Sharing and celebrating culture through dance Yednist School of Ukrainian Dance coming to Minnedosa

By Eoin Devereux Neepawa Banner & Press

Later this month, Minnedosa will serve as a ‘тимчасовий будинок’ (temporary home) to some of western Manitoba’s most talented Ukrainian dancers.

The Yednist School of Ukrainian Dance has organized a summer dance day camp for Aug. 8 to 12 at the Community Conference Centre. The camp is open to all interested dancers aged 7-to-18.

Pamela Nowosad-Federowich, one of the cofounders of the School, which was established in Winnipeg in 2019, said that this foray into western Manitoba is something they have dreamed of doing for quite some time.

“This has always been an idea for our group, since we began operations in 2019. Shortly after we started our [most recent] dance season, one of the parents in our group brought forward the idea, and since it was already an idea on the back-burner for us, we decided to make it a reality,” stated Nowosad-Federowich.

“We chose Minnedosa for a number of reasons.

First, as a group, our vision is to share and celebrate Ukrainian culture and heritage with everyone, regardless of nationality. Ou r group is very community-minded and we make it a priority to reach out to other communities and participate in their events whenever possible. We pa rticipated in an event last summer in Minnedosa and we were overwhelmed with how welcoming and inviting the people of Minnedosa were at that time, and we wanted to give back to the community to show them our support, as well.

In addition, Minnedosa portrays such an amazing resort-like summer atmosphere, and we thought it would be a wonderful venue for families to come together and take part in everything Minnedosa has to offer.”

As for the local response to the Yednist School’s upcoming arrival, NowosadFederowich said it’s been just what they hoped it would be, as dancers from

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Along with the established teachers at Yednist School of Ukrain -

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ian Dance, the camp in Minnedosa will also include a special guest instructor, Tymothy Jaddock.

Originally from Dauphin, Jaddock has made a career from dancing throughout North America and Europe. The former corps de ballet member of the Cheremosh Ukrainian Dance Company of Edmonton, now resides in New York City.

Nowosad-Federowich noted they are very happy to have a performer of Jaddock’s caliber, return to his home region to give back in this manner.

“[Tymothy] is always eager to support the area that he grew up in, and we are equally as excited to have him join us for the week and share his passion for Ukrainian dance with our camp dancers.”

The Ukrainian Dance Camp will feature morning sessions for ages 7-to11 and full day sessions for ages 12-to-18

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