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A Cossack dancer in gold and blue costume performing with sabres in a historic Lviv square
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A monogram badge representing traditional Ukrainian dance boots
Fashion & Costumes

Boots
A compass motif representing the Boyko homeland of Boykivshchyna
Regions

Boykivshchyna
Dancers of the Bukovyna Ensemble performing on stage in embroidered blouses, blue skirts and floral headdresses
Regions

Bukovyna
Male dancers of the Bukovynian Honored Ensemble leaping with decorated sticks raised overhead
Dance Group

Bukovynian Honored Academic Song and Dance Ensemble
A white stork with its chick standing in a nest
In Depth Analysis

Buz'ko: The Sacred Stork
An aerial view of Odesa's port and city grid along the Black Sea coast
Dance Group

Chaika Academic Song & Dance Ensemble
A traditional Hutsul cheres belt with brass studs and green enamel medallions
Fashion & Costumes

Cheres
A radiating burst motif representing the sunbeam symbolism of the chupryna forelock
Fashion & Costumes

Chupryna
Three concentric rings representing the recurring circle formation in Ukrainian folk dance
In Depth Analysis

The Circle: Ukrainian Dance's Oldest Shape
Dancers leaping mid-air during rehearsal in a studio, with other dancers watching from the barre
In Depth Analysis

The Discipline of a Dancer
A macro shot of a silver dukach medallion resting on strands of red coral beads
Fashion & Costumes

Dukach
Costumed folk dancers performing a lively partner dance on stage
Dances

Dances from the Saloon
A woman in a floral wreath headdress holding a large ceremonial korovai bread
In Depth Analysis

Eating Well as a Dancer
A repeating cross-stitch pattern representing symbolic motifs in Ukrainian embroidery
Fashion & Costumes

The Symbolism of Ukrainian Embroidery
A woman displaying handmade beaded gerdan necklaces at a market stall
Fashion & Costumes

Gerdan
Concentric rings representing the guidance a dance instructor gives their students
In Depth Analysis

What Makes a Good Dance Instructor?
A monogram badge representing traditional Ukrainian headdresses
Fashion & Costumes

Ukrainian Headdresses
A radiating burst of lines symbolizing the explosive energy of Hopak
Dances

Hopak
Male singers of a Hutsul ensemble performing on stage in red embroidered vests and feathered hats
Dance Group

Hutsuliya National Academic Hutsul Song and Dance Ensemble
A zigzag mountain ridge with a rising sun representing the Carpathian region of Hutsulshchyna
Regions

Hutsulshchyna: Dance of the Carpathians
A mountain motif representing the Ilyuk family ensemble of Verkhovyna
Dance Group

The Ilyuk Family: Zabavas in Verkhovyna
Two women in elaborate floral crowns and embroidered Ukrainian folk dress
Dance Group

Kalyna State Academic Folk Ensemble
A ring of small beads representing the khustka headscarf tradition
Fashion & Costumes

Khustka
Six diamonds arranged in a ring, evoking dancers moving around a circle
Dances

Kolomyika
A woman in a floral headband wearing layered strands of coral korali beads over an embroidered blouse
Fashion & Costumes

Korali
A monogram badge representing the Kyczera Lemko ensemble
Dance Group

Kyczera Lemko Folk Song and Dance Group
A monogram badge representing the Lehenda ensemble
Dance Group

Lehenda
A large group of Lemko festival-goers in colorful embroidered folk dress posing outdoors
Regions

Lemkivshchyna
An archival portrait of Myroslav Vantukh seated in front of a Virsky Ensemble poster
Key Figures

Myroslav Vantukh - Always on the Go
Dancers leaping with raised sabres mid-performance on stage
Regions

Podillia
A compass motif representing the marshland region of Polissia
Regions

Polissia
A 1936 archival photograph of the ZhinKhorAns ensemble in Moscow
Dance Group

Poltava Song & Dance Ensemble
A monogram badge representing postoly, traditional Hutsul footwear
Fashion & Costumes

Postoly
Prolisok dancers lined up greeting Ukrainian Dance Workshop Tour visitors in their studio
Dance Group

Prolisok
Concentric rings representing the ancient origins of Ukrainian dance
In Depth Analysis

Prysyadka Treasure
Diagonal stripes representing cascading ribbons in traditional Ukrainian dress
Fashion & Costumes

Ribbons
Horizontal stripes representing the woven bands of a traditional rushnyk
Fashion & Costumes

Rushnyk
Two crossed blades representing the Kozak sabre tradition
Fashion & Costumes

Sabres
A simple wooden chest representing the traditional Ukrainian skrynia
Fashion & Costumes

Skrynia
A repeating cross-stitch pattern representing embroidery on a sorochka shirt
Fashion & Costumes

Sorochka: The Embroidered Shirt
Concentric rings representing the step-by-step process of teaching young dancers
In Depth Analysis

Teacher Talk: Breaking Down a Step for Young Dancers
A ring of diamond shapes representing traditional Ukrainian beaded jewelry
Fashion & Costumes

Traditional Jewellery
A classical painting of Zaporozhian Kozaks reveling with music and sabres
Dances

Ukrainian Knights: The Kozak Dance-Off
Costumed child performers of Veseli Cherevychky seated together before a show
Dance Group

Veseli Cherevychky
A woman wearing a flower-crown vinok with long ribbons flowing in the wind
Fashion & Costumes

Vinok: The Ukrainian Flower Crown
A monogram badge representing the Virsky Ensemble
Dance Group

The Virsky Ensemble
A wreath of petal shapes representing the courtship symbolism of Ukrainian flower wreaths
Fashion & Costumes

The Wreath of Hope
An archival black-and-white group photo of young Yunist ensemble dancers
Dance Group

Yunist
A monogram badge marking a profile of choreographer Yaroslaw Chuperchuk
Key Figures

Yaroslaw Chuperchuk - The Maestro of Hutsul Dance
Dancers in colorful Transcarpathian costume lifting a soloist on stage
Regions

Zakarpattia
Lusia Lydia Lubka Pavlychenko - The great pioneer of dance
Key Figures

Lusia Lydia Lubka Pavlychenko - The great pioneer of dance
Pavlo Virksy - The birth of dance
Key Figures

Pavlo Virksy - The birth of dance
Petro Neborskij
Key Figures

Petro Neborskij
Vasyl Avramenko - The dancer known to the whole world
Key Figures

Vasyl Avramenko - The dancer known to the whole world
Anatoly Kryvochyzha - The Art Of Dance
Key Figures

Anatoly Kryvochyzha - The Art Of Dance
Gypsy
Dances

Gypsy
Vasyl Verkhovynets - The Wizard Of Dance
Key Figures

Vasyl Verkhovynets - The Wizard Of Dance
Sadhora Polka
Dances

Sadhora Polka
Holubka
Dances

Holubka
Kaperush
Dances

Kaperush
Povzunets
Dances

Povzunets
Kozaks of Podillia academic song and dance ensemble
Dance Group

Kozaks of Podillia academic song and dance ensemble
Arkan
Dances

Arkan
Volyn
Regions

Volyn
Volyn State Academic Folk Choir
Dance Group

Volyn State Academic Folk Choir
How choreography can serve to reflect Canada’s cultural diversity
In Depth Analysis

How choreography can serve to reflect Canada’s cultural diversity
Oleksa Dovbush - Ukrainian Robin Hood
Key Figures

Oleksa Dovbush - Ukrainian Robin Hood
Keptar
Fashion & Costumes

Keptar
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