Wearing a heeled shoe in Ukrainian dance has always sort of been a right of passage — it’s a step up from slippers in your younger years, and the gateway to what comes next: the red boot.

In this episode, we share how our character shoes — and how our own characters — evolved during the year we spent dancing in Ukraine, training with the country’s top folk ensembles.

What else you’ll hear:
- Where to buy the best Ukrainian dance shoes
- What it’s like dancing with Ukraine’s top ensembles
- How dance classes are structured in Ukraine

Resources:
- Postmark Ukraine
- Our Year in Ukraine by Cobblestone Freeway Tours

Music:
A big thanks to Joryj Kłoc for letting us use “Poltavśkyj Sotnyk” as Vsi’s theme song

Prefer the written word? Want to see some pics of our beloved shoes? Read our blog post version of this episode at vsi-ukr.com/blog/charactershoes.