Fedir Danylak
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Fedir Ivanovych Danylak (born 1955) is an innovative dancer, balletmaster, choreographer
and artistic director of the Barvinok Ukrainian School of Dance in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. His work in Ukrainian dance
has influenced many generations of dancers, and will continue to be a major force in promoting and expanding the popularity of Ukrainian Dancing in Canada and abroad.
, in the Ukrainian SSR
of the Soviet Union
(today in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
of western Ukraine
). Growing up in a large family during the Communist rule of Ukraine was not easy, yet from an early age Fedir always showed that he had a talent for entertaining. He loved to perform in front of crowds in his native village and after graduating from the high school, he was accepted into the Snyatyn College of Culture where he studied the art of Ukrainian dance and received training in ballet, choreography and dance. Upon his graduation, he was drafted into the Soviet Army
, serving in the Long Range Missile Defense group in Sochi
.
The completion of his military assignment was followed by the acceptance into the Kiev State Institute of Culture, where Fedir received further training in teaching, training of Folk Dance Directors, and choreography in Ukrainian Folk Dance as well as other international dance styles, including Latin American dances (chacha
, salsa
, merengue
, rhumba, etc.). Fedir also received extended training in Ballroom dance styles such as foxtrot, waltz
, quickstep
, and tango
.
After graduating from the Kiev
Institute with a Diploma in Choreography, Fedir join a professional Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Ivano-Frankivsk
, Ukraine. The Hutsul Ensemble of Song and Dance was an ideal place for Fedir to experience and learn about the culture and dances of the Western part of Ukraine
. It was in Ivano-Frankivsk that he met his future wife Hrystyna and it was in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast that he chose to settle and begin his professional career as a choreographer.
College of Culture. Beginning his teaching career, Fedir aspired to create a broader awareness of Ukrainian Dance
among his community and in Kalush
as a whole. His love of Ukrainian
folk traditions led him to found the first Ukrainian Folk Ensemble Merezhyvo, as an extension of the Kalush College of Culture. Throughout its years, Merezhyvo served as a starting point for Fedir's students to gain professional dance and choreography experience in both Ukrainian and other International dances. Many of his students, after graduating from the College of Culture and the Merezhyvo Dance Ensemble, continued onto to become professional dancers, choreographers, teachers, some founding and leading Ukrainian dance schools in Ukraine and abroad. Fedir's tremendous impact on the lives of many Ukrainians was and is felt throughout Ukrainian communities in the whole world.
While teaching at the college in Kalush, Fedir was recruited to perform in an amateur Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Pokuttya
, in the neighbouring city of Kolomyia
. Participation in the ensemble allowed Fedir to further expand his significant knowledge of the folk dance traditions of the Western Ukraine regions. Also, while working under the talented choreographer and artistic director Dana Demkiv helped Fedir gain experience in management of a professional dance school. Being part of the ensemble Pokuttya also gave Fedir the opportunity to perform on the international stage. Performances in Greece
(1988), the United States
(1990), and Greece (1990) again were a pinnacle of his professional dance career.
, with its vibrant and sizable Ukrainian community offered Fedir plenty of opportunity to continue in his chosen career as a teacher and choreographer. In the first year, Fedir taught Ukrainian dance at a number of Ukrainian dance school in Toronto area. Vesnianka and Academy of Ukrainian Dance presented him with the experience of teaching dance at the Ukrainian community abroad. Learning from this opportunity, Fedir was able to grasp the differences between teaching approaches and methodologies of his native Ukraine and his new homeland. This afforded him a chance to create and develop further a unique approach to teaching and successfully managing a Ukrainian Dance School.
, eventually earning an Ontario College of Teacher diploma, which allowed him to become a fully qualified teacher in Ontario. Hard work and perseverance pushed him to take on specialized course work and in time become a fully qualified Special Education Teacher. With support from Lesa Semsecen, then a Vice Principal at the Toronto's Elmbank Junior Middle Academy, he was hired as a special education teacher at the school. This assignment brought out another one of Fedir's true gifts, his patience and understanding for the special needs of his classroom's children. This approach led to many praises from the parents, school's principal and the school board. His unique approach to enhancing the kids' lifes through education and proper attention to detail has been a success in helping these children in their lives at school and outside.
