‘Through the Eyes of a Sheepskin Coat’– 31st Annual Show
Sunday, May 28th marked our 31st annual dance recital. The troupe celebrated 125 years since the first Ukrainian immigrants came to Canada by performing their original show, 'Through the Eyes of a Sheepskin Coat'. The story began with a Christmas scene, occurring in present day Canada, depicting a family celebrating Ukrainian Christmas traditions. It followed the children as each of them received an exciting Christmas gift, except for one young boy who was less than thrilled to open an old, sheepskin coat. He couldn't figure out why he received this incredibly boring gift. Before he could leave its side, the kozhukh (sheepskin [...]
Yachminka Ukrainian Dance Festival 2017
On April 21-23, our dance troupe headed out to Russell Manitoba with 49 dancers, enthusiastic to compete 13 dances entered into the Yachminka Dance Festival. The dancers smiles were bright, the costumes were colourful and the energy on stage was electric. The weekend was a tremendous success! The adjudicator recognized and acknowledged the dancers efforts... Festival Results: Kachke Volyn … 95% … trophy for Highest Mark Volyn Region Kachke Instrument Dance … 95% … trophy for Highest Mark Poltava Region Olen & Druzi Boys Spear Dance … 94% Olen Girls Poltava … 92% Olen Polissia … 93% Druzi Girls Dubotanets … 90% Druzi [...]