Episode 2 | Training with the Virsky Studio Dancers

So what’s it like training with one of Ukraine’s top folk ensembles? In this episode, we give an overview of our experience training with the Virsky Studio dancers. These dancers are in a two-year program that prepares them to audition for the Virsky company.

What Else You’ll Hear

• A breakdown of the classes Virsky Studio dancers must take

• How we Canadians kept up with these soon-to-be professional dancers

Resources

• Virsky’s website (and the ensemble’s old website) and Facebook page

• Virsky Studio’s website and Facebook page

• Veryovka Facebook page

• Cobblestone Freeway Tours

Music

• A big thanks to Joryj Kłoc for letting us use “Poltavśkyj Sotnyk” as Vsi’s theme song

Prefer the written word? Want to see some pics from the studio and see some videos of what we’re talking about? Check out our blog post version of this episode at vsi-ukr.com/blog/virsky.