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Народный французский танец менуэт

2011-08-19T14:28:03Z

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Менуэт — это старинный народный французский танец, который, пережив на несколько столетий другие возникшие одновременно с ним танцы, сыграл важнейшую роль в развитии бального и сценического танца.

Французское «menuet» происходит от «menu» и означает «маленький, мелкий». С французского «menu pas» переводится как «маленький шаг». Таким образом, становится понятно, что танец назван так благодаря характерным ему маленьким па.

Родиной происхождения менуэта считают Бретань. Здесь его исполняли как нигде непосредственно и просто.

Ирландский народный танец

2011-08-11T10:53:48Z

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Ирландский народный танец становится все популярнее день ото дня. Можно сказать, что ирландский танец по своему духу и эмоциональной направленности в чем-то близок российскому народу.

Ирландский народный танец сформировался в конце 19-го века. Это было время Гельской Лиги, в задачи которой входило развитие и сохранение ирландской культуры. Немногим позже возникла Комиссия ирландских танцев, основной целью которой была выработка стандартов исполнения и организация соревнований по ирландским танцам, а также их судейство.

Tarantella - dance till you drop

2011-07-20T21:42:35Z

This quick Italian folk dance has a very interesting history of origin. In one version of the dance is so named because of the city of Taranto, where he was in the XV century and came into existence. widespread tarantella was in Naples. for the modest and half-hearted boys while the dancing was a way to get acquainted with a girl you like. Dance replaced the word girl is often reciprocated, and then tied gay pereplyas, joined by all present.

Khaleej - "Hair Dance"

2011-07-19T20:20:53Z

Khaleej, folk dance and the inhabitants of the Gulf of Jordan, is striking in its beauty, all who see it first. This age-old female dance that dance women for women. So, will concentrate on the women's Khaleej, or "hair dance».

most widespread this dance in Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE. Khaleej performs dance couple or a group of women who rarely - solo. Dance is improvisational in nature and is traditionally performed at celebrations, or meetings, such as weddings. Often women are dancing in his own half Khaleej home to the accompaniment of female musicians.

Simd - People Ossetian dance

2011-07-15T07:02:41Z

favorite folk dance and a symbol of all the people of Ossetia is a beautiful dance horovodny simd. This dance is dance and dance to this day and Georgians, and Kabardian, and other peoples of the Caucasus.

name of the dance "simd" the Ossetian does not mean the name of a particular dance, and is a noun that is derived from the verb "simyn", which translated from the Ossetian means "mass dance Ossetian dance ».

Sirtaki - "almost popular" Greek Dance

2011-07-12T20:26:00Z

At the mention of Greek folk dance, the first and only comes to mind sirtaki. Many of us believe that the Greeks sirtaki is something hopak for the Ukrainians, while the dance is not a popular Greek dance, and even not very popular in Greece.

In 1964, the film «Gorba The Greek» («Zorba the Greek") in the Hollywood leading man Anthony Quinn was in the finals of the dance folk dance "sirtos." This dance was very popular and prevalent on the island part of Greece.

Dance - ancient Russian dance

2011-07-08T20:27:52Z

Russian dance, being as old as our life, and have long adorned the life of our ancestors entertain.

dances in the Russian folk life there are so many. The combination of large mass movements of people with the song is a characteristic feature of the round dance. Driving is a circular dance in a circle. Participants of the action keep the ends of handkerchiefs or hands. Also, the hands can freely be omitted.

Most Caucasian dance lezginka

2011-07-06T19:10:45Z

One of the most famous and popular dance of all dances peoples of the Caucasus is considered lezginka. This graceful dance includes a sufficiently clear and sharp attacks, making it does not look like a different dance. Lezginka - very old Caucasian dance, which emphasizes the great courage and spirit of the artist.

Homeland lezginka a republic of Dagestan. It was here the first time there was a name of this popular and revered in the Caucasus dance. In turn, the most spectacular and interesting for viewers of any age and sex is just the Dagestani lezginka.

Ukrainian folk dance and its history

2011-07-04T16:46:30Z

Throughout the history of the Ukrainian people has developed and enriched by new shades and moods and Ukrainian folk dance. You'll find it all: gentle humor, grandeur and heroism wins the fight, the joy of creative work, and provocative mirth. Life of the Ukrainian people was more dramatic than happy. This is evidenced by the songs and dances of the women who grieve their hard female part. The male population in Ukraine reflects the constantly attacks the invaders, and on women's shoulders went all the hard work. Cossacks brought in a song and dance theme of the struggle and the will, and intolerance of our enemies, love of freedom and joy.

Hopak - folk dance and martial arts

2011-07-01T05:30:42Z

Speaking of dancing art, the calling card of Ukraine for centuries is gopak. In our country it is difficult to find folk art, whose repertoire would not be hopak. But not everyone knows that gopak - is not only breathtaking beauty and power of dance and martial arts.

Battle Hopak - a martial art that combines striking and throwing techniques with plastic gopak dance. To combat hopak tend to use hooks and blocks, as well as strikes and kicks.