Russian Band & Dancers

This Russian music, dance and song ensemble, established in the year 1991, is a world renowned group that enjoys exalting stature as the premier Russian folk ensemble outside of Russia. They present Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian and Russian Gypsy dancing, music, songs, and virtuoso performances on instruments including thebalalaika, garmoshka (Russian folk button accordion), balalaika contrabass, bayan accordion, Gypsy guitar, violin, and the domra. They have been invited to perform at some of the most prestigious cultural venues in the United States, including Carnegie Hall in New York, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the Smithsonian Institute of America in Washington D.C., the United Nations in New York, and the Russian Embassy in Washington D.C.