The dance group, "Youth of Podillya," is an amateur, folk, choreographic
collective. Its participants are students, postgraduates, lecturers, and
collaborators from the Technological University of Podillya (Khmelnitskiy,
Ukraine). The group has been dancing together since 1975.
It was very small group in the beginning. Since that time, the dance group
has been grown greatly to become a dance ensemble. Now it includes a dance
group (30 members), a group of soloists (6 members), and an instrumental
orchestra (8members). A Children's dance school is also a part of the ensemble.
It has become famous, not only in Ukraine, but all over the world. Unfailing
successes accompanied their performances in Russia, Moldova, Hungary,
Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, Malta, Holland, France, Italy, Greece,
Turkey, and in other countries around the world. The group participated in
days of Ukrainian culture in Hungary (1983), Bulgaria (1987), Poland (1989).
The group's concerts at the International festivals in Holland
(Raalte, Enskhede, Varphum), in France (Ex la Ban, Bran-Dyunes, Dizhon)
and and in Bulgaria (Varna) were performed flawlessly with expertise.
It has become famous, not only in Ukraine, but all over the world. Unfailing
The advanced levels of expertise and professionalism allow the "Youth of
Podillya" to include in its programme dances of many peoples of the world,
such as Russian, Moldavian, Byelorussian, Spanish, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian,
Polish and others.
The ensemble was awarded the title of "People's" during the first
All-Union Festival of folk arts in 1977 and the title of a Laureate of the
International Festival in Valletts(Malta) in 1985.
The artistic manager and chief ballet-master is Vasiliy Tsymbalisty, candidate of sciences (History), dozent.