Dana Demkiv

Dana Petrivna Demkiv (; born March 26, 1932) is a Ukrainian ballet master and ethnographer. She is known as the founder and long-time director of the folk-dance ensemble "Pokuttia". She is a recipient of the Order of Princess Olga of 2nd and 3rd classes.

Biography She was born on March 26, 1932 in Lubaczów. In 1946, during the deportation of Ukrainians from Poland to the Ukrainian SSR, her family ended up in the city of Kalush. In 1951, she graduated from secondary school No. 1 in Kalush.

Her ensemble "Pokuttia" became a laureate and diploma winner of many national and international competitions: the Republican Festival of Folk Art (Kyiv, 1967), the Republican Festival of Amateur Art (Kyiv, 1970), the First All-Union Festival of Folk Art (Kyiv, 1990); international folklore festivals in Greece (gold medal in 1988 and 1990), the USA (1990), and Ukraine (Kyiv, 1990). The Ukrtelefilm studio shot the film "Dancing Pokuttia" (Kyiv, directed by O. Biyma, 1986).

Honorary Citizen of Kolomyia (2002) Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine (1989)