Scroll down below for photos thanks to Russ Chelak and the Syzonenko Family.

Iskra of Whippany, NJ performs their Welcome Dance at the Saturday night show.

 Ukraine's Ambassador to the United Nations, Serhei Evheniv says a few words to open the Saturday afternoon concert with MC Andrij Stasiw looking on.

MC's Andrij Stasiw and Vika Hordyeyeva greet the massive crowd as they anticipate the first dance.

Seemingly, the crowds kept getting bigger and bigger as the show progressed.

St. George Elementary School 7th Grade High Honors student Zoryana Zarycky performed all 3 days leaving the audience wanting more each time.

Crowds of people surrounded the stage to catch all of the amazing acts.

Iskra dancers flow effortlessly with precision and grace.

Some of the younger dancers show off their Ukrainian 'break-dancing' tricks.

Every new dance brought with it different costumes from various regions of Ukraine.  Here the Iskra dancers show off their Hutsul costumes and choreography by Andrij Cybyk, Artistic Director.

The boys wow the audience with their flash and energy.

High-speed turns were fast and furious throughout the day.

Iskra soloists offered a plethora of dance moves including this 'shtupak'.

Saint George Elementary School dancers impressed the audience with their abilities and cuteness.

UNWLA Saturday school singers performed several Ukrainian folk songs.

Yuriy Dobriansky taunts the audience during Syzokryli's 'Cyrom Pyrohy' dance, a choreography by founder, the late legendary Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky.

The Syzokryli Dancers under the expert Artistic Direction of Orlando Pagan mesmerized the audience with this 'Pryvit', or 'Welcome' dance.

The Pryvit dance continues with a colorful embroidered circle gracefully displayed by the girls of Syzokryli.

The boys of Syzokryli join in arms during this very difficult step.

Syzokryli dancers impress the audience with many lifts including this one during the 'Volynianka' dance.

The younger dancers were not short on lifts either, and the smiles on their faces proves how much fun they were having.

Iskra Gypsies took to the stage with great dramatic flare and beauty.

Syzokryli dancers perform the crowd favorite 'Hopak' with exuberant energy and passion.  Here the front-line girls move with precision as soloist boys perform acrobatic tricks across the front of the stage.

Natalia Lemishka's School of Ballroom Dance greatly impressed the audience with European and Latin dances.  This award winning group brought a renaissance quality of grace to the stage.

The beauty of the embroidered costumes pale in comparison to the beauty and grace of the dancers.

Ballroom expertise was certainly one of the many fabulous highlights from this year's festival.

Iskra girl dancers were always on the move.

Ballerina and expert dancer Ksenia Hentish is lifted high in the air during this Syzokryli number.

Another lift thrills the audience and adds a real sense of acrobatic excitement to the event.

More photos will be posted as they are received.  Enjoy and make sure you come back next year!!!!

Scroll down below for 2008's entire Festival Program.