Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association is a non-profit
Ukrainian Canadian
Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadians, Canadian citizens of Ukrainians, Ukrainian desce ...
folk dance group formed in 1967 in
Saskatoon
Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...
, Canada, that focuses on dancers aged 3–18.
Mission
Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association's website describes their mission as "Honouring Ukrainian Culture Through Dance.". Its artistic directors describe their goal as to "develop new and exciting dances that reflect Ukraine’s old traditions and capture the refreshingly free spirit of a progressive and modern nation" as well as to "promote, preserve and to foster Ukrainian culture and multicultural understanding through Ukrainian Folk Dance."
. Some of Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association's instructors have taught dance for more than 25 years.
Performances
''Rushnychok Ukrainian Folk Dance Association'' has performed in Canada and the US.
In 2018, they performed in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
at the International Ukrainian Dance and Culture Festival.
In January 2022, they performed in Saskatoon's Malanka 2022.
In 2022 and 2023, they performed at
Canada's National Ukrainian Festival in Manitoba.
See also
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Ukrainian folk music
Ukrainian folk music includes a number of varieties of traditional, folkloric, folk-inspired popular music, and folk-inspired European classical music traditions.
In the 20th century numerous ethnographic and folkloric musical ensembles were e ...
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Ukrainian Canadians
Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born pe ...
References
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Canadian folk music groups