Soon after his hiring, Fedir's dedication to the school and his hard work earned him a position as an Artistic Director. This new role allowed him to take the school in the new direction, introduce his unique teaching methodology. As the years went on the people in the Ukrainian Community in Toronto began to notice the changes in Barvinok School of Dance. Improved quality of both dancers and dances wow the attendees of multiple multicultural dance festivals in Toronto. Dedication of the parents helped to increase the efficiency of how the school was run and allowed the freedom for Fedir to dedicate himself expand the school's dance repertoire and improve overall dance education quality.
The results were earned with hard work of both Fedir Danylak and the dancer's parents. The first trip to Ukraine in 2000 culminated with a 1st place at the International Ukrainian Dance Competition in Yalta. Participation in numerous festivals and formal events helped spread the popularity of the school and its attendance group from over a hundred students, when Fedir began, to over four hundred dancers in 2009-2010 year. Still there was more to be done, and Fedir enthusiastically followed his chosen path. In 2004, the second trip was again successful, with performances in Kharkiv at the city's 350th anniversary and in front of the thousands of spectators for the Ukraine's Independence Day in 2004.
Organized by Fedir Danylak, with the help of parental committee, third trip in 2008 was a commemorative 40th anniversary tour celebrating 40 years since the creation of Barvinok Ukrainian School of Dance. This tour featured performances in Lviv
, Pukiv
, Rohatyn
, Ternopil
and Kiev
. Its most memorable presentation, choreographed and produced by Fedir was the Holodomor
dance suite. Created as a commemorate the victims of the 1932-1933 genocide of Ukrainian people, it was performed a the annual Ukrainian World Congress
in front of the then president Viktor Yuschenko and prime-minister Yulia Tymoshenko
of Ukraine. It gained further acclaim when it was performed at an event commemorating the Holodomor victims on November 29, 2008 in Toronto Canada.
Fedir's unique approach to teaching Ukrainian dance have been hailed by many as inventive and without comparison. While being primarily oriented towards Ukrainian Folk Dancing, Fedir has incorporated many other styles of dance into the repertoire of the school. Latin style combination of Chacha, Rhumba and Salsa along with Waltz, Tango and Jive were showcased at the many performances in the past. As he creates these dances, he adopts them in style and difficulty to the level of the students, in the process, creating magnificent and unforgettable show pieces for all to enjoy. He has brought his unique creativity to Ukrainian Folk dance fusing the Latin and Ballroom rhythms with Ukrainian Dance culture.
Under his direction Barvinok has reached new heights in quality, professionalism and skill.
1. Hopak
2. Volyn
3. Holodomor
Suite
4. Wedding Suites
5. Prykarpattya Suites
6. Hutsul Suites
7. Malanka Night
8. Wild Dances
9. Buko
10. Lemko Dance
11. Zakarpattya Dance
12. Vasylechky
13. Vyjdy Hryciu
14. Welcome Suites
15. Oj Na Hori Kalyna
16. Come Out Hryhorij
17. Gypsy
18. Vasylechky
And many more, with dozens of dances for dancers from ages 5 to 29
.
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
and artistic director of the Barvinok Ukrainian School of Dance in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. His work in Ukrainian dance
Ukrainian dance
Ukrainian dance refers to the traditional folk dances of the peoples of Ukraine.Today, Ukrainian dance is primarily represented by what ethnographers, folklorists and dance historians refer to as "Ukrainian Folk-Stage Dances" , which are stylized representations of traditional dances and their...
has influenced many generations of dancers, and will continue to be a major force in promoting and expanding the popularity of Ukrainian Dancing in Canada and abroad.
Early days, Education
Fedir Danylak was born on September 2, 1955 in PukivPukiv
Pukiv is a village in Rohatyn Raion, of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , Ukraine.Famous people associated with the region:*Fedir Danylak — Ukrainian choreographer...
, in the Ukrainian SSR
Ukrainian SSR
The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic or in short, the Ukrainian SSR was a sovereign Soviet Socialist state and one of the fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union lasting from its inception in 1922 to the breakup in 1991...
of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
(today in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast is an oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. As is the case with most other oblasts of Ukraine this region has the same name as its administrative center – which was renamed by the Soviets after the Ukrainian writer, nationalist...
of western Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
). Growing up in a large family during the Communist rule of Ukraine was not easy, yet from an early age Fedir always showed that he had a talent for entertaining. He loved to perform in front of crowds in his native village and after graduating from the high school, he was accepted into the Snyatyn College of Culture where he studied the art of Ukrainian dance and received training in ballet, choreography and dance. Upon his graduation, he was drafted into the Soviet Army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
, serving in the Long Range Missile Defense group in Sochi
Sochi
Sochi is a city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, situated just north of Russia's border with the de facto independent republic of Abkhazia, on the Black Sea coast. Greater Sochi sprawls for along the shores of the Black Sea near the Caucasus Mountains...
