s , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁premier ▁show pie ce ▁of ▁Polish ▁fol kl ore ▁in ▁south - east ▁Queensland . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁art istic ▁direction ▁of ▁its ▁founder ▁and ▁ch ore ograph er , ▁Henry k ▁Michael ▁Kur yle w ski , ▁the ▁company ▁has , ▁since ▁then , ▁given ▁numerous ▁performances ▁at ▁local ▁ven ues , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁capital ▁cities ▁around ▁Australia ▁particip ating ▁in ▁television ▁appearances , ▁ten ▁Pol - Art ▁Fest iv als , ▁seven ▁Queensland ▁Multi - c ult ural ▁Fest iv als , ▁two ▁Sh ell ▁Fol k lor ic ▁Con cert s ▁and ▁World ▁Ex po ▁’ 8 8 . ▁" O BER T AS " ▁teach es ▁its ▁members ▁the ▁bas ics ▁of ▁classical ▁dance ▁as ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁a ▁vast ▁re per toire ▁of ▁songs ▁and ▁d ances ▁from ▁a ▁diverse ▁range ▁of ▁Polish ▁regions . ▁ ▁Or l ę ta ▁– ▁Well ington ▁Or l ę ta ▁is ▁an ▁ensemble ▁of ▁young ▁perform ers ▁mainly , ▁though ▁not ▁exclus ively , ▁of ▁Polish ▁descent . ▁The ▁group ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Lower ▁H utt ▁Polish ▁School , ▁Well ington ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁s its ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁Association ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁dance ▁ensemble ▁is ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁identity ▁among ▁young ▁Polish ▁New ▁Zealand ers ▁with ▁their ▁Polish ▁her itage ▁through ▁aw aren ess ▁of ▁the ▁Polish ▁language , ▁custom s ▁and ▁tradition ▁and