Ensemble Participating in Jasper at Vohon's Malanka

Sopilka's Ensemble is participating in Jasper at Vohon's Malanka

from January 11-13, 2013

at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.

 

For anyone interested in attending please go to: www/fairmont.com/jasper

for details or call 1-888-442-5200

 

Congratulations Ensemble! We know you will all make our club proud.

CHRISTMAS CONCERT SNACKS

Sopilka Christmas Concert

Monday, December 17, 2012 @ 7:00 P.M.

St.Martin's School Gymnasium

 Snacks: The following families are asked to bring snacks for after the concert. Please bring the indicated snack, cut and ready to serve, preferably on a disposable tray/plate. All remaining families not listed will be asked to bring something later in the dance season.

Bennett................cheese and crackers

Berezanski...........cheese and crackers

Breitkreuz............cheese and crackers

Brunet.................fruit

Cardinal...............fruit

Chilibecki.............fruit

Chorney...............veggies

Coll-Korchinski.....veggies

Cymbaluk.............veggies

Dmytriw................meat

Dubuc...................meat

Fedorak................dessert

Fedoruk................dessert

Ferguson..............dessert

Fried.....................dessert

Grosul..................dessert

Jardine.................dessert

Koroluck C&M.......dessert

*Help to clean up after the concert will be greatly appreciated. Please do your part by putting your garbage in the trash and ensuring you take home your containers.

 Thanks! Heather Cardinal 780 895 2684 Sherri Berezanski 780 895 2082

 

Christmas Concert December 17, 2012

For all groups, dancers will wear their black Sopilka T-shirts.  Boys are to wear black pants (sweats or dance pants) and girls are to wear black tights with either a black body suit or black shorts.   Costumes for the concert (skirts for girls, hats or vests for boys) will be handed out next week.

Ensemble Girls – please decide on either black booty shorts, leggings, or capris as you will not be getting skirts.  Doesn’t matter which – but you all must match.

Practice Order
4:30 – 4:45           Yellow
4:45 – 5:00           Orange
5:00 – 5:15           Green
5:15 – 5:30           Blue
5:30 – 5:45           Purple
5:45 – 6:00           Red
6:00 – 6:15           Black
6:15 – 6:30           Ensemble

Because of the extra groups we have this year, in order to fit everyone in; we are only having a 15 minute run thru for the groups.  And as Kelsey is unavailable this evening, it will be a lot of work for Kristine.

The younger groups may leave after practice, but please have your dancer back to the school and ready to dance by 6:15pm.

Because of this short time limit, the gymnasium doors will be closed during practice and only the dancers (unless specified by Kristine) will be allowed in.  Otherwise it will be too much of a distraction for the groups, and we cannot afford to have practice run late.

Doors will open to the parents and public at 6:30pm. 

Now I know everyone wants their opportunity to save the “best seats” for their families, but to make this fair, that will not be happening this year.   There are truly no “bad” seats in the house, and everyone will get to see the show.

MORE INFORMATION WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY REGARDING WHICH FAMILIES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING SNACKS AFTER CONCERT.

COMPETITIONS - INFORMATION NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

It is very important that ALL Sopilka Families let Alicja Zagrosh know if your dancer WILL NOT be attending certain competitions.

This is also very important for Solos and Duets to let Alicja know if you are planning to attend any other competitions that Sopilka is not attending as a club.

 

If you have previously told the club, please do so again directly to Alicja so she can send out accurate information.

ALL INFORMATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ALICJA ZAGROSH PRIOR TO DECEMBER 17, 2012.

Alicja Zagrosh: alicja.gruntowicz@gmail.com

Kristine's Makeup Class Rescheduled for Friday, November 30, 2012

All of Kristine's classes have their makeup class on November 30, 2012 at their regular times at the CULTURAL CENTER. It is important for the dancers to be there as the Christmas Concert is right around the corner.

Kristine's Make Up Class

Kristine's make up class for the missed classes on Monday, November 19th, will be held at the Cultural Centre on Friday, November 23rd.  Class times will remain the same as regular scheduled Mondays.

RESPONSE REQUIRED FROM EVERY SOPILKA FAMILY!!!

There have been some issues involving the Lloydminster Competition weekend and students not being able to participate.

All families are required to respond with a valid reason as to why you are not coming to this competition, as well as a response if you are going to be able to attend.

Responses must be emailed to sopilkavegreville@gmail.com by Monday, November 12, 2012.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sopilka Executive.

Competition Dates Posted

Please check Competition tab for dates and hotels.

