theater. The drawing of lots for the participants in the Beethoven Hall of the USSR Bolshoi Theater. Rehearsal of the participants of the competition in the rehearsal halls of the Moscow Choreographic School and the Bolshoi Theater. Members of the jury in the hall, among them: G. Ulanova, Y. Grigorovich. People's Artist of the USSR O. Lepeshinskaya conducts a rehearsal with participants in the competition from Sweden. Performance of the participants of the competition, among them Soviet duets: N. Ananiashvili and M. Liepa, A. Artyushkina-Khaniashvili and Y. Vasyuchenko, I. Mukhamedov and G. Krapivina, L. Nikonov and N. Arkhipova, J. Pikieris and M. Mensia (Venezuela) and others. A. yuraitis conducts. Meeting of the jury members. Discussion of the results of the competition and voting. Winner's reward ceremony. The chairman of the jury, Y. Grigorovich, congratulates the winners of the competition.