Mrs. Kanevets comes from Kyiv, Ukraine, and has dedicated herself to the art of dance her entire life. In 1981, Mrs. Kanevets was accepted into the Kyiv State Institute of Culture, Faculty of Choreography, wherein 1985, she graduated with Honours and received her Ballet master’s degree. Mrs. Kanevets spent 11 years in the position of dance teacher and administrator of the Faculty of Choreography, Kyiv College of Culture and was the Artistic Director of the Molodoshchy Performance Ensemble, which travelled throughout Ukraine and Russia. In 1996, Mrs. Kanevets moved to Canada and became the Artistic Director for the Yatran Dance Academy in Edmonton, Alberta and the Koperoush School of Ukrainian Dance in Sherwood Park, Alberta. From 2003 to 2005, Mrs. Kanevets was Repetitor for the Volya Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Edmonton, Alberta. In 2006, as Artistic Director of the Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, Mrs. Kanevets’ choreography was showcased in The Legend of the Rusalka in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In addition to her commitment to Ukrainian dance, she is a director of the Vaganova Dance Society in Edmonton. From 2006 to 2016, Mrs. Kanevets was the Artistic Director of the Tryzub School of Ukrainian Dance. From 2017 to 2021, she was Dance Director of the Viter Ukrainian Dancers & Folk Choir. Mrs. Kanevets in 2016 started new school of Ukrainian dance in Calgary called Vykrutas. She is currently the director and choreographer of Shumka School’s Intensive Division.
Anna Kanevets
