The authentic Hutsulka dance performed by the Ilyuk Family from Verkhovyna in the Carpathians.

    The Ilyuk Family was also featured in the 'Dance Planet' documentary. To watch the Dance Planet trailer click here - 

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Hutsul Folk Song & Dance Ensemble. Arkan.

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    Everyone who loves Ukrainian dance, probably knows of the Arkan dance. But do you know the story behind it?

    Arkan dance was the key element in the ritual consacration of twenty-year-old guys in Hutsulschyna, symbolizing their transition into adulthood, into...

    Excerpt from a competition carols in church on Mayzlyah.

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    Excerpt from the video "Carol in Verkhovyna". Painting by M.Rybenchuk

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    Excerpt from the video by Sergiy Fitsak. Hutsul carols from Kryvorivnya.

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     Excerpts from the film "Hutsul Christmas" by Оxana Horobets.

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«If there was no Christmas, Spring would not resurrect either» says a folk proverb

    Christmas is one of the biggest, most important holidays of the year. On Christmas, the sun comes into full force. Everyday, starting with Christmas, the sun gets stronger and warms u...

Hutsuliya National Academic Hutsul Song and Dance Ensemble of Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine 

"Hutsuliya" was founded in May 1939 by a famous Ukrainian composer and cultural leader Yaroslav Barnych. Another important figure in the history and formation of the gro...