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2012 Podilya Summer Ball

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:36:55 +0100

2011 Eurocultured Festival

Sun, 29 May 2011 19:46:43 +0100

Podilya will be performing at the Eurocultured Festival in Manchester on Sunday 29th May 2011. Click here for details.

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2011 Got To Dance

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 13:54:12 +0000

Got To Dance: Meet Podilya. Click here

To see Podilya’s Audition Click here

To see Podilya’s Semi-Final Performace Click here

Podilya’s journey to the Got To Dance 1st LIVE SEMI-FINAL 2011
FIRST LIVE SEMI-FINAL DETAILS Click here.
Comments from the judges.

Just what did they say about Podilya?

Adam Garcia “Podilya can compete with a modern street act dance. The Cossack tricks are so spectacular; it’s exciting, energetic it comes at you”

Ashley Banjo “The most important thing is to keep their tradition, remember where they are from because that sets them aside from everyone else”

“Podilya brought bags of Ukrainian heritage and culture to the stage with their colourful semi-final performance”

“Podilya ensure their hair and makeup is the same high standard as their exquisite costumes”

Judges Comments

Adam Garcia. “I always enjoy watching you guys do your thing, it’s so ridiculously athletic I don’t know how your thighs do what they do particularly the guys and the girls are beautiful I loved the way it flowed. I think you did step up your game and I really enjoyed it”

Kimberly Wyatt. “I have a lot of respect and
appreciation for what you do to keeping traditional dance alive”

Ashley Banjo. “You really have stepped up your game since the auditions you’ve done your culture and tradition proud you have shown that this more traditional dance can compete with the more modern forms easily. You’re down to the last 28 in the country, that’s a massive well done”

2010 London Ukrainian Club Concert

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 13:44:19 +0100

Podilya will be performing a 2 hour show at the London
Ukrainian Club, 154 Holland Park Avenue, London. W11 4UH. Click here for details.

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2010 Dancehouse Theatre Concert

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:43:05 +0100

Podilya will be performing a 2 hour show at the Dancehouse Theatre, Oxford Road, Manchester. M1 5QA. Click here for details.

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2009 Podilya Trip to Kyiv

Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:17:14 +0100

Between 4th and 9th September, 21 dancers and 7 support personnel flew to Ukraine to take part in the “Zoloti Vorota” International Youth Folk Festival in Kyiv.
 Since June the older members of Podilya attended rehearsals which continued throughout their summer holidays to prepare for the festival. Everyone’s hard work and commitment was well rewarded as the reception received from the organizers and other participants was overwhelming. Not knowing what to expect of a group from Great Britain they were amazed to see the passion and Ukrainian culture that Podilya brought to the festival. Receiving ecstatic compliments from a member of “Virsky” was praise indeed!  
11 hours after leaving Manchester we finally arrived in Kyiv, tired but full of excitement, as for many it was their first trip to Ukraine. Once we finally arrived at our accommodation and had supper, we joined the rest of the groups from Ukraine, Italy, Russia, Moldova and India for a welcome reception and party.
The following day we performed at an open air concert in Taras Shevchenko Park. This was followed by a 2 hour parade of the groups through the main streets of Kyiv - Volodymyrska street - Bohdan Khmelnytskiy street - Khreshchatyk – Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Evropeyska Ploshcha, ending at the central stage in the Municipal Park of Culture for the opening ceremony and gala concert, which just happened to be next door to Dynamo Kiev football stadium where Ukraine were playing Andorra and winning 5 - 0.
On Sunday we had a sightseeing tour around the city followed by a performance in the sanatorium (health resort) “Zhovten” in Koncha-Zaspa, which was about an hour’s journey out of Kyiv. Monday we visited the open air “living Ukrainian village” (outdoor museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv) and then had free time to shop until we dropped. Tuesday we had an excursion to Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra before heading for the Centre of Culture and Art, for a gala concert and closing ceremony. It was an absolute joy to watch local people supporting their own children on stage, and then whistle, stamp, and shout even louder and with more vigour for our children’s performance!
 After the concert whilst waiting for the coach to take us back to our accommodation, we had an impromptu street party with all the other groups outside St. Sophia. The party continued back at the accommodation around a bonfire into the early hours. This time was also spent exchanging gifts with the other countries, swapping email addresses and saying our farewells.   It was pleasant to witness the interest on the kid’s faces whilst we visited the historical and cultural sites around Kyiv. We did not expect to be answering so many questions. They definitely kept us on our toes!
We had a fabulous time. Our CYMivtsi, your children, were exemplary in their behaviour, performed faultlessly and made us extremely proud. This is the vanguard of future events which we intend to continue for future generations.   This tour would not have been possible without the encouragement, support and hard work of CYM Manchester and its committee, four of whom accompanied the group, along with three other support personnel including a doctor and a nurse.

2008 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:43:05 +0100

Podilya took part in Competition 16 - “Choreographed Folk Dance” at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod 2008.
Here are some of the comments from the adjudicators:
A genuine expression of joy for Ukrainian dance was very evident in this group through their combination of costume, music, and dance. We enjoyed the creative aspects incorporated into this classical form of Ukrainian choreography. It’s transitions were fluid and the patterns held the attention of the audience. It was evident that the audience greatly enjoyed this performance.

2005 The Manchester Military Tattoo

Sat, 9 Jul 2005 21:54:34 +0100

Podilya performed at The Manchester Military Tattoo held at The Manchester Evening News Arena.

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2002 Manchester The XVII Commonwealth Games 25 July - 4 August

Wed, 24 Jul 2002 22:26:33 +0100

Podilya performed at The Queens Jubilee Baton Relay Celebration Event on Wednesday 24 July 2002 in Albert Square.