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Olenka Gerdan in her dance “Metelytsia” DANCE RECITAL OF OLENKA GERDAN Another U krainian dancer made headlines in New York and Philadelphia. Olenka Ger dan presented dances created during the long years of her ac tivity. The recitals gave a sur vey of her struggles and achievements. Olenka Gerdan started to stu dy in Lviv, Ukraine. H er first teachers were form er students of Dalcroze and W igman. L ater she studied under Rosalia Chladek, the well-known teacher in Vi enna. This school opened new horizons to her. But the dancer did not forget her natal h erit age — the wonderful folklore of Ukraine. Her own creations she bases on folk songs and legends. In her “Dumka” a m ountain girl dreams of a boy friend; in her “Lulla by” a m other’s thoughts and feelings are expressed; in “Mete lytsia” a storm i s hurrying through her dance. The music for these performances was es pecially w ritten by Ukrainian composers. Olenka Gerdan is trying a new style in her dances. In the reci tal she perform s dances to poems, illustrating the contents. As the dance “Roman Fountain,” which portrays the flow and splashes of water, and the dance “Joy” illustrating the rising of the sun. One of her most elaborate dances is “Lam ent of Princess Yaroslavna,” based on a poem of the 12th century. This dance is composed of four parts por traying different phases of the poem. The Ukrainian artists, who de signed her costume, tried to keep the style in harm ony w ith the idea in the dance. UKRAINIAN CHILDREN FROM POLAND Ukrainians are scattered throughout th e world. A fter World W ar II m any families found each other, after a long separation. Although more th an 15 years have passed, there are still cases of families being re united, even from behind the Iron Curtain. Mrs. Sophia Cybak, the Vice- President of UNWLA Branch 54 in Wilmington, Del., searched for her relatives in Poland. A fter several years of searching, she found th at her widowed sister- in-law with two children lived there. Having a son herself, she thought immediately of bringing the children here. A fter a year of endeavor she succeeded. The children are now w ith Mrs. Cy bak, and her fam ily; and will be adopted within the allotted time. UKRAINIAN DISHES How could we get genuine Ukrainian food into our homes? There are m any recipes among Ukrainian housewives, as we stated during the Culinary Shows in our Branches. W hy couldn’t we get them for the readers of OUR L IFE ? We invited Mrs. Zenovia Ter- lecka, a specialist in her field, to cooperate. Mrs. Terlecka, an in habitant of Philadelphia and member of UNWLA Branch 46 consented. She has not only a wide practice in housekeeping, but also professional training. To make a living after her hus band’s death, she became a con fectioner ; and conducted her own business. Now she is retired, but willing to share her recipes of good U krainian cooking with the readers of OUR LIFE. НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЧЕРВЕНЬ, 1961 17
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