hopak
Sign in to saveHopak (, ) 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.
Key facts
- Dance.name
- Hopak
- Dance.native_name
- Гопак
- Dance.native_name_lang
- uk
- Dance.image
- Rapid Trident 2014 06.jpg
- Dance.caption
- Hopak by the Military Ukrainian Dance Ensemble (2014)
- Dance.genre
- Folk dance
- Dance.signature
- (dominant)not standardized by tempo
- Dance.origin
- Zaporozhian Cossack male dance
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Medieval history
- Concert dance
- Dance steps
- Hopak music
- References to hopak
- See also
- References
- External links
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.
The hopak is often popularly referred to as the "National Dance of Ukraine" and has become very popular in Poland. There are similar folkloric dance tunes known as Sirmpa in Leros, Greece.
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