What are the Russian national dances?
Many national dances are well known bythe whole world: tango, flamenco, waltz, cancan. But the Russian folk dances are not well known even to the inhabitants of Russia, since they were not distributed and gradually became the property of history. These are such ancient dances as trebak, round dance, lady, apple and others.
Round dance
Perhaps the most famous Russian folk danceIs a round dance - an ancient ritual dance, in which people became in a large circle and moved in a certain direction, performing movements with their hands and feet. It is not only Russian dance - round dances were common among many Slavs, only their names sound different. Today dances are almost forgotten, in traditional form they can be seen only in some villages where the Old Believers live. They remember the customs of the dance: everyone, men, women, children and the elderly can take part in it. The dancers are led in national costumes, usually after the holiday as the final part of it. It is not always necessary to form a circle, there are several figures of roundelays: wattle, reins, on four sides, dance. Round dance ends with a dance part, this is no longer a rite, but the usual dances for an accordion. At this time, you can perform any folk dances, for example, trepak or lady. Trepak
Trepak is a more complex dance thanRound dance, it can only be performed by trained dancers. It consists of fast movements: basically it is characterized by famous steps in the squat when the legs are thrown forward. But the trepak consists not only of them: the dance is accompanied by pripopyvaniem, complex fractional steps, turns of the trunk and other elements. According to the custom during the trepak, the dancers improvised, composing different types of dances from the elements. Today the trepak can be seen in the performance of dance groups specializing in Russian folk dances. Russian Dance
Elements of Russian dancing are similar to figures fromTrepaka: it also used a squat, step and tamping. As a rule, men were engaged in Russian dancing, the dance began with a bar with hands in the sides, after which the dancer began to squat, exposing his feet, taking steps from several elements. During the women's dancing it was necessary to shake their hips. Often during the Russian dance the dancers clapped themselves on parts of the body, especially by boots - so was born the Russian folk dance Kamarinskaya. The rhythm of this dance is quite fast and must be kept constantly. In the past, dancing was taught to all children from a small age. This dance was performed on major holidays. Often at the fairs or during Maslenitsa competitions were held among dancers: sometimes on the quality of dance, and sometimes on endurance - it was necessary to dance "until I fall." Lady
A lady and a man are dancing together, butthey have different elements: the dancer performs squatting, pounding, jumping, symbolizing the dexterity and dexterity of the peasants, and the dancer holds a handkerchief and moves more smoothly, like a majestic landowner. Dancing lady balalaika or accordion in traditional costumes. Another Russian national dance, the apple comes from the lady.
