The Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance is based in Brandon, Manitoba. Our group is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Ukrainian culture and our goal is to spread the enjoyment and awareness of Ukrainian dance by performing at local events and various competitions.
Our bi-annual competition is a celebration of dance that showcases the artistic and cultural expressions of Ukrainian dance. In April 2018, we hosted over 1000 dancers and instructors from 33 Manitoba and Saskatchewan clubs. Our dance group also competes annually at several competitions, making new friends and having fun! We expect our next competition, to be no different.
Instruction is provided to children of both genders that range in age from four to eighteen, plus in 2012 we added an adult class for those over 18. Group membership fluctuates from year to year. This year (2022-23) we have over 110 dancers! Dance practices are held every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from September through to April/May at the Ukrainian National Hall, 1133 Stickney Avenue in Brandon.
The Dance Group continues to grow and that allows us to have a strong volunteer base for which we are always grateful. Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance are the hosts for the Ukrainian Pavilion as part of the Westman Multicultural Festival held at the end of January/beginning of February of each year. The Ukrainian Pavilion features authentic Ukrainian food, live Ukrainian music, and non-stop entertainment with our own Brandon Troyanda Dancers showing off their skills and the dances they have learned.
Our bi-annual competition is a celebration of dance that showcases the artistic and cultural expressions of Ukrainian dance. In April 2018, we hosted over 1000 dancers and instructors from 33 Manitoba and Saskatchewan clubs. Our dance group also competes annually at several competitions, making new friends and having fun! We expect our next competition, to be no different.
Instruction is provided to children of both genders that range in age from four to eighteen, plus in 2012 we added an adult class for those over 18. Group membership fluctuates from year to year. This year (2022-23) we have over 110 dancers! Dance practices are held every Tuesday and Thursday evenings from September through to April/May at the Ukrainian National Hall, 1133 Stickney Avenue in Brandon.
The Dance Group continues to grow and that allows us to have a strong volunteer base for which we are always grateful. Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance are the hosts for the Ukrainian Pavilion as part of the Westman Multicultural Festival held at the end of January/beginning of February of each year. The Ukrainian Pavilion features authentic Ukrainian food, live Ukrainian music, and non-stop entertainment with our own Brandon Troyanda Dancers showing off their skills and the dances they have learned.
Instructors
Jodi Woloski
Jodi came to the Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance with 14 years of Ukrainian dance experience with Dauphin's Zirka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and two years of technical ballet experience. She has attended many dance workshops, festivals and competitions and went on a tour to Orlando, Florida. She has been instructing and choreographing for Troyanda since 2008. Her husband and her two children are her biggest supporters, "they love to see me doing what I am most passionate about - Ukrainian dance!"
Tynnille Chomenchuk Bouchard
Tynnille has practiced Ukrainian dance for more than 20 years. She grew up dancing with the Brandon Troyanda School of Ukrainian Dance and has also been a part of Zoloto, Sopilka and Romanetz in Winnipeg. She has performed at Folklorama in Winnipeg, as well as at Canada's National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin. She loves to share her passion for dance with her students and teach them the traditions of Ukrainian Dance.
Mikayla Kurchaba
Bio - Coming Soon!
Valeriya Boiko
Bio - Coming Soon!
Westman Multicultural Festival
Photos by Tanya Smith of Prairie Portraits