A warm welcome to our new and returning dancers! Dance registration is open until Sept 31 for new dancers. Our artistic director, Tricia, and our instructors, Jordan and Victoria, will assess class rosters throughout September. They want to ensure all students are in the class that best suits their abilities. If they believe a different class would be a better fit, they will reach out to parents..

Annual General Meeting Notice

The Ukrainian Language Arts Society (ULAS) runs the daily operations of St. Basil’s School of Ukrainian Dance & Kupalo. Our volunteer board members are all parents of current dancers (or currently dancing). This email is the official notice to all registered ULAS members of our Annual General Meeting October 10, 2024. 

As part of your registration fee you paid for membership into ULAS which gives you a vote at the AGM for each dancer you’re related to. The meeting will be in person from 7-8PM at St. Basil’s Cultural Centre and we invite all grown ups of dancers and adult dancers to attend. The AGM agenda will include reports from our President and Directors, Financial Update, and Election of 2024-25 Board of Directors. All AGM materials will be distributed at the meeting.

Entry & Doorbell

Reminder that the front doors must remain locked for safety as per policy of St. Basil’s Cultural Centre. Our instructors always let the 5pm Tuesday/Wednesday classes in. Each subsequent class is let in as other dancers and their families leave.

Please note if you arrive late for class and no one is sitting in the foyer to hear you knock, go and ring the doorbell at the kitchen door (west side of the building) This buzzer can be heard in the foyer and upstairs waiting area. Likewise, if you hear that doorbell while you’re sitting upstairs waiting for your dancer, do us a favour and please let that dance family in.

Upcoming Schedule

September

17th/18th - Bring a friend to class

30th - Registration closes & classes are finalized

October

*1st/2nd - Parent Information evening for the first 20 minutes of each class

(One parent of each dancer is requested to attend. A board member will meet with each class to distribute the schedule for the year, answer any questions, etc) *please note change of date from last email

10th - (Thursday) Annual General Meeting at 7pm (St. Basil’s Cultural Centre)

26th  - (Saturday) Family Halloween Dance (St.Basil’s Cultural Centre)

On behalf of the ULAS Board we look forward to another wonderful dance year.

2024-25 Registration is open click here for the link 

Welcome to St. Basil’s Dance! We’re happy you’re here! Questions about joining our team?

Just ask - our emails are on the contact page or you can send us a message through Facebook. 

Grab a friend and register today!

Early bird pricing (10% discount) is open until August 15. Fall registration closes September 30. 

There are new class names and age categories, so click “see all packages” to select the right class. 

We have a brand new low impact class that we would love to offer - please mention it to your friends and family worried about their hips/knees/back who prefer not to jump or spin, but want to move around in a way that feels good for their bodies and enjoy the music and weekly social outing.

When you’re registering for yourself (an adult) my apologies for the questions about your child - assume we are asking about YOU. 

Lastly, please share our social media posts and stories if you’re on there - it helps so much!

New this year is a low-impact class for all adults ages 18+. If you want an opportunity to dance but are worried about your hips or knees or previous injuries, talk to your doctor this summer and our instructors will choreograph a slightly slower no jumping or fast spins class for you or your loved ones to enjoy the exercise, the camaraderie, and especially the music of Ukrainian Dance!

1. Thank you to everyone who participated in our year end concert - what a wonderful evening!

2. Costume return - Tuesday, May 28 at St. Basil’s Hall between 5:45PM-8:00PM

- We are missing one little girls costume and costume bag from the concert

- If you have any pieces leftover, red tights, white frilly socks, costume bags, full costumes, please return on May 28. If you have any questions, please reach out to Sherri at costumedirector@stbasilsdance.ca

- If you’re dancing at Ufest, please launder your costumes: wash separately, turn inside out, use gentle cycle, cold water, hang to dry. Don’t wash sashes or headpieces. 

- KUPALO watch for costume return instructions from Cindy after Calgary. 

3. UFEST 

Thank you to students in Vesna, Sontse, Kupalo and Zirka for representing our school at Ufest! Here is the park layout and parking info https://ufest.ca/plan/ take a look at the map - there are not great change room facilities so come dressed and taped ready to dance for 11:30, please be mindful it might take a while to find parking as we’re not first in the performance lineup this year. 

When you arrive at the uFest Grounds there is limited parking available: 

Children will return to the stage for farewell gift and large school photo at the very end of the program.

Dance families of Viter and Kvitky (our two youngest groups) Sherri will meet you upstairs in the dance room after the final gift and photo so you can give her your child’s costume and dance bag. She will return your costume cheque at this time. 

Dance families of Vesna, Sontse, and Zirka, you will not dance the upcoming Wednesday, instead we will see you Tuesday May 21 or Wednesday May 22 at your regular scheduled dance time, to prep for UFEST on Saturday, May 25 at 12:30PM (arrive 11:30AM fully dressed and ready to dance). Kupalo, please refer to Cindy for specific information.

Thank you for supporting our School of Dance, have a blessed Mother’s Day and beautiful summer. See you in September.

 We have a new logo! Thanks to our logo committee Audrey, Cindy and Katrina for facilitating this.

Two of our instructors, Victoria and Jordan, are available to teach solos or duets if any dancers are interested. These are generally choreographed for the intention of performing at dance festivals, and perhaps at our year-end concert. There are additional costs that are the responsibility of the dancer's family; instruction fee (price is set by the instructor), entrance fees at dance festivals, costume deposit (if using an additional club costume from St. Basil’s)

Change Credit Card Info

If ever you need to change your credit card info (due to compromised activity or expiry), log into Ramp (go to the website and use the Register Now button

--Use the left menu to find “Transactions"

 --The bottom option under Transactions says “Update Pending/Failed Payments"

  --Follow the onscreen instructions to change your payment info. Thank you for keeping an eye on your cards and this page. 

Skip The Depot

Go ahead and sign up for Skip the Depot to come take your empties away. Donate the cost of your bottles to us. Create an account, and then donate your refund to our charitable cause. Thanks so much! 

Teacher Trish wishes to kindly remind everyone that the first few weeks of dance are probationary. There might be some movements from one class to another. This may result in an account reimbursement or fee increase and you will be notified by October 1, 2023 if it pertains to your athlete. Thank you for understanding. 

Welcome to ULAS St. Basil’s Dance

Hi to our dancers and their families. First, welcome to a new dance season. My name is Katrina and I’m currently the website admin for your Ukrainian Language Arts Society. Please note, I always post my emails to the website homepage as a running log so you know where to find this info again if you need it.

Our executive volunteers met this week and asked me to send these updates:

1. The most up to date schedule and tuition poster is now on the website.
2. Please send a family representative to the AGM and info meeting on September 21. Agenda will be posted 1 week prior.
3. Thank you to everyone who already has signed up for the Argyll Casino Oct 2-3. We need 21 more volunteers. Please send someone you know or are related to. Big thanks!

Here’s the sign up link, thank you for sharing: volunteersignup.org/WE7KK

4. Save the date for the Halloween Family Dance Oct 28 at the cultural centre.

I hope you all have a lovely long weekend and look forward to seeing you on the first days of Dance September 12 or 13, 2023.  

Fundraising 

Please continue collecting refundable containers. Download this free app we’ve signed up with and you can Skip the Depot. 

 Skip The Depot ULAS Bottle Drive

Our website can advertise for you. Make a one time donation of your choosing to ULAS and we’ll host your logo and website link on our site.

Email our website coordinator. See the St. Basil’s Cultural Centre ad and Capital Power ad for examples.