.
The completion of his military assignment was followed by the acceptance into the Kiev State Institute of Culture, where Fedir received further training in teaching, training of Folk Dance Directors, and choreography in Ukrainian Folk Dance as well as other international dance styles, including Latin American dances (chacha
Cha-cha-cha (dance)
The Cha-cha-cha is the name of a dance of Cuban origin.It is danced to the music of the same name introduced by Cuban composer and violinist Enrique Jorrín in 1953...
, salsa
Salsa (dance)
Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle...
, merengue
Merengue (dance)
Merengue El camino1ro de Secundaria-In popular culture:* Merengue was mentioned as a song performed between Babs and Charlie in the song by Steely Dan....
, rhumba, etc.). Fedir also received extended training in Ballroom dance styles such as foxtrot, waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
, quickstep
Quickstep
The quickstep is a light-hearted member of the standard ballroom dances. The movement of the dance is fast and powerfully flowing and sprinkled with syncopations. The upbeat melodies that quickstep is danced to make it suitable for both formal and informal events...
, and tango
Tango (ballroom)
Ballroom Tango is a ballroom dance that branched away from its original Argentine roots by allowing European, American, Hollywood, and competitive influences into the style and execution of the dance....
.
After graduating from the Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
Institute with a Diploma in Choreography, Fedir join a professional Ukrainian Dance Ensemble in Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk
Ivano-Frankivsk is a historic city located in the western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and is designated as its own separate raion within the oblast, municipality....
, Ukraine. The Hutsul Ensemble of Song and Dance was an ideal place for Fedir to experience and learn about the culture and dances of the Western part of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. It was in Ivano-Frankivsk that he met his future wife Hrystyna and it was in Ivano-Frankivsk oblast that he chose to settle and begin his professional career as a choreographer.
Choreographer
He accepted the position of Professor of Choreography at the KalushKalush, Ukraine
-Notable residents:*Stepan Bandera*August Aleksander Czartoryski*Jakub Sobieski*Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski*Tomasz Zamoyski*Fedir Danylak-Twin towns — sister cities:Kalush, Ukraine is twinned with:- Location :Local orientationRegional orientation...
College of Culture. Beginning his teaching career, Fedir aspired to create a broader awareness of Ukrainian Dance
Ukrainian dance
Ukrainian dance refers to the traditional folk dances of the peoples of Ukraine.Today, Ukrainian dance is primarily represented by what ethnographers, folklorists and dance historians refer to as "Ukrainian Folk-Stage Dances" , which are stylized representations of traditional dances and their...
among his community and in Kalush
Kalush, Ukraine
-Notable residents:*Stepan Bandera*August Aleksander Czartoryski*Jakub Sobieski*Jan "Sobiepan" Zamoyski*Tomasz Zamoyski*Fedir Danylak-Twin towns — sister cities:Kalush, Ukraine is twinned with:- Location :Local orientationRegional orientation...
as a whole. His love of Ukrainian
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
folk traditions led him to found the first Ukrainian Folk Ensemble Merezhyvo, as an extension of the Kalush College of Culture. Throughout its years, Merezhyvo served as a starting point for Fedir's students to gain professional dance and choreography experience in both Ukrainian and other International dances. Many of his students, after graduating from the College of Culture and the Merezhyvo Dance Ensemble, continued onto to become professional dancers, choreographers, teachers, some founding and leading Ukrainian dance schools in Ukraine and abroad. Fedir's tremendous impact on the lives of many Ukrainians was and is felt throughout Ukrainian communities in the whole world.
While teaching at the college in Kalush, Fedir was recruited to perform in an amateur Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Pokuttya
Pokuttya
Pokuttya or Pokuttia is a historical area of East-Central Europe, between upper Prut and Cheremosh rivers, in modern Ukraine. Historically it was a culturally distinct area inhabitated by Ukrainians and Romanians on the previously unpopulated borderlands between the lands of Lviv and Halych...
, in the neighbouring city of Kolomyia
Kolomyia
Kolomyia or Kolomyya, formerly known as Kolomea , is a city located on the Prut River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , in western Ukraine. Serving as the administrative centre of the Kolomyia Raion , the city is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast...
