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We're opening up our BALLROOM DANCE workshop to the public! Instructor Alexander Pauk will work with all levels - from beginner to advanced. A partnered approach will be used, so try to find a partner! If you can't, let us know - we'll try to match up single registrants to make partners for the afternoon. Fee - $5/person Dress code - dressy casual: Men - dress pants, white shirt, dance shoes; Women - dress or skirt/top combination, dance shoes About Alexander Pauk:
Alexander Pauk began his ballroom and Latin dance training in western Ukraine, and moved to the Slovak Republic to train with top European coaches from Germany, Italy, England and the Czech Republic. A winner of numerous awards in international competitions, he has received gold and silver medals in Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Salzburg and Brno to name a few, Alexander has achieved a professional rank in the Latin and ballroom dance styles. Alexander is certified as a professional dance teacher in Canada, is a member of the IDSF and the Canadian Dance Sport Federation (CDF), and is a successful choreographer and coach. Fluent in 6 languages, he's looking forward to working with the Svitanok Society!
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Our annual OSUD Winter Celebration will take place in the afternoon of Sunday, Dec. 4th at The School of Dance in Ottawa!
Join us for brief, highlight performances from each Ottawa School of Ukrainian Dance class as well as special appearances by the Svitanok Ensemble. Here's a photo from last year of Primary Class students getting ready to showcase a short piece. The Svitanok Ensemble is excited to perform at the Montreal Ukrainian Festival again this year. If you'll be there, look for us on Saturday, September 10th in the 5 o'clock and 6 o'clock shows!
Montreal Ukrainian Festival - Festival Ukrainien de Montréal Parc de l'Ukraine, rue de Bellechasse Montreal, QC August 24th, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence, and instead of looking at something upcoming, we're going to look back to August 24th, 1991.
Ottawa's Dnipro Ukrainian Dance Ensemble - a precursor to Svitanok - arrived in Warsaw, Poland on August 19th, 1991, to embark on a performance tour of Ukraine. On the plane ride there, the Soviet Union underwent a coup d'état (переворот). There was an attempt to overthrow USSR President Gorbachev, creating much instability. Dnipro was stuck in Poland for two days until they were given the go-ahead from the Canadian embassy to enter Ukraine. A couple of days later, the Soviet Union fell apart. Finally arriving in Lviv on August 22nd, the Dnipro dancers and chaperones found themselves immersed in major street gatherings, flag raisings, patriotic songs, and emotional connections with local Lviv citizens. Little did they know that the next days would be life-changing and history-making for all of Ukraine. On August 24th, 1991, Ukraine declared total independence. Waves of people took to the streets of Lviv again to gather and celebrate. Dnipro, the precursor to the Svitanok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, was the first Ukrainian Canadian dance ensemble to perform in an independent Ukraine - in Lviv, Skole, and Kyiv. The Svitanok Society was created in Ottawa in the fall of 1991 - an important legacy to this historic trip. "Svitanok" means "dawn" in Ukrainian, and this represented a dawn of a new era. To an independent Ukraine and continued strong ties between our two countries - happy 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence; з днем Незалежності! Both the Svitanok Ensemble and several Ottawa School of Ukrainian Dance classes are thrilled to be performing again at this year's Capital Ukrainian Festival. The second annual Festival is taking place from Thursday, July 21st to Sunday, July 24th on the grounds of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine in Ottawa (952 Green Valley Crescent).
We're honoured and excited to showcase the vitality of Ukrainian dance in our hometown at OCUF 2016! Festival performance times (all on main stage): Saturday, July 23rd:
June 4th, 2016, 7:30pm - The Svitanok Society is excited to announce its 2016 end-of-season concert: Waves of Freedom.
The concert will commemorate the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian immigration to Canada and will express pride that the Svitanok Society has in each of the five waves of immigration. Each wave has brought with it renewal, expertise, talents and skills, and Ottawa has received an amazing diversity of Ukrainian immigrants throughout the last century and a quarter. The Svitanok Society is VERY PROUD to have roots in EACH of the FIVE waves of immigration through its dancers, their families and their family histories. When such a range of diverse individuals work together - the collective results are often nothing short of amazing. The Svitanok Ensemble is having an Open Rehearsal (free to all) on April 10th. Come see what a Svitanok practice looks like and what we're working on in the studio!
Following the Open Rehearsal will be a Wine & Cheese Reception to recognize our valued donors - $10 admission for anyone who's not a 2015-16 Svitanok Donor, $5 for children. For any additional questions, send us a message! |
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