Russian, Ukrainian, Cossack, Russian Gypsy folk dancing video clips from live performances of New York based folk dance and music ensemble "Barynya".
Dance of Russian Sailors, Barynya, Kadril, Kalinka, Cossack Dance Varen'ka, Khorovod "Metelitsa", Hopak, Subboteya, Barynya, Nanaiskiy, Kazanka.
Kazaki are better known outside of Russia as Cossacks (Turkish word meaning Outlaw, Adventurer or freebooter/freeman).
These Cossacks developed from Southern Russia and the Ukraine from the 15th to early 20th
centuries more...
Ukrainian folk dance Hopak also spelled as Gopak originally was a dance for men only.
Later it was performed by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers.
In the western Ukraine it was danced in a closed circle. The Hopak has no fixed pattern of steps.
Men competitively improvise steps, high leaps, squatting kicks, and turns; women dance simple steps,
sway, clap, or circle... more
Russian Folk Dance Kadril
Russian Folk Dance Kadril also known as Quadrille, Kadrille and Rigodon. It is a humorous competitive couples dance.
Russian Kadril or Quadrille Dance is one of the signature numbers of Russian more...
Kalinka is surely one of the best-known Russian folk-songs: a small declaration of love dedicated to a snowball tree.
It is especially popular because of its impetuous more...
In old times in Russia the word barynya (Landlady) was used by simple folk as a form of addressing to a woman of higher class. Barynya - original fast Russian folk dance with fancy foot stomping and traditional Russian squatwork ("prisyadka", "vprisyadku"), sudden knee-bending and jumps.
The Barynya dance is an alternation of chastushkas and more...
Russian Folk Song and Dance "Subboteya" (Saturday Affair)
"Saturday Affair" is very popular Russian folk song. New York based Russian folk dance and music ensemble Barynya has performed this song and dance every concert since 1991 over 1000 times.
Here is translation of the song lyrics into English. Russian original text more...
Khorovod - is Russian group round dance. In this particular video Russian folk dance ensemble Barynya
did not have enough money and dancers to show full size khorovod.
But while watching Barynya dancers Olga and Ganna one can get pretty good picture what khorovod could look and sound like.
"The Peddler" (Korobeiniki)
This lyric folk song and dance has been a
Russian favorite for 150 years. A countryside peddler has a basket filled with
attractive prints and brocades. At first-sight he falls in love with a pleasant girl.
He is ready to lay at her feet all his worldly goods for a glance from her dark eyes and a kiss from
her ruby-red-lips. Lyrics are by the great poet N. Nekrasov.
"Only the dark night knows how they got on together".
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Russian music and dance ensemble Barynya recorded during 2007 summer tour in Ohio view videoclips, order
