The Canora Veselka Ukrainian Dance Club performed well in two competitions in recent weeks, said Amanda Zbitniff, president.
The Kalyna Dance Festival was held in Yorkton from May 3 to 6. There were 50 participating dance schools at this festival from clubs across Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Canora Veselka had all its groups in attendance from Novice to Senior.
Canora’s Novice 1 and Novice 2 groups each achieved marks of 84 in the Poltava. The Novice 3 group scored 85 in the Hutzul and 88 in the Poltava.
The Junior 1 group was marked at 83 in the Transcarpathian and 90 in the Poltava.
Junior 2 scored 86 in the Poltava and 88 in the Polissia.
The Intermediate 1 group had scores of 89 in the Poltava, 90 in the Bukovynian and 91 in the Volyn. The Intermediate 2 girls scored 87 in both the Hutzul and the Transcarpathian.
The Senior group was assessed marks of 89 in the Transcarpathian and 90 in the Bukovynian.
The Intermediate 2 and Senior Mixed group scored 92 in the Volyn and 93 in the Hopak.
The Troyanda Dance Festival was held in Brandon, Man. from April 13 to 15. A total of 33 dance schools participated at this festival from clubs across Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Canora Veselka had their Junior, Intermediate and Senior groups in attendance.
The Junior 1 group had marks of 89 in the Transcarpathian and 90 in the Poltava. The Junior 2 group scored 88 in the Polissia and 91 in the Poltava.
The Intermediate 1 group achieved 86 in the Bukovynian, 88 in the Volyn and 89 in the Poltava.
The Intermediate 2 Girls scored 84 in the Hutzul. The Intermediate 2 and Senior Mixed group were assessed marks of 90 in both the Hopak and the Volyn.
The Senior group scored 89 in the Transcarpathian.
Zbitniff said the marking is done in “competition style” at these events.
All dance groups with an average age of 12 and under receive a medal based on the mark earned in each dance. Gold is 90 per cent and over, silver is 85 to 89 per cent, and 80 to 84 per cent is a bronze medal
For all dance groups with an average of age 13 and over, the medals are awarded based on overall marks.
First place will not automatically receive the gold medal, and there are not always gold, silver and bronze medal placing. If the highest mark sustained in a category is below 90%, then the highest awarded medal would be silver, followed by bronze for the second highest mark achieved.