. Participation in the ensemble allowed Fedir to further expand his significant knowledge of the folk dance traditions of the Western Ukraine regions. Also, while working under the talented choreographer and artistic director Dana Demkiv helped Fedir gain experience in management of a professional dance school. Being part of the ensemble Pokuttya also gave Fedir the opportunity to perform on the international stage. Performances in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
(1988), the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(1990), and Greece (1990) again were a pinnacle of his professional dance career.
In Canada
In late 1996, Fedir Danylak and his family immigrated to Canada. The city of TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, with its vibrant and sizable Ukrainian community offered Fedir plenty of opportunity to continue in his chosen career as a teacher and choreographer. In the first year, Fedir taught Ukrainian dance at a number of Ukrainian dance school in Toronto area. Vesnianka and Academy of Ukrainian Dance presented him with the experience of teaching dance at the Ukrainian community abroad. Learning from this opportunity, Fedir was able to grasp the differences between teaching approaches and methodologies of his native Ukraine and his new homeland. This afforded him a chance to create and develop further a unique approach to teaching and successfully managing a Ukrainian Dance School.
Elmbank
The immigration and settling in Canada was not an easy path to follow. According to Canadian Education Standards, Fedir's university diploma from Ukraine was only equated to a simple bachelor's degree from University of Toronto. This, however, was not enough to prevent Fedir from following his chosen path as an educator. With help from his friends and family he got started as a substitute teacher at the Toronto District School BoardToronto District School Board
Toronto District School Board, also known by the acronym TDSB, is the English-language public school board for Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, eventually earning an Ontario College of Teacher diploma, which allowed him to become a fully qualified teacher in Ontario. Hard work and perseverance pushed him to take on specialized course work and in time become a fully qualified Special Education Teacher. With support from Lesa Semsecen, then a Vice Principal at the Toronto's Elmbank Junior Middle Academy, he was hired as a special education teacher at the school. This assignment brought out another one of Fedir's true gifts, his patience and understanding for the special needs of his classroom's children. This approach led to many praises from the parents, school's principal and the school board. His unique approach to enhancing the kids' lifes through education and proper attention to detail has been a success in helping these children in their lives at school and outside.
Barvinok
The year 1997 began a new path for Fedir Danylak. He was introduced to Barvinok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble's executive committee by his friend Myroslava Cummings. During the trial period at the dance school, Fedir impressed the committee with his vast knowledge of Ukrainian Dance and his ability to impart his knowledge onto his students, from little five-year olds to dancers in their early twenties. The decades of experience teaching Ukrainian Dance in Ukraine served as a starting point in his illustrious career as an Artistic Director of Barvinok.Soon after his hiring, Fedir's dedication to the school and his hard work earned him a position as an Artistic Director. This new role allowed him to take the school in the new direction, introduce his unique teaching methodology. As the years went on the people in the Ukrainian Community in Toronto began to notice the changes in Barvinok School of Dance. Improved quality of both dancers and dances wow the attendees of multiple multicultural dance festivals in Toronto. Dedication of the parents helped to increase the efficiency of how the school was run and allowed the freedom for Fedir to dedicate himself expand the school's dance repertoire and improve overall dance education quality.
The results were earned with hard work of both Fedir Danylak and the dancer's parents. The first trip to Ukraine in 2000 culminated with a 1st place at the International Ukrainian Dance Competition in Yalta. Participation in numerous festivals and formal events helped spread the popularity of the school and its attendance group from over a hundred students, when Fedir began, to over four hundred dancers in 2009-2010 year. Still there was more to be done, and Fedir enthusiastically followed his chosen path. In 2004, the second trip was again successful, with performances in Kharkiv at the city's 350th anniversary and in front of the thousands of spectators for the Ukraine's Independence Day in 2004.
Organized by Fedir Danylak, with the help of parental committee, third trip in 2008 was a commemorative 40th anniversary tour celebrating 40 years since the creation of Barvinok Ukrainian School of Dance. This tour featured performances in Lviv
Lviv
Lviv is a city in western Ukraine. The city is regarded as one of the main cultural centres of today's Ukraine and historically has also been a major Polish and Jewish cultural center, as Poles and Jews were the two main ethnicities of the city until the outbreak of World War II and the following...
, Pukiv
Pukiv
Pukiv is a village in Rohatyn Raion, of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , Ukraine.Famous people associated with the region:*Fedir Danylak — Ukrainian choreographer...
, Rohatyn
Rohatyn
Rohatyn is a city located on the Hnyla Lypa River in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Rohatyn Raion .The current estimated population is around 8,800 .-History:...
