Wieliczka Dance Group
| Fifty years ago Shirley Hojnacki Galanty was given the opportunity to realize her dream of becoming the first P.R.C.U.A. dance teacher in Michigan. Mrs. Galanty learned the Polish customs and traditions by traveling to Poland on several occasions and by sponsoring a choreographer from Poland to teach her and other local choreographers the authentic dances. While raising her family Mrs. Galanty also become a certified choreographer thought the Dance Masters of America. She is currently certified through the Michigan chapter of the Dance masters of America. |
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Shirley Galanty wanted the Polish American Youth to know their heritage, culture customs and traditions, as she was instrumental in the formation of several dance schools in Michigan. Her knowledge in Polish and American Dance has taught numerous students throughout the years, now those same students are bringing their children to learn from her. | |
| Mrs. G's "Polish" career is not just limited to dance; she is holding the following positions:
Mrs. G is also the former National State Director and past Director of the Polish American Congress.
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| Today she is fondly known as "Mrs. G" and
continues to teach at the school that she started fifty years ago. She is the
wife of the late Joseph, proud mother of seven children and Busia to seventeen
grandchildren. Mrs. G is far more than just a dance instructor then a dance instructor to her students she is their friend and a role model. "I treat every dancer as if they where my own. Practices should be fun not a boot camp" -Mrs. G
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