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csárdás
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Also known as csardas, czárdás

thumb|Csárdás thumb|250px|Csárdás rhythm. Csárdás (, ; ), often seen as Czárdás, is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from '''' (old Hungarian term for roadside tavern and restaurant). It originated in Hungary and was popularized by bands in Hungary as well as neighboring countries and regions such as of Slovenia, Burgenland, Croatia, Transylvania, Slovakia, Vojvodina and Moravia, as well as among the Banat Bulgarians, including those in Bulgaria.

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thumb|Csárdás thumb|250px|Csárdás rhythm. Csárdás (, ; ), often seen as Czárdás, is a traditional Hungarian folk dance, the name derived from '' (old Hungarian term for roadside tavern and restaurant). It originated in Hungary and was popularized by bands in Hungary as well as neighboring countries and regions such as of Slovenia, Burgenland, Croatia, Transylvania, Slovakia, Vojvodina and Moravia, as well as among the Banat Bulgarians, including those in Bulgaria.

The original folk csárdás, as opposed to the later international variants, is enjoying a revival in Hungary thanks to the táncház movement.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “csárdás” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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