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Russian folk dancer Olga Chpitalnaia from New York

Russian folk dancer Olga Chpitalnaia professionally performs Russian, Cossacks, Ukrainian, Klezmer and Gypsy folk dances. Olga has made the United States her home in 1992. Before coming to the United States she was performing with Ukrainian Dance State Ensemble “Slavutich” and the Russian folk song and dance ensemble of the Black Sea Navy Sailors”. Olga Chpitalnaia has joined ensemble Barynya in 2003 along with dancer and choreographer Vitaly Verterich. They started to introduce their dancer friends and collegues into "Barynya" ensemble.

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Russian dancer Olga Chpitalnaia from New York

Russian dancer Olga Chpitalnaia PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

dancer Olga Chpitalnaia 1995-present: Barynya
1993-present: Brighton Ballet, Brooklyn, NY
1998-present: Cabaret “Rasputin”, New York
1990-1992: Dance Company of Russian Navy, Ukraine
1989-1990: Folk Dance Company “Slavutich”, Ukraine
2004: “Flying squad” project with “Riverdance” , LA
2004: Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium Washington, DC

1999-2003 “Nutcracker” with Brighton Ballet

Saturday, August 14th, 2010, Untermyer Park, Yonkers, New York

It has been the first time in 2010 when singers Irina Zagornova (soprano) and Vladimir Loginov (bass) performed with Barynya during the same concert. Elina Karokhina (balalaika) and Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass) have played a new arrangement of the Sailors dance for balalaika and balalaika-contrabass. Video Alisa Yegorova, video editing L.Bruk. Photos by L.Bruk and I. Fridman. See all photos and videos from this concert here.

Olga Chpitalnaia
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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010, Washington DC
Concert at the Naval Research Laboratory

Barynya in Washington D.C.
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Friday, June 18, 2010, New York City

Ensemble Barynya at the promotional advertising campaign in New York City for "Krushka and Bochka KVASS". KVASS is a natural bread-based original beverage of Russia.

Krushka and Bochka KVASS, Barynya, Alexander Rudoy, Olga Chpitalnaia, Mikhail Smirnov
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Saturday, June 5th, 2010, Bat Mitzvah party in Riverdale, New York

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Sunday, January 10, 2010, 8:40PM, 9:40PM, 10:40PM,
APAP booking conference NYC Hilton, Morgan Suite, 2 Floor
1335 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019

08:40PM Barynya
09:40PM Moscow Gypsy Army
10:40PM Mazal Tov

MUSICIANS/SINGERS: Yakov Yavno (vocals), Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals), Alexander Menshikov (vocals), Leonid Bruk (bass, balalaika contrabass), Lev Zabeginsky (balalaika), Alexey Efimenko (guitar), Alexandre Tseytlin (violin), Sasha Mogilevich (drums),
DANCERS: Valentina Kvasova, Natalia Ejova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Ksenya Hentisz, Ilia Pankratov, Andrei Kisselev, Andrij Cybyk, Alexander Rudoy.
Association of Performing Arts Presenters Showcase Poster
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October 28, 2009, Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center, Ada, Oklahoma.
Concert with a legendary Russian folk singer Nikolai Massenkoff.

Nikolai Massenkoff and Barynya
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Van Nostrand Theatre, Brentwood, New York, October 4th, 2009

Cast: Kagarov sisters (vocals), Mikhail Smirnov (vocals, garmoshka), Alexander Menshikov (vocals), Lev Zabeginsky (balalaika), Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass), Roman Ivanoff (percussions), Serge Rogozin (balalaika), Yan Khmel (bayan), Irina Zagornova (vocals), Dancers: Alexey Maltsev, Danila Sherstobitov, Aliaksandr Anatska, Alexander Rudoy, Valentina Kvasova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Ksenya Hentisz, Olga Yeliseyeva.

Barynya concert on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at  Suffolk County Community College, Van Nostrand Theatre, Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood, New York
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"Barynya" - Russian folk dance - «Áàðûíÿ»


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Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 2009

Olga Chpitalnaia, Ilia Pankratov, Atlantic City, New Jersey, August 2009
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World On Stage Dance Festival, Stamford, Connecticut, May 2009

"World On Stage" Dance Festival took place in Stamford, Connecticut on May 2, 2009 at the "Palace Theatre" (61 Atlantic Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06901). Dancers: Valentina Kvasova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Ksenya Hentisz, Sophia Panych, Mikhail Nesterenko, Andrei Kisselev, Aleksey Klyuchnikov, Alexey Maltsev, Alexander Rudoy.