, Ternopil
Ternopil
Ternopil , is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical region of Galicia...
and Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. Its most memorable presentation, choreographed and produced by Fedir was the Holodomor
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in the Ukrainian SSR between 1932 and 1933. During the famine, which is also known as the "terror-famine in Ukraine" and "famine-genocide in Ukraine", millions of Ukrainians died of starvation in a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of...
dance suite. Created as a commemorate the victims of the 1932-1933 genocide of Ukrainian people, it was performed a the annual Ukrainian World Congress
Ukrainian World Congress
The Ukrainian World Congress was organized in 1967 and was initially known as the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. It is an umbrella organization that coordinates and represents all Ukrainian organizations in the diaspora...
in front of the then president Viktor Yuschenko and prime-minister Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Tymoshenko
Yulia Volodymyrivna Tymoshenko , née Grigyan , born 27 November 1960, is a Ukrainian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 January to 8 September 2005, and again from 18 December 2007 to 4 March 2010. She placed third in Forbes Magazine's List of The World's 100 Most Powerful...
of Ukraine. It gained further acclaim when it was performed at an event commemorating the Holodomor victims on November 29, 2008 in Toronto Canada.
Fedir's unique approach to teaching Ukrainian dance have been hailed by many as inventive and without comparison. While being primarily oriented towards Ukrainian Folk Dancing, Fedir has incorporated many other styles of dance into the repertoire of the school. Latin style combination of Chacha, Rhumba and Salsa along with Waltz, Tango and Jive were showcased at the many performances in the past. As he creates these dances, he adopts them in style and difficulty to the level of the students, in the process, creating magnificent and unforgettable show pieces for all to enjoy. He has brought his unique creativity to Ukrainian Folk dance fusing the Latin and Ballroom rhythms with Ukrainian Dance culture.
Under his direction Barvinok has reached new heights in quality, professionalism and skill.
List Of Dances
In his time as a Barvinok's artistic director he has choreographer dozens of unique dances from all regions of Ukraine for students of all ages. This is the partial list of Ukrainian Folk Dances choreographed by Fedir Danylak. The list also includes the Latin and Ballroom suites.1. Hopak
Hopak
Hopak , also referred to as Gopak or Cossack dance, is a Ukrainian dance. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances...
2. Volyn
3. Holodomor
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in the Ukrainian SSR between 1932 and 1933. During the famine, which is also known as the "terror-famine in Ukraine" and "famine-genocide in Ukraine", millions of Ukrainians died of starvation in a peacetime catastrophe unprecedented in the history of...
Suite
4. Wedding Suites
5. Prykarpattya Suites
6. Hutsul Suites
7. Malanka Night
8. Wild Dances
9. Buko
10. Lemko Dance
11. Zakarpattya Dance
12. Vasylechky
13. Vyjdy Hryciu
14. Welcome Suites
15. Oj Na Hori Kalyna
16. Come Out Hryhorij
17. Gypsy
18. Vasylechky
And many more, with dozens of dances for dancers from ages 5 to 29
Community
Besides being a choreographer and an artistic director of Barvinok, Fedir also participates in the Ukrainian community as a producer and director of various festivals and community events. Recently, he was the producer of the entertainment program at the celebration of Ukrainian Independence at Centennial Park, in Toronto. He was one of the Organizers of the Ukrainian Dance Festival. Throughout the year, he is an active supporter of numerous Ukrainian organizations, offering his knowledge and experience as an organizer, producer and entertainer for community events. As a result, the Barvinok School of Ukrainian Dance is also an active participant in these events.Awards
Fedir Danylak has received many awards from the Ministry of Culture in Ukraine, for teaching, training of Folk Dance Directors, and choreography. He has a diploma in Choreography from the Kiev State Institute of Culture, Kiev, Ukraine, and advanced courses in dance and choreography from the Kiev State Institute of Culture and Institute of Advanced Training.Personal life
Fedir Danylak lives in Mississauga, Ontario. He is married to his lovely wife of 29 years Hrystyna. He has a son Taras. Fedir is also a cousin of Ukrainian Catholic Church bishop Roman DanylakRoman Danylak
Roman Danylak, S.T.L., J.U.D. is a Canadian Ukrainian Catholic bishop. He was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1957 and ministered to Ukrainian Catholics in Canada. He received a licentiate of sacred theology from the Pontifical Urbaniana University and a doctorate of canon and civil law...
.