Kristine's Classes Cancelled for Monday, October 22, 2012

Kristine is ill and will not be holding classes tonight, Monday, October 22, 2012 at St. Martins School. We will be rescheduling these classes and will let you know as soon as possible the alternate date. Sorry for the inconvenience.

October Newsletter Posted

Please check the newsletter tab for Sopilka's October Newsletter.

OCTOBER 20, 2012 WORKSHOP TIMES

All of the following workshops will be held at the Cultural Center:

Kelsey's Classes:

Black Group - 9:00 am till 11:00 am
Red Group - 11:00 am till 1:00 pm

Kristine's Classes:

Green Group - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Blue Group - 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Purple Group - 3:15 pm to 4:30 pm

Competition Survey and Payment Due Date

Please remember to bring your payments and competition surveys Monday, October 15, 2012 so we can start compiling your responses.

Another reminder: NO DANCE on Monday, October 8, 2012 because of Thanksgiving.

Have a great holiday.

Costume Measuring on Monday, October 1st.

Kelsey's dancers will be measured on Monday for fitting of costumes at the Cultural Center. 

Red Group: Stay after dance practice on Monday for approximately 1/2 hour.

Black group: Stay after dance practice for approximately 1/2 hour.

Ensemble: Come 1/2 hour earlier, 6:30 p.m.

Thank you.

Costume Encore

Ellie has informed me that she can get in the girl's white booty shorts.  If you require a pair, she is placing an order soon and just needs to know what size.  You can either send Sopilka an email with the information, or if you have her card, please call her.

Level Venues and Times

Here are the times and venues for each level starting September 24th.  

Level	Times	Venue
Yellow	4:30 - 5:00	St. Martin's
Orange	5:00 - 5:30	St. Martin's
Green	5:30 - 6:15	St. Martin's
Blue	6:15 - 7:15	St. Martin's
Purple	7:15 - 8:15	St. Martin's
Red	5:45 - 7:00	Cultural
Black	4:15 - 5:45	Cultural
Ensemble	7:00 - 10:00	Cultural

Miss Kristine Ricard is instructing at St. Martin's and Miss Kelsey Palamarchuk is instructing at the Cultural Center.

Costume Encore

Ellie from Costume Encore will be at the Cultural Centre on Monday, September 24th at 5:00pm.  She will have all types of dancewear and footwear to purchase and/or order.

This is a great opportunity to get all your dancewear for the season without having to travel.

Sopilka's 2012-2013 AGM

All dance parents are asked to attend Sopilka's AGM being held at the Cultural Centre Office on Monday, September 24, 2012 at 7:15pm.

We ask that all attend as we are looking for volunteers to fill vacant executive, director and volunteer positions.

Relay For Life.... and other thoughts!

Before I start on the main topic of my post - Relay for Life - I have a few thoughts and thank you's I would like to share:


Wow....Another dance year is almost done.  Pysanka Festival will close the year for the majority of us, and then the Ensemble is off to the Ukraine to explore, learn, and experience the culture first hand.  This season was not without it's challenges, but we managed and thrived. We could not have accomplished everything we did this year, from the Christmas Concert, Zabava, Senior's Tour, Competition season, to Pryvit, without the support and hard work of the executive and volunteers.  I would like to personally thank all of you for your dedication and hard work, as this is what has enable me to keep my sanity through out this season.


Pryvit was a wonderful show and it was certainly nice to have it on the Grandstand and outside this year.  A big thanks to Barb Jardine, all the volunteers, the instructors, and the stars of the show, the dancers!  Your love and passion for dance is the reason for the hard work.


As we say good bye to Mr. Murray after Pysanka, I would like to thank him for his hard work this season.  There were a lot of Golds and accolades for his choreography and teaching skills collected by our dancers.  Sopilka wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.


Miss Kelsey is returning this September and will be accompanying the Ensemble on their trip to the Ukraine.  This is a wonderful opportunity for her to bond with the dancers and she will be bringing back new ideas for next year.  And of course, a great big thank you to Kelsey for everything she has done this year - including the golds for her instruction and choreography as well.


But the main point of my post is the Relay for Life that Sopilka participated in this past weekend.  I can honestly say that I'm still sore.  


Our dancers had a role in the entertainment this year, starting with the Yellow and Green groups dancing in the opening ceremonies.  We also did a half hour of Sopilka entertainment for the crowd later in the evening.  We had dancer's from the Ensemble, Black, and a lone boy from the Red group (and a guest dancer from Promin) get on stage and instruct the crowd on a few basic steps and then we rolled into a Kolomayjka for the last half.  The Kolomayjka was a great hit with the crowd, and who knows, maybe we enticed some of the Vortex Football players to enroll come September.


