▁are ▁fund ed ▁by ▁functions ▁that ▁the ▁ensemble ▁puts ▁on ▁during ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁the ▁ensemble ▁is ▁always ▁on ▁the ▁look out ▁for ▁spons ors ▁to ▁help ▁them . ▁. ▁ ▁Ku ku ł ecz ka ▁– ▁Per th ▁The ▁Polish ▁folk lor ic ▁dance ▁group ▁K uk ule cz ka ▁was ▁founded ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁as ▁a ▁children ' s ▁dance ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁Polish ▁Eth nic ▁School ▁in ▁May lands . ▁Its ▁vision ▁was ▁to ▁encou rage ▁Polish ▁youth ▁to ▁stay ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁their ▁parents ▁and ▁ancest ors ▁and ▁to ▁promote ▁Polish ▁culture ▁to ▁the ▁bro ader ▁Per th ▁community . ▁Today , ▁while ▁the ▁group ▁proud ly ▁continues ▁this ▁vision , ▁it ▁has ▁out g rown ▁its ▁original ▁format ▁and ▁has ▁become ▁an ▁ensemble ▁that ▁measures ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁best ▁amateur ▁folk lor ic ▁dance ▁groups . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁international ▁and ▁local ▁inter c ult ural ▁events , ▁and ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁it ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁Pol Art ▁festiv als , ▁tri enn ial ▁events ▁celebr ating ▁Polish ▁culture ▁and ▁art ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁To ▁comm emor ate ▁its ▁ 2 0 th ▁birth day ▁in ▁style , ▁K uk ule cz ka ▁put ▁on ▁The ▁Fol k lor ic ▁Christmas ▁Con cert ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 1 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁event ▁involved ▁about ▁ 4 0 ▁d anc ers