Grigoriy Chapkis

Hryhorii (or Grigoriy) Mykolaiovych Chapkis (24 February 1930 – 13 June 2021) was a Ukrainian dancer and choreographer.

Biography He was laureate of three international competitions. He became a People's Artist of Ukraine in February 2010. Previously he was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1964).

He also was:

Professor of the Department of Contemporary Choreography, Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.

Professor at the Faculty of Choreographic Arts, Kyiv University of Culture.

Professor of the Department of Choreography at the Institute of Arts of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University.

Chapkis died in Kyiv on 13 June 2021, aged 91, from complications of COVID-19.