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June’s background in the Arts began at the University of Alberta, where she earned a B.A. in Psychology and a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. She became affiliated with the Shumka School of Dance 16 years ago, when she brought her three boys to begin their Ukrainian dance training. She believed right from the start that Shumka School was the…
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She/Her Originally born in Ukraine, Viktoriya Glozhyk has cherished her background by speaking Ukrainian, being a part of Plast (Ukrainian Youth Association of Canada), and of course- Ukrainian dancing. Viktoriya has been Ukrainian dancing since she moved to Canada at age 6, and later on at age 10 expanding to competitive ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary styles at Dance Unlimited.…
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He/him Taras Geleta started Ukrainian dance at age 4 in the Athabasca Ukrainian Folk Dance Club. He first discovered his passion for Ukrainian dance around age 13 and since then it has only grown. In 2017, Taras had the opportunity to go to North Dakota to perform with his friends from Athabasca. A couple years later, a group of his…
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She/Her Ava began dancing in Fort McMurray at the age of three, taking ballet and tap lessons. After going to see her first Shumka show that year, she fell in love with Ukrainian dance. She then enrolled with the Avrora dance school in 2007, taking Ukrainian lessons there for seven years. Her family eventually moved to Edmonton so that she…
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She/Her Ashlyn Grummett has been dancing since the age of three. Starting with ballet, jazz and tap, she quickly grew a liking for Ukrainian dance as well. Through the years she expanded her disciplines to add contemporary, lyrical, pointe and musical theatre. After 11 years of studying Ukrainian dance under former Shumka dancer, Doug Rachinski, Ashlyn joined the Viter Ukrainian…
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Jacob August began his dance career when he was three years old. Although he took more of an interest in the stage lights at the time, on some level, he knew Ukrainian dance was going to be a life passion. After completing all the company’s rigorous requirements over the past five years, he was accepted as a company dancer in…
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Peter has been with the Shumka family for more than 20 years. He first started Ukrainian dance at the age of eight, when he entered the Shumka School of Dance and continued as a student for seven years. He is now a retired member of the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers. Peter has been an instructor with Shumka School since 2006, teaching…
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Shane Gibson is a former member and past President of the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers, with whom he danced for more than 14 years. During his involvement with Shumka, he toured extensively throughout Canada, the United States and China as a cast member of Absolutely Shumka, Cobbler’s Princess and Cinderella. Shane has received training in Character Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and Musical…
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