This event is an emotional roller coaster for those that attend.  For me it  started with the Survivor's Lap of the Celebrate portion of the evening. While it is a joyous moment for those who's battle is won to make this lap, it pulls on the heart strings to see the children make this walk. The evening gets even more emotional when the luminaries are lit during the Remembrance portion. I have lost family members and friends to cancer and to see their names lit up in memory, it is nice to know they are not forgotten. The Fight Back portion of the evening brings feelings of pride and awe for knowing what these survivor's have been through and yet they still fight with all they have.  I should be so lucky to have that kind of strength and zest for life.


But my experience is not the reasoning for this blog - Donna Stepanick is.  


Donna took on the role of the Relay for Life Coordinator for Sopilka this year.  This was a new addition to the roster in hopes of not only getting our name out more in the community, but giving something back. While this event garnished a lot of interest in September/October, the conflicting calendars won at sign up time.  Sopilka managed to put 9 people - parents and dancers - on the track, just short of the 10 - 15 participants we were hoping for. This meant a little more walking for those who signed up, but we did it. 


When Donna registered the team, she had to give a fundraising goal.  She set our goal at $2500.  And I am happy to report that we made it!  And I know Kayla and Donna walked many blocks and knocked on many doors, and raised over $1000 themselves!  


Donna did more than just organize the Sopilka team.  By attending the Relay for Life meetings, she ended up as a Member at Large for the Relay Committee team.  And Saturday afternoon set up found Donna erecting a brand new screened enclosure tent that she purchased so we would be somewhat out of the rain.  There were decorations, props, and more available for our team participants.  All of this was way beyond what was asked of her at the beginning.  And as we were walking the track all night, she was making plans for next year's Relay! 


So Donna, I would like to THANK YOU for all you did.  You took on this event with gusto and made it a success.  And you can count me in for next year. 


Sandra

Vermilion Dance Festival Lost and Found

Please check on the competition tab to see a list of lost and found items if you are missing anything.

PRYVIT NEWSLETTER #3 (FINAL) IS NOW POSTED TO BLOG

Please check blog and click on Pryvit tab for the final newsletter from Barb. Thank you.

PRYVIT 2012 NEWSLETTER #2 NOW POSTED

Please check the Pryvit tab to view the second newsletter. Pryvit is coming fast, so please ensure you read carefully. Thank you.

CHEREMOSH & VEETERETZ TIMES POSTED

Please check out all the updated information under Competitions.

April 9th Classes for Kelsey

Have been cancelled.  There is an issue getting into the library gymnasium.  A make up class will be re-scheduled for these groups.


Thank you,
Sandra

Ensemble - Coop Gift Cards On Sale - Proceeds will support travel to Ukraine.

The Sopilka Ensemble

 will be selling Co-op gift cards on

 Tuesday, April 3rd from 9am-9pm at the Vegreville Coop.

  Gift cards will be sold in denominations of $25 or $50. Proceeds will be going to support Ensemble travel to Ukraine in the summer of 2012.

BLACK LEVEL WILL NOT BE ATTENDING SENIORS TOUR

Due to a large number of the Black Level Dancers not being able to attend the Seniors Tour on Sunday, April 1, 2012, the Black Level will not be included in the Tour.

Please check out the two new posts below and also click on the Pryvit 2012 tab where you will find the first newsletter and volunteer job list.

Reminder for Picture Day, April 2, 2012

Please remember that April 2, 2012 is Picture Day and Cindy Baydala will be taking Registrations for "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" Workshop during the Pysanka Festival. The cost is $5.00/dancer.

Pictures being taken in Mundare during Seniors Tour

Cliff Moroziuk, our promotions/publicity executive member, will be coming to Mundare on April 1, 2012 during the Seniors Tour to take pictures of the dance groups and will be submiting them in the Vegreville News Advertiser for the Dancer of the Week Feature.

Competition Reminder...

We would like to remind families that there is no video recording of any kind during the competitions.

SOPILKA PICTURE SCHEDULE

Pictures are Monday, April 2, 2012 at the Cultural Centre Studio.

Please arrive 10 mins ahead of schedule, hair and makeup done and costumes on.

We need to stay on time as Ensemble will be practicing this evening.