Ensemble Barynya, photo by Dalia Bagdonaite
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Video: Barynya dancers @ "World On Stage" festival, Stamford, CT, May 2009


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Morristown, New Jersey, February 22, 2009 - video

CARNEGIE HALL, NYC, DECEMBER 2008.

Dancers Valentina Kvasova, Natalia Ejova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Natia Rtveliashvili, Dasha Paliy , Elena Yakubina performed a dance number "DEVOCHKI" in a musical "Mother Russia", Carnegie Hall, NYC. The story was about an American guy visiting Russia, "Barynya" dancers were in the scene where his friends are afraid that he will be seduced by Russian girls and warning him to stay away from them.

BARYNYA DANCERS AT CARNEGIE HALL, NYC, DECEMBER 2008
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Mikhail Gorbachev's Liberty Medal Award Gala
National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, PA

Mikhail Gorbachev's Liberty Medal Award Gala 2008 Ensemble Barynya performed during diner Gala after the Liberty Medal 2008 was presented to former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev by President George H.W. Bush. Official ceremony took place on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at The National Constitution Center located at 525 Arch St. on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. Barynya entertained a black-tie dinner for more than 1,000 guests. Audience included President George H. W. Bush, Tom Brokaw, Dikembe Mutumbo and Van Cliburn. Barynya performed both concert music and dance throughout the evening. President's Bush and Gorbachev were thrilled. World known concert pianist Van Cliburn shake hands with the balalaika virtuoso Lev Zabeginsky. MC of the evening, American television journalist Tom Brokaw, used one of our microphones to do the toasts. He was standing next to Barynya musicians on the stage.

Barynya performers: Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals), Alex Siniavski (balalaika, Gypsy guitar), Leonid Bruk (balalaika-contrabass), Lev Zabeginsky (balalaika), Yan Khmel (bayan); singers: Alexander Menshikov, Irina Zagornova and Diana Bruk; dancers: Anna Brovkina, Valentina Kvasova, Natalia Ejova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Andrei Kisselev, Ilia Pankratov, Vitaly Verterich and Alexey Maltsev.

Barynya at Mikhail Gorbachev's Liberty Medal Award Gala 2008
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Russian folk music and dance concert in Brooklyn, New York
November 22, 2008


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Russian Federation Embassy Estate USA. August 2008

Barynya at the Russian Federation Embassy Estate USA
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New York City Russian Radio Station City Radio 540AM
Festival of Russian music, dance and culture, May 2008

Brighton Beach Festival of Russian music, dance and culture on May 18th, 2008 was organized by one of New York Russian Radio Stations, CITY RADIO 540AM. Barynya performed in the beginning of the concert. Five dancers and two musicians were on the stage built near the south end of Coney Island Avenue (next to Boardwalk) in Brooklyn, New York. Dancers Valentina Kvasova, Ganna Makarova, Olga Chpitalnaia, Danila Sherstobitov, Alexey Maltsev performed Russian dances "Barynya", "Metelitsa", "Kalinka", "Korobushka", Cossack dance Varenka, and Ukrainian folk dance "Hopak". Mikhail Smirnov was singing and playing garmoshka while Leonid Bruk was burning fingers on his huge balalaika-contrabass.

Barynya @ Russian Radio concert in New York
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Video from concert in New York City on January 26, 2008

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"Hopak" - "Ãîïàê"

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Photos by Dalia Bagdonaite from Zhenya Shevchenko and ensemble Barynya concert and rehearsal on Saturday, January 26, 2008 in New York City

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Russian Father Frosts and Snow Maidens. December 2007
Barynya gig for TV Chanel RUSSIA TODAY, New York City

On December 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30, 31, 2007 from 12PM till 4 PM New York based Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya dancers and musicians were leading a group of Russian Father Frosts and Snow Maidens (Ded Moroz and Snegurochka) to greet New Yorkers and promote new TV Channel "RUSSIA TODAY".

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Barynya in Toronto, Canada, December 13, 2007.

