Dancers to perform for war relief

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UKRAINIAN dance groups will leap and twirl to raise money for humanitarian aid to Ukraine.

Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and nine other dance groups or musicians will hold a benefit concert called Stand with Ukraine at the Seven Oaks Performing Arts Centre on April 3.

Organizers announced the concert on social media on March 3 and the performance has sold out.

“It’s been an amazing response. Manitoba has been so generous,” said Carina Romagnoli of Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble.

Romagnoli said once they saw the response, performers got together and decided “overwhelmingly” to add a second show. The sold out show begins at 3 p.m., and the second show is slated for 7 p.m.

Tickets for the second show go on sale Wednesday afternoon.

Romagnoli said the support has uplifted the performers, some of whom are from Ukraine and all of whom have ties to the country.

“It just holds such a special place in our hearts. We are steadfast in our resolve to preserve and promote our heritage more now than ever,” she said.

Among the performers is the Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus, which recently took to the ice at Canada Life Centre to sing the Ukrainian and Canadian national anthems before a Winnipeg Jets game.