Ola Olizarowicz i Beata Lenczewska

Polish nationale dances

Krakowiak Polonez Mazur Oberek Kujawiak

Krakowiak Krakowiak - lively, Polish folk

dance from the region of Krakow, in the Polish national dances, in 2/4 meter. The name of the dance comes from the 18th century and refer to a group of dances with their own local names: passing, tread, the fugitive, skalmierzak, run. At the end of the 18th century the characteristic synkopowane rhythms krakowiak appeared in the music of the Symphony, and at the beginning of the 19th century the dance that became popular stage and backdrop.

Polonez [French Polonaise –

Polish] called originally walk. Is a Polish dance court, though his roots are in folk music. Features: Swarthy, rather slow, accent on time meter 3/4.

Mazur comes from the Dukes.

Features: the pace fast, accented bounce, alive, "siarczysty". Meter 3/4, a lot of bulleted styles, accents often weak parts bars.

Oberek also called obertasem,

the fastest of the national dances. Features: very fast in small values, rytmicznych, happy, lively, meter 3/8. Accents similar to mazur.

Kujawiak comes from the region of

Kuyavia. Characteristics: slow meter 3/4. Derives from the Kuyavia provinces ceremonies weddings.

Polish regional dances

Cenar Chmielowy Dzëk Zbójnicki Trojak Lasowiak Polka Olender

Cenar Live dance of German

descent; popular in Europe since the end of the 15th century, widely spread also in Poland (in the 16th-17th century).

Chmielowy also known as candle,

geese, is a Polish folk dance, dancing at the wedding to the tunes of hop after „oczepiny” of the bride.

Dzëk Regional dance from

Kaszuby, traditionally exclusively male. The dance is dynamic, based on the jump, you show the efficiency of physical dancer.

Zbójnicki Polish folk dance from

the region Podhale in 2/4 meter.

Trojak the Silesian folk dance,

performed in triple groups consisting of 1 dancer and 2 dancers. The dance is divided into 2 parts: free in meter 3/4 and fast in 2/4 meter.

Lasowiak Polish folk dance

originates from the region of rzeszowski. Melody-Panel highlighted 2/4.Dance is in pairs on the perimeter of the two wheels, situating, dancers the rear face, the dancer to the center of the circle.

Olender Polish folk dance,

belonging to the dances of the regional kurpiowski. Very like oberk, however, does not have it already impulsive, dance is without nature.

Polka Czech folk dance in 2/4

meter, at a rapid pace. Founded around 1822, she gained popularity throughout the world, particularly in Poland, Germany and Italy. Next to the cylinder was a very popular dance-friendly in the 19th century. The name is derived from the Czech word "půlka" meaning „połowę”.

DANCE IN PODLASIE

In dance podlaskich occur: Dances of single Vortex pairs

in dance these mostly spinning follows workaround wheel pair by pair, set pairs next to each other. Clear lead dancer who is guided by his partner.

The dances popisowe. Probably they were formerly his magic. In these dance it is difficult to determine a

standard implementation.

The dances korowodowe. These dances usually consist of several parts, and often end with turnovers or circulation in pairs. They will usually guide you is dancing in the first hand and although it has a group merriment, held in urgently followed order.

Men's elevate in the dance more than women.Stamp firmly and vigorously before changing direction, whether part of the dance and shout in the relevant times: "skibę", „pod sześ"-to change direction.

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