Family Valentine's Zabava

In September of 1974, seven dedicated individuals put together the framework for the Tryzub Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Calgary's first prominent Ukrainian dance group was created. The Ensemble was named after the Tryzub ('trident' in English, pronounced tre-zoob), which is the national symbol of a free Ukraine. The objective of the Ensemble is to preserve and promote Ukrainian dancing and to spread this aspect of Ukrainian-Canadian culture within the multicultural community.  In response to interest from parents for a Ukrainian dance school that would prepare its students for direct progression into the Ensemble, the Tryzub School of Ukrainian Dance was created in 1996. Tryzub is a semi-professional not-for-profit dance organization, committed to sharing a love of dance and Ukrainian culture locally, nationally, and internationally.