Media Fun Facts

 

What famous actress performed and toured with Syzokryli in the late 80's early 90's? 
     Ans: Vera Farmiga
What professional ballet companies have Syzokryli dancers been members of or appeared with as guests artists? 
     Ans: Atlanta Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Cleveland Ballet, Vienna State Opera Ballet,Capital Ballet Company 
             Anglo-American Ballet Company, Brighton Ballet Theater, Connecticut Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, 
             Shore Ballet Company, The Sacramento Ballet, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal
 
What company wanted to use a picture of Syzokryli on the face of their product?
     Ans: Perlova Vodka...the idea was rejected by Syzokryli.

How many Syzokryli dancer relationships turned into wedding vows?
     Ans: 4 ( Michael & Tania Lewycky; Orlando and Larisa Pagan; Orest and Dora Dekajlo; Peter and Adrienne Fil )


What world famous best friend to Roma Pryma Bohachevsky made special teaching appearances throughout the years?
     Ans: Madame Valentina Pereyaslavec, among her notable credits are Kharkiv Ballet, Sverdlovsk Opera-Ballet Theater
             Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre, Royal Ballet in London and American Ballet Theatre (ABT).
             Among her famous students were Rudolf Nureyev, Alicia Alonso, Erik Bruhn, Anton Dolin, Margot Fonteyn and 
            Carla Fracci.


In 2005, what member of Syzokryli was the only Ukrainian dancer in the country to appear on the Fox show "So You Think You 
Can Dance?" 
     Ans: Lev Iwashko, auditioned for the show in NYC and made it through to Hollywood for the finals competition.  


What band of brothers have had all four male siblings perform on stage at the same time?
     Ans: Andrij, Danylo, Yarko and Yurij Dobriansky
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