Kvitka Red Deer Canadian Ukrainian Dance Club

What Ukrainian Christmas traditions do you do to this day? https://youtu.be/782905thjzA

Heart warming to the core. Thank you to these gentlemen

Our beautiful and talented instructor, Ms Kayla I began dancing at the age of ten and it took only one practice for me to fall in love with Ukrainian Dance. At the age of fourteen I was asked to be an assistant instructor and couldn't turn it down. I was very fortunate to have had great mentors such as Vincent Rees and Paul Olijnyk training me. After years of gaining the necessities about teaching children, dance, and my culture, I felt ready to expand on my own. I have now ...been instructing all around Alberta for fourteen years. During this time I have participated in many workshops and conferences throughout Ukraine and Canada. Including a two week intensive dance program with Virksy in Kiev Ukraine at the age of sixteen, followed by three more summers spent in Ukraine studying the regions of Pokuttia, Podillia, Hutzel, Bukovynian, and Boiko. I have also actively participated in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s summer teacher training program as well as multiple Ukrainian workshops and conferences throughout Alberta and Saskatchewan. My second passion is travelling the world. I have been all over Canada from Victoria to Toronto including Niagara Falls which will always be one of my favorite places. I have experienced the great Las Vegas, Montana, Texas, California, Florida, New York City, Mexico, Hawaii, Cuba, Germany and I have been fortunate enough to visit Ukraine four different times. When I'm not teaching or travelling, I love being with friends and family. Movie nights, game nights, sit around the fire nights... good company makes any night fantastic! Instructing Ukrainian Dance is my full time career and I currently teach with Peace River Muzyka Dancers one night a week and Red Deer Kvitka Dancers two nights a week. I am also extremely proud to be on the board of the Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association.

As you maybe aware AHS has put in Targeted public health measures that come into effect Friday, November 13. This will effect our scheduled dance classes. Please check back in the coming days for more information. https://www.alberta.ca/enhanced-public-health-measures.aspx

Politics aside, take a moment today for Holodomor Remembrance Day. The fourth Saturday in November is a day every year that unites Ukrainians through their common past.

***EDIT** CASH DONATIONS ARRIVED and our funds raised is a total of $550.35!! An enormous thank you to all that were able to collect bottles from their friends and family this past Saturday. $475.35 was made and we couldn’t be more thankful. Stay tuned for round 2 in the New Year.

THANK YOU!!!!!!!! All done until the next one coming at you in the New Year Come bring your bottles down to the GW Smith School until 1pm this afternoon! Cannot make it but still want to support our club please email us at [email protected] to make arrangements for a cash donation. There is no donation to small to assist our club during these unprecedented times.

Lest we forget, it should not be forgotten. We take this time to reflect and remember.

It’s this weekend!!! Spread the news. Send your friends and family with all their bottles, this Saturday 11-1 pm at the GW Smith School parking lot.

Just a quick note that there is no classes for next week, Wednesday, November 11 and Thursday, November 12 Classes will resume the following week.