Category
page 1Ukrainian folk dances

hopak
Hopak (, ) is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks, but later danced by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances. It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas, ballets and theatre.
kozachok
thumb|A 1904 recording of Kozachok Polianka performed by Hnat Honcharenko, from the collection of [[Filaret Kolessa]]
Kozachok (, ) or kazachok (, ) is a traditional Russian, Belarusian, and Ukrainian quick-paced folk dance for couples originating with the Cossacks in the 16th century. In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was performed throughout Ukraine, Belarus and South Russia in various local varieties. From the 18th century, it was as well performed at noble courts including in France, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.

Kolomyjka
thumb|Kolomyika by Teodor Axentowicz
thumb|Notes of a typical kolomyika tune
Arkan
Ukrainian folk men's dance
Qaytarma
Qaytarma (; also written as Haytarma) is a form of Crimean Tatar folk dance and folk music characterised by cyclical motion. It is most commonly performed at weddings and on holidays.

tropak
thumb|Trepak on a 19th-century postcard
Trepak () or tropak () is a traditional East Slavic folk dance (Russian and Ukrainian).

khorovod
thumb|A young man breaking into a girls' khorovod, from a 1902 painting by Andrei Ryabushkin
dance in Ukraine
dance of various ethnic groups of Ukraine
metelica
thumb|Metelitsa: A humorous depiction: Ukrainian Cossack is doing [[prisiadki]]