She/Her Kieran Waller began her dance training at the age of three. She started to train competitively at the age of six in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, lyrical and acro. Throughout her years of competitive dance,she received multiple scholarships to expand hertraining via intensive programs in New York, Las Vegas, Hawaii, LA, Greece and locally throughout Alberta and BC. Kieran was first introduced to Ukrainian dance at the age of seven and quickly fell…

He/Him Joseph Ewaskiw began dancing at four years of age with Dance Unlimited’s Ukrainian program.  In 2018 he joined Shumka School of Dance where he was taught by company members who quickly inspired his dreams of one day dancing with Shumka. At age thirteen, Joseph’s dancing hobby quickly turned into his passion and that passion has only grown since. Joseph’s parents…

Rachel began dancing at the age of 3 in Beaumont where she trained in RAD ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and contemporary while dabbling in Ukrainian dance with various Edmonton groups along the way, including Shumka School. She was an assistant instructor for tap and ballet classes where she was able to share her passion with younger dancers. Being a part…

He/Him — Joe started dancing with the Thorhild Ukrainian Dancing Club at the age of 5, and then continued to dance with Shumka School of Dance when he turned 10. Throughout his years at SSD, he was involved in a few Shumka shows such as Kobzar and The Nutcracker (previously Clara’s Dream). Throughout his dancing career he dreamed about being…

She/Her — Breanna Senko started dancing at the age of 3 at rural dance clubs in Westlock and Thorhild. While there, she took part in jazz, ballet, contemporary and Ukrainian dance. As she grew older, she became more serious about Ukrainian dance and wanted to be more connnected to her Ukrainian heritage, and at the age of 11 she decided…

She/Her — Emily began Ukrainian dance at the age of 3 in her hometown of St. Paul, Alberta. Since then, each instructor she has had was a Shumka dancer. The consistent exposure to the world of Shumka inspired Emily to make the company a part of her dance journey. In 2020, she joined Studia Shumka where she spent 2 years…

He/Him Nick Hynek, originally from Lloydminster, AB, has been Ukrainian Dancing for 20 years. Most recently dancing with the Viter Ukrainian Dancers for the past 8 years and travelling all over North America and Europe performing for thousands of people. Nick fell in love with performing from a young age and through his passions of music, acting and dancing. After…

He/Him Alex Stasiuk’s passion for Ukrainian dance started at the age of three when he had seen the Ardrossan Yatran dancers in a parade and joined the group that fall. At Yatran’s year end show his instructor Murray Steele had gotten Shumka to perform for them and Alex had a goal of one day being like his instructor and dance…

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.…