Greeting dance to the folk song "Green Rye, Green Rye (Dear Guests)", in which the whole company appears on the stage in costumes from different regions of Ukraine and welcomes the audience with salt and bread of the earth.
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"Polka Volynianka" (Western Ukaine). Vigor and energy of youth with fine dancing skills demonstated by each couple.
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"Varvarka" (Podillia). Dance, which started as a contest between young men and girls, ends with a stolen kiss.
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"Bukovynsky Celebratory" (Bukovyna, Carpathian Mountains). Proud and reserved highlanders dance with a feeling of self esteem, but the inner flame of the dance reveals itself in a passionate finale.
"Clappers" (adaptation and choreography by P.Virsky). Like beautiful flowers in a garden are young maidens, who gathered to dance.
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"Cheerful Fifers" (Central Ukraine). Nobody can guess what will be the next joke of these young fellows, who make fun of each other. Wit and technical wizzardy wins over the heart of the audience.
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"Failed Courtship" (Central Ukraine). A husband decides to court a beatiful neighbour, while his wife is kept busy at home. But you do not want to be in his shoes, when women unite against him!
"Podolianochka" (adaptation and choreography by P.Virsky). There never can be a more heart moving moment than when two find each other. Pure and sincere affections of the youth.
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"Horianka" (Transcarpathians). Youth of the mountains came together to sing and to dance for a higher glory of the native land. "Let the whole world hear our song!"
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"Rahivchanka"(Southern Carpathians). These young people do not take time to tune up to dancing, they get down right to the chase. High tempo does not allow the audience to take a breath for themselves!
"Triasunka" (Transcarpathians). Young men and girls gathered together to demonstrate their skills in dancing to the inspiring musik of the high mountains.
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"Hora and Syrba" (Moldova). Intricate foot work and endless energy.
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"Kozachok" (Central Ukraine). This dance is a wonderful example of what can happen when two young men hit on the same girl, who is not interested in either of them.
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"Hopak" (Central Ukraine). Nobody can stay still during this rousing performance of challenging stunts. Watch out fot those leaps and spins!
To the sounds of the Kozak (Cossack) march the company comes onto the stage to make a final bow to the audience.
(Between dances Ukrainian folk songs are sung by the quartet).
All music is based on traditional folk melodies. If you have Real Player installed on your computer, you can listen to some samples of music from our dances. Just click on the "Musik" link next to the description of a dance.
The program can be changed by adding other dances.
"VARVARKA" - dance from Podillia
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