LEHIGHTON, Pa. – The 26th annual Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop sponsored by the Ukrainian American Heritage Foundation (UAHF) of the Lower Anthracite Region will be held at the Ukrainian Homestead of the Organization for the Rebirth of Ukraine (known as ODWU based on its name in Ukrainian) from Monday, June 29, through Friday, July 3.
The camp runs daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and includes dance instruction, folk singing, sports, crafts and swimming. Beginner instruction is offered to children age 5 and up, and advanced workshop instruction is available for experienced dancers age 11 through adult.
The workshop is under the artistic direction of Andrij Dobriansky. Guest instructors are Yaroslav Dobriansky and Yurij Dobriansky.
In addition to dance instruction for children and young adults, the Manor College Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center will offer a workshop in the art of “gerdany” (beadwork) Tuesday, June 30, and again on Thursday, July 2, from 10 a.m. to noon. This workshop is open to adults and includes beginner and advanced designs.
The camp will conclude with a performance on Saturday, July 4, at 7 p.m. This performance is open to the public free of charge. The Ukrainian Homestead is located at 1230 Beaver Run Drive, Lehighton, PA 18235.
For more information on the camp or the gerdany workshop, call Paula Holoviak at 570-708-1992 or Sandra Duda at 610-377-7750, or e-mail [email protected]. Forms and information are also available on-line at www.kazkaensemble.org.
The camp is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State government funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Lehigh Valley Arts Council.