Nelia Ivanova and Svitlana Shlikhter were full of smiles when a nearly packed audience of about 300 people gave the Ukrainian ballet dancers and other performers a round of applause during a recent show in Awaji Island in western Japan.Following their evacuation to the island three months after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Ivanova and Shlikhter have been living in a calm and stable environment, which they say was what they wanted most as professional dancers."We appreciate the people in Awaji for supporting us, and hopefully we can send a message of peace throug…READ FULL ARTICLE
