“This year marks 7 years since my little five year old son Daniel joined Lehenda dance school.

What started with one 45 minute class once a week (the 2 hour round trip drive from Chelsea to North Melbourne was longer than his class time in that first year) has now progressed to 5 hours of Ukrainian dance, Ballet and Acrobatics over two nights per week.

The time with Lehenda has been a big contributor not only to Daniel’s development as a dancer but as a team player and a leader. Seeing the friendships my son has formed and his enjoyment of dancing has been worth the commitment driving in to the city twice a week, but then to see him performing each year - my heart bursts with pride.

Enrolling Daniel in Lehenda has been an excellent decision and I’m so grateful to Lehenda for providing this amazing dance opportunity.”

Helena Denley
Chelsea

"Our son is 9 and has been dancing with Lehenda for about 4 years now. Originally I wasn’t sure about the weekly 2 hour round trips, but the skills and techniques that he has gained from his teachers over the years, has been amazing for his strength and coordination. The benefits far out-way anything else.”

Natalka Vella
Belgrave Heights

“Despite the distance and time it takes us to attend Lehenda School of Dancing, for us it is well worth the effort each week. Melania and all the other teachers are very proffessional and my daughters absolutely love Ukrainian dance as well as Ballet and Acrobatics. We have seen a lot of improvement in their technique and posture, as well as class behaviour.”

Marijana
Lynbrook

"I was very pleased to discover how much Lehenda was improving my boys’ fitness and strength, given how hard it often is to wrench kids away from screens and get them active!  My eldest son was recently examined by a paediatrician who was very impressed by his core strength, and was fitness tested by his PE teacher achieving higher than average results in the “beep test”.  They asked what physical activities he was doing outside of school to explain his results – the answer was attending Lehenda dance classes twice a week!
I have been very happy with Lehenda Ukrainian Dance school and would recommend it to anyone looking for enjoyable, high quality dance experiences for their children."

"I was very keen for my boys to do some dance training to increase their spatial awareness, coordination, flexibility, posture and fitness and to feel comfortable with and enjoy using their bodies expressively and confidently.  Finding suitable, affordable, supportive dance classes for boys was very challenging – I was extremely glad when they joined Lehenda which met all my criteria! Lehenda has provided them with great dance experiences and training as well as the opportunity to explore Ukrainian culture through dance and become a part of an extremely enthusiastic  community of dancers and their families."

Halyna Mykyta,
Newport