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Ukraine’s Got Talent

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lla, on the stage, is if I may say so, one big emotion. Dance is a dance; technique is a technique; but the strategy, tactic, and the most important “shock” weapon of the beautiful dancer is the feeling, the passion she puts into each movement. Despite her youth, Alla is the winner of numerous international and foreign competitions and championships. There is no doubt that all those titles are well deserved.

Alla Kushnir, this girl is known all over Ukraine thanks to the show “Ukraine’s Got Talent”. Finally, many people have known about her in Ukraine because, previously, she had been known only in Meddle Eastern countries. By the way, In the Middle East, people consider the girl as if she was born there because her belly dance style is perfect. There she has another name- Leila. Her family in Ukraine often uses this name.

This dancer had a possibility even to dance before the Arab Sheikh.

The members of the jury “Ukraine’s Got Talent and Ukrainians also valued her technique. As the result she became a finalist of this show.

Nowadays, Alla Kushnir (Leila Kushnir) is finalist and winner of many prestigious competitions. She is “Miss Belly dance of Europe 2008, Berlin” 3rd place winner of LBC (Lebanese Broadcasting corporation), World Belly Dance Championship “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” 2008, winner of Ukrainian Belly Dance Championship 2007 & 2008, 2nd winner of Moscow International Belly Dance Championship 2007, etc. n

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Alla Kushnir lights up the house. This temptress looks gorgeous while exhibiting great technique.

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lla Kushnir is a famous and acclaimed Ukrainian belly dancer, Choreographer, Festival and Performance organizer. She is characterized as a very explosive and spectacular dancer who has been finalist of Ukraine TV-show “Ukraine gots Talent”, LBC Belly Dance World Championship “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” and many time in diverse world championships of belly dance.

Alla Kushnir is engaged in dances since the childhood. She studied at specialized school of applied arts and crafts. At the beginning of dancing career Alla did not experience the predilection for any certain direction in dance, therefore is engaged in ball and folk, and variety dances, and took active part in various competitions of amateur performance.

After leaving school she entered the Law Academy and decided not to link her life with dance. However, on the second year Alla casually saw the belly dance on TV. This program changed all her life. She decided to be engaged in the east dances and as for that time in Nikolayev there were no teachers, Alla began to study belly dance by herself. She visited numerous seminars in different cities of Russia and Ukraine.

the Open championship of St.-Petersburg, the World championship in Moscow, a bronze prize-winner of the Lebanese TV project “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” 2008, the winner of the Berlin festival on east dance «Oriental Bazar”. At the first all-Ukrainian festival of east dance “Bastet” Alla received the offer from the wellknown ballet master Vadim Pisarev to participate in his production of «A Thousand and One nights».

Vivid and arresting to all the Ukrainians finalist of TV show “Ukraine gots Talent” The presenter of TV program “east dances with Alla Kushnir” on Maxxi TV

Alla Kushnir is engaged in dances since the childhood. She studied at specialized school of applied arts and crafts. At the beginning of dancing career Alla did not experience the predilection for any certain direction in dance, therefore is engaged in ball and folk, and variety dances, and took active part in various competitions of amateur performance.

Alla Kushnir invites everyone to join the exciting and mysterious world of the East in her studio of east dance. According to Alla, east dance not only reflects life, it helps to reveal the inner world of a dancer, her attitude to life. In the East there is an ancient proverb that opens the wholel essence of east dances: «the Woman dances like she loves, and loves like dances.

After leaving school she entered the Law Academy and decided not to link her life with dance. However, on the second year Alla casually saw the belly dance on TV. This program changed all her life. She decided to be engaged in the east dances and as for that time in Nikolayev there were no teachers, Alla began to study belly dance by herself. She visited numerous seminars in different cities of Russia and Ukraine.

Alla Kushnir is a famous and acclaimed Ukrainian belly dancer, Choreographer, Festival and Performance organizer. She is characterized as a very explosive and spectacular dancer who has been finalist of Ukraine TV-show “Ukraine gots Talent”, LBC Belly Dance World Championship “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” and many time in diverse world championships of belly dance.

For today Alla Kushnir is the finalist and the prize-winner of such prestigious competitions as: the Open championship of St.-Petersburg, the World championship in Moscow, a bronze prize-winner of the Lebanese TV project “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” 2008, the winner of the Berlin festival on east dance «Oriental Bazar”. At the first all-Ukrainian festival of east dance “Bastet” Alla received the offer from the wellknown ballet master Vadim Pisarev to participate in his production of «A Thousand and One nights».

Vivid and arresting to all the Ukrainians finalist of TV show “Ukraine gots Talent” The presenter of TV program “east dances with Alla Kushnir” on Maxxi TV.

Alla Kushnir is engaged in dances since the childhood. She studied at specialized school of applied arts and crafts. At the beginning of dancing career Alla did not experience the predilection for any certain direction in dance, therefore is engaged in ball and folk, and variety dances, and took active part in various competitions of amateur performance.

After leaving school she entered the Law Academy and decided not to link her life with dance. However, on the second year Alla casually saw the belly dance on TV. This program changed all her life. She decided to be engaged in the east dances and as for that

Alla Kushnir is rocking the animal print in this photo shoot.

Alla Kushnir invites everyone to join the exciting and mysterious world of the East in her studio of east dance. According to Alla, east dance not only reflects life, it helps to reveal the inner world of a dancer, her attitude to life. In the East there is an ancient proverb that opens the wholel essence of east dances: «the Woman dances like she loves, and loves like dances.

Alla Kushnir is a famous and acclaimed Ukrainian belly dancer, Choreographer, Festival and Performance organizer. She is characterized as a very explosive and spectacular dancer who has been finalist of Ukraine TV-show “Ukraine gots Talent”, LBC Belly Dance World ChampiFor today Alla Kushnir is the finalist and the onship “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” and many time in prize-winner of such prestigious competitions as: diverse world championships of belly dance. midriff.com

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Hello Hottie! Alla Kushnir is so beautiful she makes the camera melt!

She is rocking the animal print in this photo shoot and the wetness makes it all even hotter! We are quite impressed with her makeup, it looks like it stayed intact with all the splashing around.

time in Nikolayev there were no teachers, Alla began to study belly dance by herself. She visited numerous seminars in different cities of Russia and Ukraine.

For today Alla Kushnir is the finalist and the prize-winner of such prestigious competitions as: the Open championship of St.-Petersburg, the World championship in Moscow, a bronze prize-winner of the Lebanese TV project “Hezzi Ya Nawaim” 2008, the winner of the Berlin festival on east dance «Oriental Bazar”. At the first all-Ukrainian festival of east dance “Bastet” Alla received the offer from the wellknown ballet master Vadim Pisarev to participate in his production of «A Thousand and One nights».

Vivid and arresting to all the Ukrainians finalist of TV show “Ukraine gots Talent” The presenter of TV program “east dances with Alla Kushnir” on Maxxi TV. She decided to be engaged in the east dances and as for that time in Nikolayev there were no teachers, Alla Kushnir invites everyone to join the exciting and mysterious world of the East in her studio of east dance. According to Alla, east dance not only reflects life, it helps to reveal the inner world of a dancer, her attitude to life. In the East there is an ancient proverb that opens the wholel essence of east dances: «the Woman dances like she loves, and loves like dances.

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At the first all-Ukrainian festival of east dance “Bastet” Alla received the offer from the well-known ballet master Vadim Pisarev to participate in his production of «A Thousand and One nights». She decided to be engaged in the east dances and as for that time in Nikolayev there were no teachers. n

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