Kryla Ukrainian Dancers actually started out as the Bonnyville Ukrainian Dance Club in 1977. During the years of 1977 to 1987 the club's enrollment averaged about 40 dancers and was instructed by several dance instructors, some of them senior dancers of the club.

Sonia Hohol, Kim and Andrij Nahachewsky, David Sharun, Lorraine Godziuk, Julie Ostashewski (Krawiec), Dennis Chmiliar, Shelly Lakusta, Terry Yaceyko, and Joanne MacQuarrie (Antoniuk) were the instructors that were responsible for the Central Ukraine choreography during these first ten years of the club's existence.

Kryla also began participating in competitions in Western Canada during these years visiting competitions in Dauphin, Manitoba, Vegreville, Alberta and St. Paul, Alberta. Malanka programs and spring concerts were the highlights of the dance season and the dancers also performed for community events when the opportunity arose.

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