Dancers of Łowiczanie

Read the following mini interviews to find out more about our dancers; where they work and go to school, what their interests are and whether or not their parents met in Łowiczanie. Dancers whose parents met in Łowiczanie are jokingly called "Łowiczanie babies".

Ania Jaroszewicz

How long have you been dancing? 4 years
How old are you? 19 years old
What's your favorite dance? Kujawiak Oberek
Where do you go to school? UC Berkeley, and I'm majoring in Psychology and Economics
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Monterey Bay (like the only one I've been on)
What are your hobbies? Aside from Łowiczanie, swing dancing and reading
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No

Basia Suroz

How long have you been dancing? 4 years
How old are you? 18 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Kujawiak Oberek
Where do you go to school? Bishop O'Dowd '08 and University of San Francisco '12
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Poland in summer of 2006 and Colorado in fall of 2005
What are your hobbies? Saving the environment!
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No, I am a pioneer.

Dasha Tymoshenko

How long have you been dancing? Since summer 2007
How old are you? 24 years old
What’s your favorite dance? I don't know
Where do you go to school? UCSD
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Monterey Bay
What are your hobbies? Photography
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No I am not.

Jen Bzura

How long have you been dancing? 3 years with Łowiczanie, (21 years of Polish dancing total)
How old are you? 25 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Anything but Spisz!
Where do you go to school? Michigan Technological University Grad/ Sales Engineer
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Trips to Mitchell's to get ice cream after próba
What are your hobbies? Swimming, snowboarding, photography, art, being awesome
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No I am not.

Joasia Smolen

How long have you been dancing? I have been dancing for 4 years.
How old are you? 18 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Polka Warszawska
Where do you go to school? Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Colorado
What are your hobbies? I am also a Girl Scout, soccer player, and Mariner.
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Why yes I am! Daughter of Richard Smolen and Barbara Dyszynski

Krysia Smolen

How long have you been dancing? About 8 years, I took a half-year break once
How old are you? 21 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Przeworsk, it's fast and fun and the music is great! I also love Biały Mazur, it’s just a beautiful dance.
Where do you go to school? UC Berkeley
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? The Colorado Tour!!!! It was my first real tour! But the upcoming Poland trip will most likely surpass it.
What are your hobbies? All types of folk dance, I've tried Irish dancing, Bhangra, and Tahitian dance! Plus I’m really into botany.
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yes, my parents met in Łowiczanie! My mom was born in England and my dad in Argentina. I just thank my lucky stars, but it's weird to know that without this group I probably wouldn't exist!

Megan Mongird

How long have you been dancing? 1.5 years
How old are you? 18 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Cieszyn, Kujawiak-Oberek, and Żywiec
Where do you go to school? University of Arizona
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Poland!!!!
What are your hobbies? Sewing
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yes!

Mary Kay Stuvland

How long have you been dancing? I've been dancing in group ... wow. The longest ;)
How old are you? Forget the age thing... ;)
What’s your favorite dance? My favorite dance is Biały Mazur.
Where do you go to school? I'm an arts and events manager.
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? My favorite Łowiczanie trips were the two Rzeszów festivals I went on as a dancer.
What are your hobbies? I love to travel, ski, swim, read, drink good wine and dance salsa!
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No!

Aleksander Poppe

How long have you been dancing? 7 months
How old are you? 21 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Cieszyn
Where do you go to school? UC Berkeley
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Monterey
What are your hobbies? Dancing, biking, playing the saxophone, watching movies
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yea baby! Not really, just in spirit…

Alexander Tadeusz
Hadas

How long have you been dancing? Since 2006
How old are you? 18 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Polka Warsawska & Cieszyn
Where do you go to school? Diablo Valley College, Dance (specialization in choreography)
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Poland!!!!
What are your hobbies? Dancing, beading, knitting, sewing, singing, P.L.U.R.
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yes, son of Maria Butler-Hadas and Andrzej Hadas

Alexander Dąbrowiecki
( aka Lolo)

How long have you been dancing? Since 2000
How old are you? 21 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Żywiec
Where do you go to school? Paramedic, starting UC Davis fall 2008
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? LA/Portland/Las Vegas/Monterey
What are your hobbies? EDF, and after performance parties
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yes, son of Diane Lorence

Dominik Dąbrowiecki

How long have you been dancing? 9 years
How old are you? 23 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Łowicz
Where do you go to school? UC Berkeley grad/ work in two restaurants
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Poland!!!!
What are your hobbies? Play guitar, cooking
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? Yes, son of Diane Lorence

Martin Behn

How long have you been dancing? Since October 2007
How old are you? 21 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Spisz
Where do you go to school? UC Berkeley '08, Internship in Germany
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? Monterey
What are your hobbies? I enjoy surfing, running, and swimming.
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? NOT a Łowiczanie baby NOT a Łowiczanie baby

Bartrk Olszewski

How long have you been dancing? Since october 2006
How old are you? 23 years old
What’s your favorite dance? Rzeszów and Kurpie
Where do you go to school? Technical University in Bialystok, Management and Engineering of Production
What was your favorite trip with Łowiczanie? I've had only one to Roseville :)
What are your hobbies? Sailing, Snowboard, Ice skating, Dancing, Learning English
Are you a Łowiczanie baby? No