On November 30, dancers, folk artists, craftspeople and community residents gathered at the Ukrainian American Community Center, 301 Main St. NE, for their annual International Holiday Festival. Dancers from Kayayki Peru, a MN “cultural organization dedicated to promoting Peruvian culture.” (Mike Madison)
The internationally-recognized Danza Quetzal Aztec Dance made their festival debut. “It’s an honor being here today, creating solidarity. We know what it is like to be invaded, and we know what it’s like to be exterminated from our own land.” (Mike Madison)
Indra Ekmanis holds Otis while she and her husband, Brett Anderson, watch the TAAM & Ethnic Dance Theatre perform. “I help to lead the Latvian folk dance group so we came to perform and support our dancers and to also be part of this vibrant community,” Ekmanis said. (Mike Madison)