Members of Russian dance, music, and song ensemble BARYNYA Serhiy Tsyganok, Elina Karokhina, and Mikhail Smirnov performed 45 min school assembly concerts of Russian, Ukrainian, Cossack, Gypsy and Jewish traditional dance and music at the Milestones Charter School in Phoenix, Arizona. Exact address of the school: 4707 E. Robert E. Lee Street Phoenix, AZ 85032 on Friday, October 20th, 2017 at 2:00PM.
The program of performance included
Russian folk button accordion GARMOSHKA (Russian: Гармошка) introduction with traditional Russian song "Subboteya",
Russian traditional dance "Barynya",
Russian folk song and dance "The Snowstorm" (Russian: "Метелица"),
introduction of the Russian string instrument BALALAIKA with the instrumental solo of folk melody "Kamarinskaiya" (Russian: "Камаринская"), Cossack marching song and dance "Pri Luzhke", Russian Jewish wedding dance with Candles ("Свечки"),
famous Jewish Bottle dance from the "Fiddler Of The Roof", Russian Roma (Romani) Gypsy song and dance "Dark Eyes" (Russian: Очи чёрные - Цыганский), Russian Tongue-Twisters Medley (Russian: "Скороговорки"), Waltz "The Butterfly" by Vasily Andreev ("Бабочка"),
Russian folk song "Husband Forsed Me" ("Как заставил меня муж"), Felt Boots ("Валенки"), Ukrainian folk song and dance "Pidmanula" - "You Tricked Me" ("Украинский"), "Sabre Dance" ("Танец с саблями"), Russian folk dance lesson ("Урок танца"), Russian folk dance "Kalinka" (Russian: Калинка), and other selections.
Milestones Charter School, Phoenix, Arizona click images above to see full size high-resolution photos
Balalaika virtuoso Elina Karokhina, school's Principal, dancer Serhiy Tsyganok, garmoshka player Mikhail Smirnov, Milestones Charter School, Phoenix, Arizona click images above to see full size high-resolution photos
Jewish Bottle Dance, dancer Serhiy Tsyganok, Milestones Charter School, Phoenix, AZ click images above to see full size high-resolution photos
Milestones Charter School, Phoenix, Arizona click images above to see full size high-resolution photos
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Multicultural school assembly (Russian, Ukrainian, Cossack, Gypsy), Phoenix, Arizona
Free public concert at the Wickenburg Community Center on November 7th, 2021
On Sunday, November 7th, 2021 at 2pm musicians and dancers of ensemble Barynya performed 90 min concert in Wickensburg, Arizona. Free public performance took place at the Wickenburg Community Center (exact address: 160 N. Valentine, Wickenburg, Arizona 85390). Dancers: Pavel Getman, Viktoriia Lazareva. Musicians: Elina Karokhina (balalaika), Mikhail Smirnov (garmoshka, guitar, vocals). The program of concert included Russian dances, music and songs.