Yellow  Group Photo 4:30

5 Dancers - Poltavsky                   

Rayna

Jordyn

Ashlyn

Maxium

Ryder

Family Photo
Fedorak - 2 dancers
Van der Torre - 2 dancers

Green Group Photo 4:55

8 Dancers - Trans                         

Natalie                                       

Logan

Cashton

Avery

Jesse

Dylan

Drayden

Stefania

Family Photo @5:30

Chilibecki - 2 dancers
Chorney - 2 dancers

Zagrosh - 2 dancers

Rudyk - 4 dancers

Ling - 2 dancers

Blue Group Photo 5:45

6 Dancers - Poltavsky                       

Meadow                                            

Warren

Lachelle

Brett

Ella

Andrew

Family Photo
Nawrot - 3 Dancers

Red Group Photo 6:10

7 Dancers - Hutzal
Jonas

Nolan

Jayden

Alysha

Zachary

Ben

Sam

Family Photo
Koroluk - 2 dancers

Duet
Jenn/Melanie  - 2 dancers

Black Group Photo 6:40

9 Dancers - Buko
Marko

Karly

Alex

Julian

Jordan

Natasha

Acadia

Calista

Kayla

Ensemble Group Photo 7:10

6 Dancers - Hopak
Jennifer

Maria

Michael

Justine

Melanie

Montana

Solo - Jennifer

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I have scheduled solos, duets & siblings as requested, these are not paid by the club. Any extras that parents would like must be paid for by cash or cheque at time of ordering.

There will be order sheets there for any extras you are interested in.

VERMILION COMPETITION SCHEDULE AND PARKING INSTRUCTIONS

 ARE NOW POSTED TO THE BLOG UNDER COMPETITIONS 2012.

MARCH NEWSLETTER NOW POSTED.

Pysanka Festival Workshop - So You Think You Can Dance Canada is back!

“The Opportunity of a Lifetime for Our Dancers”

JULY 6 & 8, 2012

The Vegreville Pysanka Festival coordinators are once again offering our dancers and others an unbelievable opportunity to attend workshops conducted by  “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” stars Jeff Mortensen, Nathalie Heath, Kirsten Wicklund and Mackenzie Green!!!!!

They will be offering Ukrainian Dance along with Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Jazz in these workshops.

Please note the fees for these workshops below:

I will be at the Cultural Centre, Monday, April 2, 2012 during pictures. If you would like to register your dancer, payment must be received the same time you register. This will be the ONLY day that I will be receiving registrations as I need to meet Festival deadlines, so don’t miss out.

 

-Any questions please call me

Cindy Baydala   780-632-4876 or timcin@rjvnet.ca  

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Back by popular demand, So You Think You Can Dance Canada Dancers Jeff Mortensen, Nathalie Heath and Kirsten Wicklund will return along with Mackenzie Green to the Festival to share their talents with us.  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to join them in our Dance Workshop.

At this year’s Festival, the workshop will be held on Friday, July 6 for ages 10-13 and 14 & up (4 hours) and Sunday, July 8 for ages 6-9 (2.5 hours).  There will be a $5.00 fee for all dance competitors that wish to partake in the Workshops.  For all non-dance competitors the workshop fee will be $70.00 for ages 10 & up and $40.00 for ages 6-9.

Dance On!

Monica Palahniuk         Yvonne Chmilar              Karen Kupchenko         & The Competition Committee

April 9, 2012 Change of Venue

MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2012

CHANGE OF VENUE

All groups that normally practice at St. Martin's Gymnasium will be practicing at the Vegreville Centennial Library on Easter Monday, April 9, 2012.

Picture Day

Pictures are scheduled for April 2nd, 2012, starting at 4:30pm at the Cultural Centre Studio.
There will be no dance for the groups except the Ensemble.

Ensemble members - please remember to bring dance clothes as you will be practicing after pictures are finished.

Any requests for additional shots (ie. siblings, solos, duets, etc) and if they require time for costume change need to be emailed or called to me prior to March 15th.
My email is tzayak@telusplanet.net and my phone number is 780-657-2607.

I will send out a time schedule for all parents by Monday, March 19th.

Costumes will be announced shortly.

Thank you,

Tammy Zayak 

LLOYDMINSTER COMPETITION TIMES

NOW POSTED

Two pages posted in Competition Tab. One page is competition times and the other page is an information sheet.

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

GENERAL MEETING REMINDER

MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012

 at 7:15 p.m. 

 Cultural Centre Office

Please try to attend the General Meeting on March 5, 2012 to find out what is going on in your club.

Hope to see you there!

REMINDER

RED GROUP DANCE WORKSHOP

SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012

Miss Kelsey will be at the Cultural Centre for the Red Level Workshop from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

All red group dancers please attend!

PROMOTIONAL WEAR SALE

Cliff Moroziuk will be stopping at St. Martins and the Cultural Center to give copies of the Sopilka Promotional Wear Sale information for instructors to distribute to the dancers tomorrow, Monday, February 13, 2012.

