Anita Brzeski will be the Master of Ceremony at the First Colorado European Festival. Eclectic, meaning 'made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources', is the best one-word description of Anita Brzeski, Miss Poland International 2008.
As a dual-citizen and a double-major in college, Anita embodies the idea of being a mix of a little bit of everything. Anita is majoring in psychology and communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Hora Romanesca, a Boulder-based Romanian performance group, was started more than 10 years ago by members of Colorado 's Romanian community and was origionally known as Hora Mare.

The creation of the group and the first performance were prompted by the visit of Princess Sophia of Romania to Colorado . All our dancers wear authentic Romanian folk costumes. These costumes are genuine antiques and are usually 50 years old or more. Our dancers take great pride in owning them and will always take a moment to show off their delicate embroidery to anyone interested.

Gypsy Swing Revue is a jazz ensemble that carries on the tradition of Gypsy Jazz created by Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli during their domination of the Paris jazz scene during the 1930's. The music of Gypsy Swing Revue is the Swinging Jazz of the 30's and 40's plus a cross-section of songs from the modern Gypsy Jazz repertoire. With instrumentation similar to Django's Hot Club, namely: two acoustic guitars, upright bass, and violin, each Gypsy Swing Revue performance provides exciting, engaging music for all to enjoy.

Skean Dubh. Since 1994 Skean Dubh (pronounced, skeen doo) remains one of the most enjoyable Celtic bands in the Rocky Mountain region. Fun for the whole family! Their diverse repertoire spans centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, Scottish ballads, Irish pub-songs, Celtic folksongs, and gorgeous slow airs. These versatile musicians have received accolades consistently over the years for their exuberant performances. They have continually delighted audiences both with their musical styling and with their unusual instrumentation (a unique blend of traditional and modern instruments) including:

"Ruta" Lithuanian Dancers. Founded in 1976, "Ruta" ("rue", a flowering plant native to Lithuania) has performed traditional Lithuanian folk dances in the Denver area as well as across the country. It has participated in folk dance festivals in Chicago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Toronto, and Hamilton, Canada. "Ruta" has had many dancers through the years, ranging in age from 7-70, and after several years hiatus is looking forward to performing for Coloradans again.

Kolorado Vabalai (Colorado Beetles) was founded in 2001 in Colorado . Kolorado Vabalai as a duet ( Romas and Naras) have held concerts in Denver , Detroit , Washington DC , and Chicago . Recently the band joined Laisvis and now you can hear three-part harmonies in the band‘s energy-filled performance. Currently the band is recording their first acoustic album. The Kolorado Vabalai repertoire includes original songs and also popular Lithuanian hits.

Dance Legacy was founded by Anastasiya Buechele and Eileen Umbaugh - professional instructors and dancers with years of expirience. Now under the roof of our new facility Dance Legacy united the most excellent team of instructors for vireos dance and other theater disciplines. Creative movement, Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Musical theater, Acting and Voice are taught by very talented and experienced teachers. Dance Legacy is committed to providing professional instruction and education in dance, within an atmosphere where students are encouraged, challenged and nurtured to enjoy, create and express themselves. Dance Legacy was formed, as the name implies; to pass on a quality of dance to those who seek it. At Dance Legacy, we focus on providing proper instruction in classical ballet, Character dance and Creative movement. We combine an extensive, adapted Vaganova syllabus with a thoughtful and nurturing approach. We focus on teaching our students proper body alignment, a strong foundation in ballet technique and other types of dance with provisional and creative approach to the art of dance.

The Magyarock (Hungarian rock) is a Hungarian cover band covering popular songs from various Hungarian artists and performing them mostly to their fellow countrymen and women living abroad, and also to all who come to their concerts. The band was formed in 2003 for a New Years Eve party, where the group performed for the Hungarian community in Denver. As the time had passed Magyarock learned more and more songs and they started to perform them skillfully and proficiently. In September of 2005 after a performance in Las Vegas the band decided to visit other out of state towns where larger pockets of Hungarian populations existed.