family and friends under fire at home. but he knows how dangerous that would be. >> the most good thing they can do is to provide ukraine, show ukrainian heart, to show ukrainian culture from the stage, to show it to the audience, to share our culture. we call ourselves the warriors on the stage. >> reporter: but if they are warriors, they are warriors practically without uniforms. the dancers came here expecting only a brief tour with only the costumes for the nutcracker performance and no scenic back drops or stage props. for now, they will continue performing around france but bothering everything right down to replacement ballet shoes. olga pasternack and mikaela, two of the star performers have toured abroad before. but this is different.