Barynya in Toronto, Canada, December 2007
On December 13, 2007 at 8pm Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya performed at the "Guvernment" (Kool Haus Entertainment Complex), 132 Queens Quay East, Toronto, Ontario M5A 3Y5 Canada... view more pictures

Slavic Cultural Festival Sept 29, 2007 McLean, VA

Ensemble Barynya September 29, 2007 McLean, VA
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Olga Chpitalnaia, Mikhail Smirnov, Victoria Pichurova, Valentina Kvasova, Natalia Ejova, Mikhail Nesterenko, Stefan Kuziw, and Roman Lewkowicz photos from Slavic Cultural Festival that took place on September 29, 2007 at the McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave., McLean, VA. Ensemble Barynya shared the stage with the Kazak Family Trio of Belarus, the Bandura Tells of Ukraine, and local organization, the Washington Balalaikas Society Orchestra.

June 2007. Russian Heritage Festival at the famous "Copacabana" club in New York City

Barynya @ Copacabana New York City One of the final events of the Russian Heritage Festival 2007 was a "Spirits of Russia" evening at the Copacabana Club (560 West 34 Street in Manhattan) on June 27... view pictures

May 2007. Russian Nobility Ball-2007 in New York City

Barynya @ Russian Nobility Ball 2007
Ensemble Barynya @ Russian Nobility Ball 2007 photos

The Russian Nobility Association in America annual Spring Russian Nobility Ball took place at the luxurious "Pierre" Hotel on May 11, 2007 in New York City. Musicians and dancers of New York based Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya (full company) provided music for coctail hour and thirty minute music and dance program during the dinner. "Barynya" performed popular Russian Gypsy pieces: "Two Guitars", "Kay One", "Vingerka", "3 lines", Russian favorite balalaika arrangement "The Moon is shining brightly" and Cossack song and dance "Varen'ka"

Slavic Spring Festival in Washington, D.C.

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October 2006, John Michael Kohler Arts Center

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videoclips from performance in Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Ensemble Barynya performed in Wisconsin with dancers Olga Chpitalnaia, Valentina Kvasova, Ganna Makarova, Andrij Cybyk, Vitaly Verterich, and Mikhail Nesterenko; musicians: Ruslan Khain - contrabass, Mikhail Smirnov - garmoshka, singer Alexander Menshikov, and Alex Siniavski - balalaika... view all videos, photos, listen to MP3, buy DVD and CD.

1998-1999 Christmas event at Javits Center (NY) with “Visor Production”
1996 Special for Christian Dior “Dolce Vita” (NY) with Brighton Ballet
1996 Openning night “Fagerge in America” at Metropolitan Museum of Arts with Brighton Ballet (NY)
1995 “Une Ball Russe” at Waldorf Astoria Hotel with Brighton Ballet (NY)
1993 Russian folk night at UN with NYANA (NY)

Russian Folk Dance QUADRILLE, Dancers Olga Chpitalnaia, Vitaly Verterich
Olga Chpitalnaia, Vitaly Verterich

Russian Folk Dance KADRIL, Dancers Olga Chpitalnaia, Vitaly Verterich
Olga Chpitalnaia, Vitaly Verterich

dancer Olga Chpitalnaia videoclips

Russian Folk Dance Barynya
Russian Folk Dance Barynya
Solo Olga Chpitalnaia and
Vitaly Verterich
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Russian Folk Dance Barynya
Solo Olga Chpitalnaia and
Vitaly Verterich
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Russian Folk Dance Barynya
Russian Khorovod Dance
Olga Chpitalnaia and
Ganna Makarova
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Russian Folk Dance Kalinka-Malinka (Drobushki)
Russian Dance "Kalinka"
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Russian Khorovod Dance
Olga Chpitalnaia and
Ganna Makarova
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Missouri Southern State University. Joplin, MO, October 28, 2004.

Video recorded during ensemble Barynya concert in Missouri Southern State University. Joplin, Missouri, October 28, 2004. Dancers: Vitaly Verterich, Mikhail Nesterenko, Andrij Cybyk, Olga Chpitalnaia, Ganna Makarova.

Russian Quadrille video

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TV Credits:

• Channels: ABC, RTN and WMNB with Brighton Ballet
• FOX 5 with Cabaret “Rasputin”
• PBS “Russia on a Hudson” documentary on Cabaret “Rasputin”

Education and Training:

1986-1989 Ukrainian National College of Arts, Major: Choreographer-performer
1980-1988 Ukrainian Children Academy of Dance, ballet, folk

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DANCERS, CHOREOGRAPHERS, DANCE TEACHERS

Stanislav Issaev
  Stanislav Issaev (Russian: Ñòàíèñëàâ Èñàåâ) ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer.

Vladimir Abramenko
  Vladimir Abramenko - choreographer and dance instructor from Jacksonville, Florida.

