DJ Rita Spirit (Marharyta Barieieva) is from Ukraine. Before moving to Whitehorse she spent time working in Sweden and China. Rita has taught a DJ course for kids in "V Studio" (Nanning, China), and at Asa Folkhogskola (Sweden). She loves different kinds of music, including hip-hop, g-funk, house, afro-fusion, soul, and R&B, and delving deeper into a variety of styles.
Originally a dancer, she first started as a battle DJ for dancing events, then became a battle and party DJ. Rita has played venues in China, Ukraine, Indonesia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Finland. Recently Rita has performed in the Vancouver Street Dance Festival (one of the biggest festivals in Canada), as well as in Las Vegas, Phoenix and Calgary.
Rita has been performing and teaching internationally for more than 10 years in different countries. Dancing was always a safe outlet for expressing herself and healing. Through dancing, she was able to meet many other artists and creatives across the globe which she is grateful for.