The Director of Studia Shumka is Alyssa Eugenio. She is officially the head of the ensemble and the key point of communication between the Studia dancers and other aspects of the Shumka organization. Alyssa began her dance career studying Ukrainian and ballet, and has supplemented her training to include tap, jazz, and hip hop. Since becoming a member of the…

He/Him Brenden Kuzma began his dance career in his hometown town of Prince George, British Columbia. He moved to Alberta in 2011 to pursue his dream of dancing with Edmonton’s Ukrainian Shumka Dancers. Dancing with the company from 2011 to 2019, Brenden was involved in many different areas of the company including the dancer executive as props director, the artistic…