Youri Nelzine
  Youri Nelzine - choreographer from Los Angeles, California.

Valentina Kvasova
  Valentina Kvasova - choreographer and dancer from New York.

Yuri Vodolaga
  Yuri Vodolaga - ballet dance instructor from New York City.

Gabriel Yakubov
  Grisha - Russian Gypsy Roma dancer from New York.

Aleksey Klyuchnikov
  Aleksey Klyuchnikov- Russian dancer from Staten Island, New York.

Alexander Rudoy
  Alexander Rudoy - dancer, dance instructor from Brooklyn, NY.

Aliaksandr Anatska
  Aliaksandr Anatska from Brooklyn, New York.

Andrei Kisselev
  Andrei Kisselev - dancer and choreographer from Queens, New York.

Anna Brovkina
  Anna Brovkina from Voronezh, Russia.

Olga Chpitalnaia
  Olga Chpitalnaia from Brooklyn, New York.

Andrij Cybyk
  Andrij Cybyk - dancer, teacher, choreographer from Queens, New York.

Natalia Ejova
  Natalia Ejova from Queens, New York.

Ilia Streltsov
  Ilia Streltsov from New York, NY.

Lev Iwashko
  Lev Iwashko from Baltimore, MD.

Stefan Kuziw
  Stefan Kuziw - dancer and choreographer from Toronto, Canada.

Roman Lewkowicz
  Roman Lewkowicz from Queens, NY.

Ganna Makarova
  Ganna Makarova from Brooklyn, New York.

Alexey Maltsev
  Alexey Maltsev from Staten Island, New York.

Natia Rtveliashvili
  Natia Rtveliashvili from New York.

Mikhail Nesterenko
  Mikhail Nesterenko from Brooklyn, New York.

Ilia Pankratov
  Ilia Pankratov from New York City.

Petr Tikhonov
  Petr Tikhonov from Brooklyn, New York.

Danila Sherstobitov
  Danila Sherstobitov from Brooklyn, New York.

Alex Sizov
  Alex Sizov choreographer from Brooklyn, NY.

Vasiliy Myshletsov
  Vasiliy Myshletsov - dancer from Brooklyn, New York.

Olga Verterich
  Olga Verterich from Brooklyn, NY.

Vitaly Verterich
  Vitaly Verterich - dancer and choreographer from New York.

Yaroslaw Dobriansky
  Yaroslaw Dobriansky - Ukrainian folk dancer from New York.

Ksenya Hentisz
  Ksenya Hentisz - Ukrainian folk dancer (New York, NJ).

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Cossack Dancers
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Rostov Don Cossacks State Academic Song and Dance Ensemble
  Rostov Don Cossacks - Rostov Don Cossack State Academic song and dance ensemble from Rostov-Na-Donu, Russia. Program of traditional Cossack dancing, music and songs.

Barynya
  Ensemble "Barynya" from New York - traditional Russian dance and music show. Barynya is a unique group of top soloists: musicians, singers and dancers who were trained and performed with world-known companies such as Don Cossacks of Rostov, Andreev State symphonic balalaika orchestra, Moscow State center of "Russian Song". Artistic Director Mikhail Smirnov.

Canary
  "Canary" from Los Angeles, California - Russian, Moldovan, Ukrainian, Gypsy and Jewish traditional dance company. Artistic Director Youri Nelzine.

Revival
  "Revival" dancers from Toronto, Canada. The group is available in Canada and the United States of America to provide traditional Russian dance show for performing art centers, corporate events, parties, weddings. Artistic Director Ekaterina Kornienkova.

Russian Collection
  "The Russian Collection" from San Francisco, California - thrilling and colorful Russian folk dancing, enchanting Russian folk music, and Russian magical illusions. Group was founded in 1945 and has performed in Europe, Asia, North and South America. Artistic Director Natalia Borisova.

Ukrainian Cossack dancers New York
  Ukrainian Cossack dancers of New York founded in New York City by Ukrainian choreographer, teacher and dancer Andrij Cybyk.

Kalinka
  "Kalinka" dancers from Baltimore, Maryland perform in beautifully detailed costumes and accompanied by a full orchestra, Russian Folk Instruments quartet/trio or pre-recorded music. Artistic Director Ekaterina (Katya) Denisova.

Art of Dance Academy, artistic director Arkady Tsirlin
  "Art of Dance Academy" from Cleveland, Ohio - Artistic Director Arkady Tsirlin. Ukrainian, Russian, Polish folk dancers.

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