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Song and Dance Group "Powiśle"

Classes provide knowledge of national and folk dances, they prepare for dance routines, teach the basics of classical dance, folk dance at the advanced level, teach the principles of folk singing and help to master the repertoire. Skills are improved at the individual dance lessons for couples. Members of the youth musical band learn the repertoire of folk songs and dance music.

Classes can be participated by people at different ages: from small children, even 6 year olds, to youth and adults.

The work schedule of the ensemble:

dancers: Monday 14.00-22.00, Wednesday 14.00-22.00, Friday 14.00-22.00 (all classes take place in a ballet room);
pair dance: Monday 18.00-19.00 (Room 135), Tuesday 15.00-19.00 (Room 111), Thursday 15.00-19.00 (Room 111);
band: Wednesday 19.00-21.00, Thursday 18.00-21.00 (all classes are in room 163).

Monthly fee for participation: 40 PLN.
Registration is in September.

The ensemble is managed by Aleksandra Rolska with a great support and participation of: Anna Rolska, Andrew Rotmański (an accompanist and band director) and an accompanist Peter Osiak. Costumes-Joanna Wozniak.

Contact:

Alexandra Rolska

 Tel: 81 887 96 01-04 ext. 122
E-mail: aleksandra.rolska@domchemika.pl 

Anna Rolska Tel: 81 887 96 01-04 ext. 122

E-mail: anna.rolska@domchemika.pl 

Andrew Rotmański

Tel: 81 887 96 01-04 ext. 122 
E-mail: andrzej.rotmanski@domchemika.pl 

Peter Osiak

Tel: 81 887 96 01-04 ext. 122
 E-mail: piotr.osiak @ domchemika.pl

Song and Dance Ensemble "Powiśle" was founded over 50 years ago by Ms.Kazimiera Walczak popularly called "Mum". The first rehearsal of the ensemble took place on April 11, 1953 in the village of Końskowola. There, the team worked until 1984. Since March 1985 the group's headquarter became Puławy’s Cultural Centre "Chemist’s Home " in Pulawy. 
In the repertoire of "Powiśle" there are: 

national dances, 
regional dancesPowiśle, Lublin, Opoczno, Rzeszow, Kurpia, Wielkopolska, Kashubian, Silesian highlanders (Beskid Żywiecki),
entertainment for children, 
outdoor performance, "Sobotka" 
Christmas carols

For several years, pair dance teams participate in Polish dance tournaments and competitions. The ensemble is a co-organizer of the National Polish Dance Competition "The Ring of the Princess Isabella."  

Over half a century of its existence, the Song and Dance Ensemble “ Powiśle” received many awards and honors. It was awarded, among others, a golden badge "For Services to the Lublin Region" and a golden badge "Rural Youth Union". It is a constant prizewinner at many festivals in the country and abroad. Since 1992, it has been a member of the Polish Section of International Folklore Organizations, Festivals and Folk Art (PS CIOFF).