The Cleveland Junior Tamburitzans was founded in 1959 and there are now 75 active dancers.
The goal of the CJT is to teach each child to dance and sing to traditional Croatian Music and to learn to play the traditional instruments of Croatia.
Tom Salopek is an expert tambura player and shares his knowledge and skills as Music Director of the CJT.
Katarina Lukacevic is a former member of Ivan Goran Kovacic, a premier tambura dance ensemble from Croatia, and she uses her experience to choreograph dance sets, teach dance and instruct vocals at the Cardinal Stepinac Croatian Home Cultural Center.