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General Description of Work: K.U.D. Kolo is a Bosnian folk dance group based in Waterloo. The dances performed by the group hail from several countries in the former Yugoslavia, representing each of the troupe member's homelands and cultures — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, and Croatia. Zulfeta Rizvic, once an elementary school teacher in Bosnia, was also a folk dancer in a place where “dancers were ambassadors for their culture."
Bio: A 2004 winner of the Cedar Valley Mayors’ Volunteer Award, Zulfeta started K.U.D. Kolo (circle or dance), Waterloo’s Bosnian Dance Troupe, to pass her love of dance and culture on to children at Elk Run Elementary School. Rizvic, among the first Bosnians to settle in Waterloo in 1996, soon opened up the group to any students in middle and high schools and now has more than 60 students involved from first to 12th grades as well as college students.
K.U.D. Kolo performed at the 15th Anniversary of Bosnian settlement in Iowa and at a variety of events around the state, including the Iowa Culture and Language Conference and the Midwest Folk Fest. K.U.D. Kolo was also featured at Kraiski Teferic, a celebration of Bosnian culture and community, held in Ft.Wayne, Indiana (2003), Chicago (2004), and Waterloo (2005). Zulfeta was one Kraiski Terferic’s organizers in Waterloo. KUD Kolo was a featured group at the 2008 Midwest Folklife Festival at the Folklore Village in Dodgeville, Wisconsin.
KUD Kolo director, Zulfeta Rizvic, was the recipient of a 2004 Iowa Arts Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant and served as a master artist.
Iowa Roots interview: www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-three/zulfeta-rizvic.shtml
Services Offered 1: KUD Kolo performs a variety of folk & traditional dances from the former Yugoslavia.
Services Offered 2: KUD Kolo director, Zulfeta Rizvic, and the group of dancers can demonstrate a variety of folk & traditional dances from the former Yugoslavia as well as discuss and display a variety of traditional costumes.
Detailed Description of Performances: K.U.D. Kolo is a Bosnian folk dance group based in Waterloo. The dances performed by the group hail from several countries in the former Yugoslavia, representing each of the troupe member's homelands and cultures — Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, and Croatia. Zulfeta Rizvic, once an elementary school teacher in Bosnia, was also a folk dancer in a place where “dancers were ambassadors for their culture."
Regions: All Regions
Performance fees, mileage charges, related to arts services: : Negotiable plus travel expenses.
Accessibility accommodations, space requirements, equipment and all other needs that should be met by sponsors: : Changing areas for men and women, microphone, wooden stage or marley dance floor.
