Balalaika LA - Russian music and dance, Los Angeles, California
Russian traditional dance, music and songs ensemble "Barynya" performed seven shows in Los Angelos, California in January 2011. Formal concert for the South Bay Community Concert Association, Mira Costa High School Auditorium, 1401 Artesia Blvd, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266, two hours concert during Russian dinner at the Tower Club, 300 East Esplanade Drive, Oxnard, CA 93036, and five school assemblies at the Carpenter Community Charter School, 3909 Carpenter Ave, Studio City, CA 91604. Ensemble Barynya cast: Leonid Bruk (contrabass balalaika), Elina Karokhina (balalaika), singer Alexander Menshikov, Mikhail Smirnov (guitar, garmoshka, vocals), dancer Alexander Rudoy, dancer Anna Brovkina and Canary dancers. Dancers, singers, and musicians of Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya are available for hire for the performing art centers, festivals, schools, libraries, concert halls, restaurants, private and corporate events as one powerful ensemble or in smaller groups.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For price quote email msmirnov@yahoo.com or call (201) 981-2497.
VIDEO
"Jewish Felt Boots" - balalaika solo
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"Cossack dance"
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"Danila Cooper" - Russian Nobility dance
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"Skorogovorki" - Russian tongue twisters
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"Pidmanula" - Ukrainian folk song and dance
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"Along The Piterskaya" - Russian folk song
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"Yablochko" - Dance of Russian Sailors
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"Jewish Wedding dance"
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PHOTOS
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CONTACT INFORMATION
For price quote email msmirnov@yahoo.com or call (201) 981-2497.
RELATED LINKS
Mikhail Smirnov, Elina Karokhina, and other performers of Barynya ensemble at the events in California:
Burbank Russian restaurant in Los Angeles,
Royal Palace Banquet Hall in Glendale,
Magdalena Banquet Hall in San Francisco,
San Francisco's St. Francis Yacht Club,
Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach,
Rising Star Montessori School in Alameda, CA,
Hathaway-Sycamore School, Altadena, CA (2013),
Hathaway-Sycamore School, Altadena, CA (2017),
Fox Elementary School, Belmont, CA,
Russian Christmas Party, private house in Calabasas, CA,
Camarillo High School, Ņamarillo, CA,
Hidahl Elementary School in Ņeres, CA,
Superior Elementary School, Chatsworth, CA,
Sunset Elementary School, Coalinga, CA,
Baywood Elementary School, Coarsegold, CA,
Copperopolis Elementary School, Copperopolis, CA,
Muir Middle School, Corcoran, CA,
Mary Peacock Elementary School, and Pine Grove Elementary School, Crescent City, CA,
Rio Vista Elementary School, El Monte, CA,
Rio Vista Elementary School, El Monte (March 2019),
Farmersville Jr. High School, Farmersville, CA,
Mountain View Elementary School, Fresno, CA,
Georgetown Elementary School, Georgetown, CA,
Simas Elementary School, Hanford, CA,
Happy Camp Union Elementary School, Happy Camp, CA,
Bret Harte Middle School, Hayward, CA,
Jordan Winery, Sonoma County, Healdsburg, CA,
Coyote Valley Elementary School, Hidden Valley Lake, CA,
North Hillsborough Elementary School, Hillsborough, CA,
Kenwood Elementary School, Kenwood, CA,
Twelve Bridges Elementary School, Lincoln, CA,
Foothill Intermediate School, Lomarica, CA,
Los Angeles, CA,
Roscomare Road Elementary School, Los Angeles, CA,
South Bay Community Concert Association, Los Angeles, CA,
Studio City's Carpenter Community Charter School, Los Angeles, CA,
Los Gatos Meadows Community, Los Gatos, CA (2017),
Los Gatos-2019,
Baywood Elementary School, Los Osos, CA,
Mira Costa High School Auditorium, Manhattan Beach, CA,
Sierra Hills Elementary School, Meadow Vista, CA,
Washington Elementary School, Mendota, CA,
Franklin Elementary School, Merced, CA,
Ramona Elementary School, Moreno Valley, CA,
Village School, North Highlands, CA,
Chavez Middle School, Oceanside, CA,
Hueneme High School, Hollywood Beach Elementary School, Tower Club, Oxnard, CA,
Hillside Education Center, Pasadena, CA,
Gold Oak Elementary School, Placerville, CA,
Richard Bard Elementary School, Port Hueneme, CA,
Painted Rock Elementary School, Poway, CA,
Palos Verdes Peninsula Montessori School, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA,
Park View Elementary School, Ripon, CA,
Maidu Elementary School, Roseville, CA,
DaVinci School, Sacramento, CA,
Sisk Elementary School, Salida, CA,
Los Paseos Elementary School, San Jose, CA,
Madison Elementary School, San Leandro, CA,
Stanbridge Academy, San Mateo, CA,
Walker Elementary School, Santa Ana, CA,
Hope Elementary School, Santa Barbara, CA,
Austin Creek Elementary School, Santa Rosa, CA,
Mary Seiad Elementary School, Seiad Valley, CA,
Loma Elementary School, Spring Valley, CA,
Dolores Huerta Elementary School, Stockton, CA,
Byrd Middle School, Sun Valley, CA,
Ellis Elementary School, Sunnyvale, CA,
Barnett Elementary School, Temecula, CA,
Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks, CA (2013),
St. Patrick's Day School, Thousand Oaks, CA (2017),
Banta Elementary School, Tracy, CA,
Turlock Junior High School, Turlock, CA,
Grace Hudson Elementary School, Frank Zeek Elementary School, Ukiah, CA,
Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek, CA,
Enadia Technology Charter School, West Hills, CA,
Cali Calmecac Language Academy, Windsor, CA,
Jackson Street School, Yreka, CA,
Tierra Buena Elementary School, Yuba City, CA
CONTACT INFORMATION
For price quote email msmirnov@yahoo.com or call (201) 981-2497.
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