Folklore Dance Group "Lasowiacy" was created in Stalowa Wola in 1956.
Stalowa Wola is a city in South-East of Poland and it is famous from its steelworks factory raised
inside great historical forest just before second world war. It was beginning of industry
and well-being of local people. That time dancing, singing and instrumental artistic groups were united in local House of Culture. Initiators were Leslaw Rzucidlo, Marian Pysznik and Marian Bienias. First show was on 30th of April 1956 - "Lasowiacy" performed a mazurka dance from
Moniuszko's opera "Straszny Dwor".
 

Name "Lasowiacy" is originated from name of people living in historical times in this region
("las"=forest). They cut down local woods and rafted it away using San River and Vistula River
to Varsovie and even Baltic See.
 

To keep folklore local dances, songs and beautiful dresses was the major job to do in the beginnig
but later "Lasowiacy" started to perform lots of dances from all over polish cultural regions.
Today our program contains daces from Mazovia, Silesia, Crocovia, Podhale and a local
folklore of course. In 19th February 2002 "Lasowiacy" was given a name of choreographer Ignacy Wachowiak (between 1965-1978 Director of Lasowiacy) who made a very good job for us.
Marek Zaremba is an artistic director and choreographer of "Lasowiacy" today.
Over 2000 concerts we performed for about 2,5 milion people in Poland, Europe, United States
and Africa!
 

We are prizewinners in lots of fastivals. It is Polish Review "Colors of Frienships", Trade Union
Folklore Festival, Folklore Dance and Songs Festival in Resovia, National Folklore Dance
Festival, Michal Kosinski Festival and international festivals as "Arbeiterspiele in Germany,
All Trade Unions Festival in Vilnius,International Folklore Festival in Algeria and Tunisia,
International Folklore Festival in Dijon- France, XI World Folklore Festival in Egypt,
International Festival in Danmark, Youth Festival in Delbruck in Germany, Dancing Lahtii
Festival in Finland, Insieme-Razem Festival in Sicily (Italy).

We had our 45 Jubilee Festival in September 2002. Our achievments are honoured by the authorities. We got several Culture and Art Departament's prizes and honours.
 

In this year 2006 we will have GOLD-50 Jubilee our Folklore Dance Group "LASOWIACY".