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Polish f�lk dancers
An internationally renowned
dance troupe, Lechowia, the
Polish Canadian Folk Dance
Company, will be bringing their
show to Klompen Feest.
The group, which derives its
name from the legendary
Polish figure. Lech, who was
given credit for founding
Poland, has been together since
July 12, 1977.
They made their dancing
debut at a Christmas Show at
Toronto's Sheraton Centre in
1977.
With the growing popularity
of Lechowia, they began
travelling throughout Canada,
and entertained audiences all
over Ontario, as well as
representing Ontario's Polish
Community at festivals in
Quebec, Alberta and the United
States.
At Toronto's annual Metro In-
ternational Caravan, the
dancers, who % were brought
together as individuals in-
terested in discovering their
Polish heritage, made a major
impact.
In fact they made such an im-
pact that they walked away
with a number of Caravan
awards. These included the
Best Musical Theatre Awards
in 1982, 1983 and 1985 for th
Krakow pavilion, and Costume
Awards in 1982 and 1984.
In the summer of 1980,
Lechowia travelled to Poland to
participate in the Fifth World
Folk Festival. While there they
received the Host City's Award
of Merit for artistic excellence.
They returned to the Festival
in 1983, and the Polish press
called their performance at the
r
entertain
final concert "one of the
highlights of the Festival."
Lechowia even had the
pleasure to perform for Pope
John Paul II during his visit to
Canada in 1984.
The ensemble of singers,
dancers and musicians is cur-
rently over 100 members
strong, and their shows consist
of a number " of different
musical arrangements.
These include the energetic
dances from Lublin, the in-
tricate footwork and "white
voice" singing of the high Tatra
mountains, a theatrical presen-
tation of the attack of Krakow
by Mongol Hordes, and a varie-
ty cabaret depicting Warsaw's
street life during the "gay
nineties."
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