kozachok
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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- Dance.name
- Kozachok
- Dance.native_name
- Козачок
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- uk
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- Dance.genre
- Folk dance
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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.
==Description== Kozachok is a fast, linear, couple-dance in time, typically in a constantly increasing tempo and of an improvisatory character. In the 17th century, kozachok became fashionable in court music in Europe. It is typically in a minor key in Ukraine, and in a major key in Russia. The woman leads and the man follows, imitating her figures – she signals movement changes by hand clapping. Traditionally, it is accompanied by a '', a short, jovial, humorous song.