Hartford, Connecticut’s Ukrainian Dance Ensemble: Zolotyj Promin.
“The Zolotyj Promin Dance Ensemble of Hartford, Connecticut was created in November of 1994 by a group of Ukrainian-American parents interested in giving their children the opportunity to learn Ukrainian culture and heritage through dance.”
- www.Zolotyj Promin.com
The Ukrainian National Home of Hartford, Connecticut is New England’s premier cultural center for Ukrainians and Ukranian Americans in the state of Connecticut. It has been serving the Ukrainian community for over 55 years by opening its doors for events from weddings, private parties to religious gathering. On Thursday, March 9/2022 I spent the night with the Ukranian Dance Ensemble and watched them practice for an upcoming show they had that same week on Sunday 13 to raise awareness and donations for the refugees fleeing Ukraine.
The Teacher.
Orlando Pagan, a New York born American of Puerto Rican parents was a professional dancer for over 26 years. He began his training at the age of 13 with the Bronx Dance Theatre and later went on to study at the prestigious High School of Performing arts, Alvin Ailey School of Dance, School of American Ballet, and Jacobs Pillow. Orlando Pagan began his studies on Ukrainian Folk Dance in 1987, he became a soloist for the well-known, and internationally recognized ensemble director Roma Pryma Bohachevsky and instructor Madame Valentina Pereyaslavec in New York. The ensemble has toured to multiple states in the U.S. and most of Ukraine.
