In 2005 Ukrainian dancer Lev Iwashko appeared on the Fox show "So You Think You Can Dance?", auditioned for the show in New York City and made it through to Hollywood for the finals competition.
Ukrainian National Dance Hopak 1 min 38 sec video
Dancers
Andrij Cybyk,
Lew Iwashko and
Stefan Kuziw performed in November 2005 in Hong Kong at big corporate party.
The stage was a bit small for three dancers but guys managed to get everybody to go completely crazy about their Ukrainian Cossack style dancing...
...Lev Iwashko from the first season of "So You Think You Can Dance" was an exquisite dancer from Baltimore (a Calvert Hall and Johns Hopkins alum) who was a finalist and made it to Hollywood. Lev didn't recieve the proper recognition by the show's producers because he did not stir up any controversy on the set, nor was he a drama queen/king like the many of the other contestants were. It was truly a shame to see Fox's poor decision making when it came to giving equal television time to all of the dancers. Nonetheless, Lev still did his best, remained classy and respectful while doing it, and represented Maryland well.
Posted by: Neill | June 11, 2007 11:01 AM
Lev Iwashko and Barynya Ensemble Slavic Fest @ GWU
Slavic Fest held at Geogre Washington University's campus in Washington DC in 2007
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