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Bio of the company
The birthday of the Company is June 14, 1996. The Company works with The Massenkoff Russian Folk Festival, The Los Angeles – St. Petersburg Russian Folk Orchestra, and The Firebird Ensemble.The Company has performed for many stages, including: South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque , NM San Juan College , Farmington , NM The Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs , CA Jefferson Performing Arts Society, New Orleans , LA Mesquite Arts Council, Mesquite , NV California State University , Reninguez Hills , CA Harold M. Williams Auditorium, the Getty Center , Los Angeles , CA Lyceum Stage Theater, Santa Barbara , CA John Anron Ford Theater, Hollywood , CA San Francisco Opera House, San Francisco , CA The Orpheum Theater, Phoenix , AZ Troy State University , Troyon , AZ Newberry Opera House, Newberry , SC State University of West Georgia , Carrollton , GA Tsa La Gi Amphitheater, Historic Park Hill , OK Tarpon Springs Performing Arts & Cultural center, Tarpon Springs , FL The Culver Academies Eppler Auditorium, Culver, IN Grand Opera in Oshkosh , WI Andrews University , MI The Historic Elsinore Theater, Salem , OR Brigham Young University , Kirkham Auditorium, Rexburg , ID The Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles , CA The Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles , CA Youri Nelzine Bio
In 1982 he successfully graduated from the Dance Studio of the State Academic Folk Dance Ensemble “Zhok” (abbreviated as GAANT “Zhok”) in the city of Kishinev , Moldavia . In 1982 he was invited to join the main company of the ensemble “Zhok” as a soloist, where he stayed until 1990. In 1988 he received the title principal dancer . In the ensemble's program he danced solo parts and acrobatical elements. He frequently went on tour with the company to countries such as France , Belgium , Germany , Austria , Holland , Hungary , Bulgaria , Romania and others. He also traveled all over Moldavia and all of the republics of the former Soviet Union . From 1984 to 1986 he served in the Odessa Red-flag Song and Dance Ensemble as part of the Soviet Army. From 1990 to 1992 he was a soloist in a professional dance company called “Moldovenyaska” in the city of Kishinev . From 1993 to 1995 he was given the position of director-ballet master of the folk ensemble “Vatra” for the T.P.Kh.B.O. “Tiroteks” in the city of Tiraspol . Countries toured include: Moldavia , Ukraine , France , Belgium and Germany . In 1995 he emigrated to America in a group of 20 dancers. From 1995 to 1997 he worked as a ballet dancer, choreographer and coach for the Russian restaurant “ Arbat Golden Palace ” in Burbank , California . From 1997 to 2003 he worked as soloist as well as a choreographer in the American folklore ensemble “Aman” (over 200 concerts each year). From 2000 to 2003 he worked as a choreographer as well as a soloist on three different dance projects for the Russian nightclub/restaurant “Russian Roulette.” Since 2004 he has been the director of the children's dance studio “Krasnaya Kalina” for the Ukranian Cultural Center of Los Angeles, California. June 14, 2006 was the 10-year anniversary of the “Russian Entertainment Unlimited” company. |
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Russian Entertainment Unlimited Company is constantly striving to provide professional dance entertainment in an exciting and artistic manner. The Company is dedicated to promoting, preserving, and teaching their music and dance to the American audience.
Youri Nelzine – the Artistic Director and accomplished dancer/choreographer specializing in dance art.