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The show
"The Ukrainian World Cossack Dancers" show is one incredible signature traditional folk dance show presenting to the world stage. The traditional dancers are three to four couples (6-8 dancers); the singers and musicians of this ensemble have performed with world-renowned dance companies such as: Moiseeve Dance Company, Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company, the State Symphonic Balalaika Orchestra, Riverdance, "Beryoska" and others. The singers and musicians work as a COMPLETE ENSEMBLE or broken down for smaller budget venues with limited space for dancing. This consists of three (3) dancers and one (1) musician performing Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Siberian folk dances, songs and music providing a selection of thrilling and colorful Russian folk dancing, enchanting Russian folk music.
The history
The Cossacks were the great horseman of the Ukraine and known as the best and strongest dancers of their time due to their nutritious agriculture and healthy environment. For almost 300 years the history of the miple and low Dnieper reaches was connected with the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks who came into being at the end of the Fifteenth Century in a bloody contest between the East and the West.
From the very beginning of their existence they presented a willful force, which neither Polish nor Turkish sovereigns were able to subjugate. They were born together with the people, which being enslaved and seeking freedom, struggled for that God given right. The cossacks fought constantly for their right to exist against Turkish and Tartar conquerors on the one hand and the Polish gentry which had turned Ukraine into a Polish colony on the other. The Cossacks are the heroes of Ukrainian history.
Today Cossack communities can be found throughout the Ukraine and in other countries too. They have maintained their skills, their horsemanship, and their award winning dances to the world stage. The Cossack's clothes are rather plain: a shirt, sharovary (wide trousers), a zhupan (long tunic with waist-girfle), Moroccan boots, a silk colored sash, and a red-silk topped cap.
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The Golden Dragon Acrobats
The Golden Dragon Acrobats count among their distinctions being a seven-time recipient of the National Association of Campus Activities Entertainer of the Year Award, the Campus Activities Today’s Performer of the Year Award and, most recently, two most prestigious New York Drama Desk Award nominations for their Broadway performances. In recent years, individual members of the Golden Dragons have been recipients of awards at the Henan Regional Acrobatic Competition, the China National Acrobatic Competition, the National Teen Acrobatic Competition, the Italian National Acrobatic Competition, the International Young Adult Acrobatic Competition in Japan and the Presidents Award at the International Acrobatic Competition, and have performed for President Bill Clinton and other leaders at the APEC meeting in Shanghai, China.
Recent Tour Highlights
The company is most honored to have performed in the nation’s capital, twice at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and for a six-week engagement at Ford’s Theater in Washington, D.C. In addition to a six-week Broadway engagement at the New Victory Theater in New York City, other major Northeast venues played in recent years include Boston Symphony Hall (MA), Princeton University (NJ), New York City Parks Department (NY), Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (Burlington, VT) and Palace Theater (Manchester, NH). Major recent engagements in the Southeast include the Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center (Atlanta, GA), Koger Center for the Arts (Columbia, SC), Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing Arts Center (Charlottesville, VA), Lexington Center for the Arts (KY) and the Broward Center for the Arts (Fort Lauderdale, FL). Major recent Midwest engagements include repeat performances for the past six years at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (Skokie, IL), Cincinnati Arts Association (OH), Music Hall Center for the Arts (Detroit, MI), Lied Center for Performing Arts (Lincoln, NE) and the Pike Performing Arts Center (Indianapolis, IN). Major recent Southwest engagements include Paramount Theater (Austin, TX), Miller Theater (Houston, TX), Popejoy Hall (Albuquerque, NM), Pikes Peak Center (Colorado Springs, CO) and the Orpheum Theater (Phoenix, AZ). Major recent West Coast engagements include repeated performances at Cal Performances, University of Berkeley (CA), Wells Fargo Center for the Arts (Santa Rosa, CA), Elsinore Theater (Salem, OR), Edmonds Center for the Performing Arts (WA) and the Velma Morrison Center for the Performing Arts (Boise, ID).
Booking & information
The shows are one breathtaking center stage attraction for audiences of all ages worldwide. Along with their singers and musicians, The Cossack Dancers feature balalaikas, violin, accordion, guitars, and rhythm section. It is one colorful show you cannot miss. For booking and info, contact us today! We highly suggest at least 4-6 months advance booking, confirmation notice, contract, and rider! National performances only!