Ukrainian Character Dancing

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Oct 2009
4:00 - 5:30 pm

Ballet Master Class

For Intermediate and Advance ballet students - Ages 10-21

Character dancing is featured in nearly every full-length classical ballet. As part of the residency of the Virsky Ukrainian Dance Company, the ballet master from the Virsky’s School of Ballet will lead this rare and special workshop on character dancing from the tradition of the Ukrainian folkdance style.

A collaboration with the Minnesota Dance Theater & The Dance Institute

Minnesota Dance Theatre & The Dance Institute
528 Hennepin Avenue, Sixth Floor, Studio 6A
Minneapolis, MN 55403

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