FALL FESTIVAL 2015
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Night and Orchard Lake St. Mary's
youth course.
“We team up with our sister group
to perform n Poland and we will be
taking our group to perform in Poland
in the summer of 2017,”Martin said.
This year, the group will appear on
the Lou LaRiche main stage in
Kellogg Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, per-
forming dances with the simpler early
steps of the youngest members to the
more difficult advanced steps of the
traditional dances performed by the
more experienced students.
“Our choreographers are Natalie
Jedruszko and Marie Stawasz, they
both have taken courses from Polish
instructors in Poland and in the
United States. Natalie earned her
teaching degree in Poland,” Martin
said.
Membership in the group requires
only a desire to dance and have fun
although there is a monthly fee for
practice time and lessons. This month,
however, membership is free but inter-
ested candidates need to speak with
Martin first about coming to class, she
said. The group practices at Madonna
University at Schoolcraft and Levan
Road on Wednesday evenings. They
split their time, Martin said, between
buildings in the Plymouth Canton and
Livonia Public Schools for other prac-
tices.
One of the main fundraisers for the
group is the Polish Kitchen, usually
located right onMain Street at the cor-
ner of Penniman nearest the park.
Every year, parents of the dancers dish
up traditional Polish foods to lines of
waiting customers.
The popular Polish Platter which
includes Kielbasa, stuffed cabbage,
bread, sauerkraut, city chicken and
two potato with cheese Pierogi is one
of the biggest sellers. The platter
includes a bottle of water and many
Fall Festival visitors make plans in
advance to visit the kitchen based on
the quality of the platter. The kitchen
will also serve Kielbasa on a bun with
or without sauerkraut and Pierogi in
various sized servings. This year they
will also have stuffed cabbage and city
chicken for sale at the event.
According to an early menu provid-
ed by the group, they expect to also
have Paczki for sale this year, the
See
Dancers,
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