repertoire

Repertoire

Beskid

Dances & Songs from Beskid region: which is in southern Poland. The simple costumes reflects the simple life of the region inhabitants. These dances are performed by the senior girls.

Canadian Line Dance

An international favourite. Keeping ties with our Canadian home, the group performs line dancing to upbeat country music with cowboy hats, andsmiling faces.

Cha-Cha

This latin dance is performed by the middle group. A young girl is nervous about showing off on the beach in her yellow polka dots.

Krakow Wschodni

This dance shows a different side of Krakow - the rural life. The dancers sing about farming life in the Cracovian countryside.

This is the most characteristic national dance of Poland, where the colourful costumes, as well as the tempo of the music lights up the stage. Canadian Line Dance This energetic display of Western Canadian culture is performed in country costumes. Tance Kurpiowskie This dance comes from the North Eastern region of Poland. The lively ‘Fafur’ opens the dance with couples of the junior group skipping onto the stage. The dance is filled with polkas and waltzes, and the ever characteristic Olender.

Krosno

This collection of dances from the Krosno region was choreographed by visiting instructor Pani Alicja Haszczak. The simple but fun costumes add to the lively culture of this region of Poland.

Kujawiak Oberek

A national dance characterized by a changing tempo, from slow and sentimental melodies, to a fast and boisterous rhythms. Often when men went to the fields young girls would get together and sing few songs and dance a little. This particular dance features stary dziadek, meaning older grandfather, having some fun with the single girls.

Kurpie

From the prosperous primeval forests of Northeastern Poland comes a robust and refined suite of dances. Beginning with the dance "Konik" (the horse), where men and women prance around the stage separately mimicking the characteristics of the horse where in the end they join up and dance in couples. Since the individuals living in this region took care of these great forests as servants for the King, as a result, some dances are refined and graceful as were the noblemen of the king, which is reflected in the waltz. Numerous flirtatious and vibrant dances follow, all climaxed by the rousing "Powolniak" and “Fafur” dances, which fills the stage with swirling dancers.

Lion Dance

The smallest gems of the dance group perform this catchy version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". Too cute to miss.

Lowicz

This dance performed in colourful costumes hails from the Lowicz region of Poland. Opening with girls singing the popular “Oj dana”, this energetic dance is filled with entertaining songs and dances about the girls working in the fields, then dancing their troubles away, while trying to catch the attention of the right boy.

Lubelskie

Dance from the Lublin region are always a favourite because of the bright and colourful costumes. This suite of dances showcases the popular polkas and Mach of this lively collection of dances. Cha Cha A spin on the traditional ballroom dance, the middle group enjoys the setting as they discover the different types of steps for cha-cha.

Nowy Sacz

A medley of songs and dances from Nowy Sacz region in southern Poland. This region is adjacent to the Krakow region.The men demonstrate their athletic abilities performing the Krakowiak.

Podlaskie

With loud stomps and polkas danced in all directions, this lively dance is from the Podlaskie Region of Poland. The dance opens with a young girl talking about her love Jasiu, and the disapproval of her mother.This lively dance is performed by the senior group.

Polka Warszawska

This dance transports you to the streets of old time Warsaw, where dancing on the street was a happy time. This playful dance brings life onto the stage with the boys chasing the girls, even after a hard days work in the country’s capital. Zywiec This dance filled with stunts and surprises, depicts the vibrant mountain life of the inhabitants of the Zywiec region.

Polonez

This is one of Poland’s most elegant National dances. The Polonez was performed in the king’s courts by the nobility, and is still performed today at graduations in Poland’s schools. Kujawiak Oberek Another popular selection of National dances from Poland, this medley starts off with the steady and charming Kujawiak, where the men are trying to capture the attention of the women. The pace increases with the animated Oberek, with songs and steps traditional to that region of Poland.

Salsa

Life is a Carnival! This sizzling dance transports you to the warm and sunny Cuba, where hips sway and skirts turn. This number performed by the senior group.

Zywiec

This dance filled with stunts and surprises, depicts the vibrant mountain life of the inhabitants of the Zywiec region.