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Hungarian Folk Dance

Dancing provided the primary source ofevolution of countryside dance life.
recreation for village people before theCraftsmen, soldiers, maids returning from
electronic entertainment forms of the moderntown built the elements of civil fashion
world penetrated filtered into the lives ofdances in their homeland's dance
the  tiniest  settlements.choreography. Dance traditions of the
neighbouring countries have also shaped
The captivating motions accompanied by musicHungarian folk dances. In Transylvania, where
and/or singing is a spectacular visualizationHungarians, Romanians, and Saxons lived
of the Hungarian people's rich emotionaltogether, adoption of each other's dances was
world which they strive to preserve in spiteinevitable. The dance heritage of Bukovina in
of the unstoppable spread of modernTransylvania reflects several ethnic
lifestyle.influences (German, Romanian, Russian,
Hucul).
Singing folk songs and dancing enlivened not
just country people's holidays but it broughtIn terms of regional aspect three main
some cheerfulness in their workdays, too.dialects developed in Hungarian dance
Dancing was also an integral part of a wideculture:
range of social occasions. It provided an
effective forum for group and couple- The characteristic dances of the Western or
interaction  including  courtship.Danube dance dialect are the shepherd and
jumping dances, verbunk,
In order to get along in a village one had toleánykarikázó (women's cicle dance),
have good dancing skills. A lad with skillfulslow and quick csárdás and the
dancing ability tended to be more popularcolourful  palette  of  wedding  dances.
with lasses and vice versa. Parents and the
elderly members of the village community- The Central or Tisza region preserved many
prompted youngsters to acquire and preserveold style dances along with a wide range of
folk traditions as means of strengtheningnew style dances: shepherd dances, stick
social  integrity.dances, leánykarikázó, jumping
dances, verbunk, slow and quick csárdás
Hungarian folk dances can be divided into twoand the osztótánc from the wedding
main  categories:dances.
1. Old style dances dating back to the Middle- The Eastern or Transylvania region has the
Agesmost versatile and archaic dance heritage due
to the isolation of this area from Western
Jumping dances (ugrós): solo or coupleinfluences.
dances accompanied by old style music,
shepherd and other solo man's dances fromCommunism didn't oppressed folk dancing, on
Transylvania, and marching dances along withthe contrary the era added new impetus to the
remnants of medieval weapon dances belong indevelopment of dances. The dance house
this group. Karikázó, a circle dancemovement started in the 70ies became very
performed by women only accompanied bypopular with young people living in towns in
singing  of  folksongsno time. Bands and ensembles formed, amateurs
set out to collect the remaining traditions
2. New style dances developed in the 18-19.of folk dance and music in the countryside
centurieswhile  looking  for  their  roots.
Verbunk, a solo man's dance evolved from theThe choreographies were resurrected in dance
recruiting performances of thehouses where anybody could learn the basic
Austro-Hungarian army. Csárdás thesteps then practice them by joining the other
national couple dance of Hungary which seemsenthusiasts on the dance floor. The dance
deceptively simple with its to steps to thehouse phenomena evolved into a movement
right and two steps to the left, followed byacknowledged and known all worldwide
turning the woman around choreography howeverenriching the world of folk music and dance
numerous regional variations have developedwith talents like Márta Sebestyén, or
since  the  19th  century.the  Muzsikás  Band.
Couple dances formed the core of communityThe fact that the Hungarian name of the
entertainment because of their lively stepmovement without the accents (tanchaz) rooted
patterns. The most popular couple dance isin the English language demonstrates the
the csárdás which became known as thepopularity  of  the  movement  the  best.
national dance of Hungary all over the world.
Besides csárdás and its variations theThe political changes started in 1989
so-called jumping dances, twirl dances fromfacilitated the preserving of folk traditions
Transylvania and other old style slow danceseven more. Folk dance schools were founded,
were also favoured. Solo man's dances existedfolk dance lessons became part of school
as integral part of dance life until the I.lectures, and the Hungarian Dance Academy
world  war.launched a folk dance course. Today many
civil associations, festivals (National
Only the most talented lads were able toTanchaz Festival) and countless folk
learn and master some of the dances thatensembles (both professional and amateur)
required outstanding skillfulness (verbunk,cultivate  folk  dance traditions in Hungary.
jumping dances). Some man's dances became
part of the dance repertoire in certain partsThrough the performances of the three most
of the country even after the I. world warsuccessful representatives of Hungarian folk
(Rábaköz: verbunk, karéj, dus,dance culture (Hungarian National Folk
Northeast Hungary certain verbunk varieties:Ensemble, Danube Folk Ensemble and the
sarkantyús  verbunk,  magyar  verbunk).Rakjó Folk Ensemble) you can learn about
and became a fan of this colourful art form.
Along with entertainment dances, certainThe 3 ensembles look back to more than
rituals, customs (weddings, harvest, vintage)50-year professional past. They conquered the
had their own characteristic dances, as well.heart of their audience in numerous countries
Weddings were regarded as prominent socialevoking and making memorable to them the rich
happenings in villages, the events of whichfolklore treasures of Hungary. The ensembles'
lived  vividly in people's memories for long.versatile repertoire has preserved many
precious dances which would have been
External influences had significant impact onforgotten otherwise.



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