Submitted by:
Micheline Carstairs

The Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival Association, Dance Festival began on Thursday evening at the Friendship Centre with the Dolyna Dancers and Benito Vesselli Dancers rivaling it out for top marks.

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It is very interesting to watch all the traditional dances of Ukrain but just as interesting, is seeing the colourful and traditional costumes.

The Swan School of Dance and Roblin Dance Club started their day early on Friday at the Veterans Community Hall! In the previous years, the Swan School of Dance performed alongside the Ukranian Dancers but this year with the Roblin Dance Club performing, there was a true sense of competition, with parents in the Audience showing enthusiastic approval when A’s were handed out by the Adjudicator.

Friday evening performances were once again at the Friendship Centre! The audience was very well entertained with all different types of dances, from Tap, Ballet, Hip Hop, and Jazz. One of the performances even had a surprise for the audience with a dancer popping out of a suitcase that was placed in the middle of the dance floor.

There is a lot of creativity that goes into the choreography of the dances and the choice of costumes and it is something that we all look forward to seeing from year to year.