Cliff will be at the Cultural Center from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on February 13th and February 27, 2012 with samples and sizes. Please stop by to look at the variety of items before placing your orders.

DEADLINE FOR ORDERS IS FEBRUARY 28, 2012.

All items will be ordered from Cole's Western Wear.





Miss Kelsey's Classes on Feb 13 & 27 Time Change

Miss Kelsey has a scheduling conflict on the Mondays of Feb 13th and 27th. Because she will not be able to make it to Vegreville till almost 6pm, we have changed the class times for those days as follows:

Yellow Group - 6:00 - 6:30pm
Green Group - 6:30 - 7:00pm
Red Group - 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Please mark your calendars accordingly.

Revised Workshop Times for February 11, 2012

Here is the revised schedule for the workshop this Saturday at the Cultural Centre Studio:


9:00 am - 11:00 am  Black Group
11:00 am - 12:30 pm  Blue Group
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm  Ensemble


The Red Group will be rescheduled to another date.

SHOW US HOW YOU SHUMKA!

Win the Exclusive Opportunity to dance with Shumka at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Calling all area Ukrainian dance students between 8 and 14 years of age! Have what it takes to dance onstage with Shumka? You could win the chance of a life time to strut your stuff along side the Shumka dance company at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium.

Here's how to enter:

1. Go to www.shumka.com/shumka-at-50/show-us-how-you-shumka and follow the instructions for uploading a video of your best Ukrainian dance moves by FEBRUARY 17, 2012. You can be featured alone, or in a group with up to 8 people total.

2. Tell your friends and family to vote. Send your video link to everyone you know so that they can vote for you.

3. Two winners will be determined on February 22, 2012. The videos with the most votes are the winners!

4. The winning contestants get to perform LIVE onstage with Shumka in the March 3rd or 4th performances of Shumka at 50 - The Touring Production. (Highest vote winner on March 3rd; second highest vote winner on March 4th).

Sponsored by GLOBAL Edmonton

Zabava Update as of January 23, 2012, along with January Newsletter are now posted to Sopilka Blog. Newsletters were handed out to dancers on Monday, January 23, 2012 at practice.

Please check the ZABAVA 2012 tab for Zabava Arrival Times now posted.

January 2012 Newsletter will be coming soon.

Dance Wear & Shoe Sale

Sopilka has invited ELLIE back to the  Cultural Centre on Monday, January 16, 2012 to sell dance wear and shoes. With Zabava right around the corner, it is very important that all dancers have the proper footwear and tights for this event. Ellie will be setup and ready for sales by 5:00 p.m. Please make sure to stop by early and get everything you need. She will be packing up around 7:30 p.m. (or sooner if everyone comes early).

Footwear & Tights requirements are as follows:

Girls - Block Light Tan tights (for the little girls Ellie has been asked to bring in Mondor Light Tan also since this brand is less expensive).

Yellow, Green & Blue Groups: red ballet slippers for girls; black ballet slippers for boys.

Red Group: beige jazz elasti-booties for the girls; black jass elasti-booties for boys.

Black Group: red paris teacher shoes for girls (Polissian dance); black jazz elasti-booties for boys. Black group girls also require black paris teacher shoes for the Buko Dance.

Ensemble: red boots for all and black paris teacher shoes for the girls.



HOTELS FOR COMPETITIONS

Competitions are coming up fast. Please book ahead of time so you will have a room. For the new families always book the days the festivals are running, then when dates and times of performances are posted, you can always cancel the nights you don't need.

Lloydminster Hotels:  March 23-25, 2012

     Holiday Inn 780 870-5050 Pool, Hot Tub, Exercise Room & Restaurant

     Best Western Wayside Inn & Suites 780 875-4404 Pool & Restaurant

Vermilion Hotels:  April 20-21, 2012

     Super 8 Motel 1-877-853-8008  Pool  (usually all booked for this weekend but there

                              might be some cancellations closer to the date

     Brunswick Motor Inn 780 853-4771  No Pool

St. Albert Hotel:  May 10-13, 2012

     St. Albert Inn & Suites 780 459-5551  Pool & Waterslides
     Best Western Plus Inn 1-888-370-0158



Welcome Back

Here's to an exciting 2012 dance season!


Just a reminder to all parents that classes are in full swing starting Monday, January 9th.  There is also a General Meeting at the Cultural Centre starting at 7:15pm that same evening.  


With Zabava right around the corner, we still have a lot of work to do, so the more volunteers we have, the smaller and the easier the tasks become.  So please find time to attend this Monday's meeting and volunteer some time to make this Zabava a fantastic event!


Thank you,
Sandra