The Vasyl Avramenko Committee (Manitoba)
of the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko
and
the Valery Dance Academy

Presents Master Classes in Ukrainian folk dance

July 22-29, 2007

Program:

The study of basic movements, their characteristics, and their performance.

Regions:

Trans-Carpathia, Hutsul, Bukovyna, Volyn, Polissia, Central Ukraine
Introduction to pantomime
Introduction to acting skills
Introduction to elementary theory of music.
This is a 3-year certificate program
Primarily for Ballet Masters and instructors
Courses for upgrading mastery levels

For Ballet Masters

Dance production and analysis of the ballet masters
Musical form
Musical themes and plasticity
Plot
Character
Assistance in organizing new concert programs for adult and children’s groups.
Acquaintance with the dance aesthetics of P.Virsky, and work with fragments of his dance program.
Acquaintance with contemporary aesthetics of Ukrainian folkloric stage dance.
Assistance with writing scenarios for programs and festive concerts.
Assistance with preparation of costume sketches and their production in Ukraine.

Workshop location – Ukrainian Park-Camp Morton 80 km from Winnipeg Cottages set in the woods on the shore of lake Winnipeg with a lovely beach area.

Created dance will be the gift for your concert program

Registrations through E-mail: vdebelyy@mts.net

We have the possibility of acquainting ourselves with the elements of the “Military Hopak” with instruction being provided by Alezander Prysiazniuk, from Kyiv Ukraine. If you would like to take part in this new program, please, send your response on our E-mail: vdebelyy@mts.net