Ukrainian dancer and choreographer Volodymyr Rakov killed in action on battlefield – photos, video
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Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:13:41 +0200
Volodymyr Rakov, a dancer, choreographer, and winner of the 6th season of Everybody Dance a Ukrainian show based on the format of the American series So You Think You Can Dance, was killed in action on the battlefield.
Source Volodymyr Rakovs friend and colleague Halyna Pekha on social media Quote from Halyna Pekha On 6 January, my closest friend and colleague, Volodymyr Rakov, was killed in action performing a combat mission.
Volodymyr Rakov on the right served in the 24th Mechanised Brigade Details Many of Rakovs colleagues and famous Ukrainians leave their condolences under Halyna Pekhas post on social media.
Quote from Ukrainian singer Dmytro Monatik One of the most talented dancers I was lucky enough to know personally.
My condolences to all the family.
May you rest in peace and eternal memory, Warrior.
It is very sad and painful.
Very Lets be worthy of your heroism, rest in peace Volodymyr Rakov wrote choreographer Anatolii Sachivko, in whose Apache Crew band Volodymyr once performed.
Halia Pekha, Volodymyr Rakov, Maksym Kotskyi Photo Maksym Kotskyi on Facebook For reference Volodymyr Rakov was born in 1994 in Yevpatoria.
In 2013, he won the sixth season of the show Everybody Dance and was a choreographer for the next two seasons.
In 2018, as part of the Wonder Crew, he won the World of Dance competition in Berlin.
He was an assistant choreographer for the Ukrainian dance competition show Dancing with the Stars and has appeared in films and numerous music videos.
One of his most famous works is the video for the song 2am by Foals, directed by Tanu Muio.
Muio posted a photo of the deceased on her social media and captioned it I dont want to believe it.
After the start of the Russian fullscale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He served in the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 24th Mechanised Brigade.
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