Oleksandra Kovalova is a professional dancer, teacher, choreographer, and certified judge. She is a director of oriental dance school Amberly based in Zhytomyr (Ukraine), and an organizer of the big international festival Yalla Bina. Oleksandra is a winner of Nile Group competition, as well as a mentor for her award-winning students. After living and teaching classes in Germany during past year, she is currently back to Ukraine, and just managed to run a very success edition of her dance festival, gathering dancers from all over Ukraine.

In this episode you will learn about:

- How war in Ukraine influenced Oleksandra’s life and dance activities

- Teaching belly dance classes in Germany

- Why continuing dance activities in Ukraine is so important

- The nuances of festival organization considering the current situation in Ukraine

- How dancers’ approach to belly dance is changing

Show Notes to this episode:

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