Mr. Rees has been a prolific dancer, director, choreographer and curator of Ukrainian dance, art, and culture for many years. He served on Shumka’s Artistic team and held the role of Artistic Director of the Shumka School of Dance. He has instructed with many dance schools throughout western Canada and taught workshops as far off as Australia, Argentina and the United States and created several of his own productions. He continues to teach, lecture, adjudicate, and participate in many facets of the Ukrainian dance scene. Mr. Rees has studied dance extensively in Ukraine taking workshops in regional dance and choreography at the Institute of Ukrainian Folk Dance, in Lviv and the Virsky Studio. He has completed a Bachelor of Arts in Ukrainian Language and Literature, and a master’s degree in Ukrainian Folklore from the University of Alberta. Mr. Rees was integral in creating Ukrainian Dance World, a very successful Facebook page, website, and publication. Together with his team, he developed the International Festival of Ukrainian Dance and Culture in Lviv, which is now the preeminent performing festival for Ukrainians worldwide. He is also the founder and owner of Cobblestone Freeway Tours in Edmonton. To be on the receiving end of Mr. Rees’s infectious spirit, knowledge, and expertise is a real gift. Rusalka is extremely excited to welcome Mr. Rees as a guest instructor at our Summer Dance Camp.