Sitting in the dressing room, here at the theatre in Kyiv, down the hall from the reception hosted by the Canadian embassy, and I am overwhelmed with emotion.  Overall this trip has been emotionally charged and I believe it will continue to be as we tour Ukraine; something most of us aspired to do as young dancers. 
Today we finished our workshops with Virsky; which was a dream come true for many of us. Read more…

Hi all,
My mum has been snapping away with her camera when she’s not fixing our costumes or backstage with us. 
Here are some photos from our workshops. Read more…

Today is my birthday. Hurray! I didn’t get a cake with candles or a night on the town but I did get something way better. I got to dance in Virsky Studios and learn choreography from Berezianka and We are Ukraine. In my humble opinion, it was the best birthday ever. We walked into Virsky Studios like children walking into Disneyland. We took pictures of everything from the traveling cases to the framed picture of Pavlo Virsky. Read more…

Today was our first full day in Kyiv. We all woke up bright and early and had a wonderful breakfast in the hotel restaurant. You could tell each dancer was so excited and anticipating the big day ahead of us. We took a bus to a dance studio in the city and were greeted outside by Mykola’s longtime friend and former schoolmate, Michael Zavarzin.
We were all in awe walking through the building knowing what was coming next. Read more…