Ukrainian Dance
Association in Avignon

Born in Kharkiv, Anastasiya worked in editorial project management before moving to France in 2018. Today, she works as a translator, a job she enjoys very much because it allows her to constantly learn new things and develop in new areas. She loves to travel and capture the beauty of the world through photography. She is deeply inspired by nature and the people around her. Although Anastasiia did not initially train as a professional dancer, she has made significant progress thanks to the kindness and collaborative work within the collective. In three years, she has developed considerably, honing her technique and artistic sensibility. Today, dance is a real escape for her, a space where she can breathe, let go and be completely herself.

Born in Kyiv, Irina has been in France for four years, having left her country at the start of the war. An architect and mother of three, she sees dance as a source of inspiration and resilience. ‘I dance so I don't scream,’ she confides. For Irina, the women she dances with are like the flowers in a traditional Ukrainian wreath: a circle of love and vital energy, a talisman that connects her to her roots. The stage is her refuge, a space where she can vibrate freely and share her story.

Yelyzaveta dances her life as much as she lives it. A student in Avignon and a devoted mother, she moves between commitments and responsibilities with discreet grace. Within the collective, she circulates voices and images, echoing shared movements. Dance is her breath: a space of freedom where her body expresses what words cannot say, and where her identity asserts itself through rhythm.

Liubov is originally from the Bukovina region, from the city of Chernivtsi. She has thirteen years of musical training behind her, as well as experience in the banking sector. However, as is often the case, life took some unexpected and decisive turns, leading her to France in 2019. For four long years, she searched for an activity that would resonate with her heart, before finding dance — and, with it, people who were close to her in spirit and shared the same sense of rhythm in life. And although her experience of dance as a child lasted only four years, from the very first training session, one thing became clear: this was not a coincidence, but a true vocation. For Liubov, dance is a language of emotions and inner freedom. Her first name, Liubov, means ‘love’ in English — a love she conveys through dance, which she feels deeply after each performance and which inspires those around her. During rehearsals, she is always accompanied by her most loyal admirer and source of inspiration: her daughter.