Staged Ukrainian Dance in Canada and Ukraine: A Comparative Study

Authors

Quincy Mark Robinson, Brigham Young University
Colleen West, Brigham Young University

Keywords

Ukrainian dance, Canada, Ukraine, folk dance

College

Fine Arts and Communications

Department

Dance

Abstract

When Ukrainians migrated to Canada in the early 1900’s, they found themselves in a completely different cultural environment. To help support each other in this foreign environment the Ukrainians participated in many cultural activities, one of which was staged Ukrainian folk dance. In the 1990’s staged Ukrainian dance in Canada began to change because of the immigration of choreographers from Ukraine. With the fall of the Soviet Union, many choreographers became unemployed and immigrated to Canada to work with the Ukrainian dance movement there. These choreographers brought with them new ideas and movements and helped spur a change in the way Ukrainian dance is performed in Canada.

Recommended Citation

Robinson, Quincy Mark and West, Colleen (2013) "Staged Ukrainian Dance in Canada and Ukraine: A Comparative Study," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 2235.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/2235