Kalyna Ukrainian Dance Ensemble

The festival you see vs. what goes on behind the scenes 😂💙💛

A little Kalyna BTS from this year’s St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival — lots of running around, lots of laughs, a little chaos, and somehow it all comes together just in time to hit the stage 🇺🇦✨

Wouldn’t have it any other way! 🫶

📣 Exciting news for our Kalyna families! 🇺🇦❤️

Kalyna is growing! Due to increased enrollment, we’re excited to announce that we’ve added another dance group for the 2026–2027 season! 💃🕺

📅 Save the dates!
Classes begin September 20–23, depending on your dancer’s assigned group.

With our new group structure, dancers will have more opportunities to learn, grow, and receive individualized attention from our instructors.

📍 Practices are held at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 1040 Jackson Road, Webster, NY.

Registration will be opening soon! Keep an eye on uafgr.org for updates and additional information.

We can’t wait to welcome our dancers back for another wonderful year of Ukrainian dance! 🇺🇦✨

A huge THANK YOU to Alex Cormier of The Local Print Shoppe for his generous donation of girls’ plakhty to Kalyna! ❤️🇺🇦

Traditional costumes are such an important part of our dancers’ experience, helping them proudly represent our Ukrainian heritage and keep our beautiful traditions alive for future generations.

We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support of our dancers and Kalyna. Your kindness truly means so much to us! 💙💛

Please join us in thanking Alex and The Local Print Shoppe for supporting Kalyna!

We’re back in the swing of things! 💙💛✨

After our first practice back yesterday, Group 3 is already getting ready for St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival! 🇺🇦💃 We can’t wait to be back on stage, sharing our love for Ukrainian dance and celebrating with our community. 🌻🎶

📍 St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival
🗓️ August 13–16, 2026

We hope to see you there cheering on all of our Kalyna dancers! ❤️

Photos by Jackson Burns

Our Group 2 dancers are excited to perform again! 💙💛✨
There’s nothing like the energy of a live performance, and we’d love to have you there to cheer them on! Join us during St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival as our dancers showcase their hard work and passion for Ukrainian dance. 🌻💃🇺🇦
📍 St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival
🗓️ August 13–16, 2026
We hope to see you there! ❤️

Photos by Jackson Burns

Missed our little ones at this year's Kalyna recital? 💙💛 Don't worry—you'll have another chance! Join us Saturday August 15th, at the St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival to see Group 1 take the stage once again. 🌻✨ We can't wait to share another performance with you! 💃🎶

Photos: Jackson Burns

✨ Our recital photos are here! 💙💛

What an incredible day celebrating the hard work, dedication, and talent of all our dancers. We hope you enjoy looking back at these special moments!

Take a look through our page to see the recital photos, and be sure to keep an eye out for even more posts, highlights, and memories from this year’s recital coming soon. 📸✨

Our next performance will be at the St. Josaphat’s Ukrainian Festival this August—we hope to see you there! 🇺🇦💙💛

Thank you Jackson Burns for the photos!!!

Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s recital so special! 🌻