Waltham Cross CYM and shkola participate in Spring Festival at Forty Hall Enfield 4th May 2014

Waltham Cross CYM and Iryna Senyk Ukrainian school participated in Spring Festival at Forty Hall Enfield

Our Dancers performed Kozachok and a “Harvest Dance”. Our younger children sang songs about picking flowers, pussy willow a mischievous fox. The older children sang Ukrayino moya Ukrayino, Chervona Ruta and Hey shumy velykiy luzhe.

The choreographer and teacher of the younger performers is Chrystyna Skrypka, Head of Waltham Cross Ukrainian school, and the choreographer and teacher of our dancers is Christina Modla- Thomas, Secretary of Waltham Cross branch of CYM.

Stepan Pasicznyk and Chrystyna Skrypa accompanied the singers and dancers, Stepan on accordion, and Chrystyna on Bandura.

People really enjoyed the performances and we used the opportunity to inform people about Ukraine and current events there. It is the second time we have been invited to perform at this prestigious and historic venue and our next performance there is on June 1st. Sincere thanks to all our teachers, parents and children for their support and work in representing our Ukrainian culture to the wider community.

Sincere thanks to Ruslan Trotsko for his photos which can be seen on our Facebook community group here: Forty Hall Enfied 4.5.2014

More photos on Forty Halls official site here: Forty Hall official site

Stepan Pasicznyk

Head of Waltham Cross branch of CYM