About St. Basil’s Dance

Welcome to St. Basil's Dance and Ukrainian Language Arts Society (ULAS)

Our School of Dance is located at the St. Basil's Cultural Centre 10819-71 Avenue in Edmonton, Alberta. Class levels range from 4 year old beginners to adult performance classes and everything in between. The dance season runs from September to May. The class duration varies upon age and number of students and may range from 30 minutes to 120 minutes, once per week.

Highlights of our Program

• We provide full costumes with a refundable costume deposit cheque (upon return of the cleaned costume)
• We ask for parent input on dance festival and competition participation
• We serve up a brunch or dinner theatre experience for our year end concert and you may bring as many guests as you like (free parking, too)
• We host two annual concerts at St. Basil’s Cultural Centre, one at the end of January and one early in May
• We ask that each family participates in at least one volunteer task, because many hands makes light work (you can choose to add $200 to your registration, so we can gather helpers external to our societ)
  • Each family kindly provides volunteers for one AGLC sanctioned casino event every two years
• Our students have opportunities to fundraise and travel to practice and learn more about Ukrainian dance and culture and share our craft with others

Our Mission

... is to provide students with the opportunity to learn, enjoy, and appreciate traditions associated with Ukrainian dance and Ukrainian culture. We are devoted to providing dancers of all ages with an opportunity to excel and grow--both technically and socially, by fostering a warm, welcoming community atmosphere.

Our Philosophy

...strives to provide students with high quality Ukrainian dance instruction regardless of age or skill level. Whether students are with us for one year or many, they will leave with an appreciation for the art and culture of Ukrainian dance. Fostering an atmosphere of self worth, accomplishment, and community is highly valued. As an organization that is dependent upon volunteers for its daily operations, we place a high value on commitment, stewardship and camaraderie and passing these values to the next generation.

ULAS History

St. Basil's Ukrainian Language Arts Society (ULAS) was founded in 1975, but the dance school started in 1965. The society operates as an extension of the St. Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Edmonton, Alberta. We operate solely as a nonprofit society that relies on dance supporters and adult dancers as volunteers to manage the daily operations of our generous organization.