My parents, both from Ukraine. I am very glad that I learned to read, write and speak Ukrainian and I even did Ukrainian dance and sang in a large Ukrainian choir. I still have my costume.
How cool! I am Ukrainian from my Moms side of the family, and I also happily belong to and sing in a Ukrainian Orthodox church. What about you? Was the choir you sang in a church choir?
So jealous: I'm also (1/4) Ukrainian but unfortunately I wasn't taught Ukrainian. My grandmother (who was from Kharkiv) spent most of her life in Georgia and so was used to speaking either Georgian (with an accent) or Russian, the lingua franca of the USSR. Therefore, I grew up speaking English, Georgian and Russian. I still want to learn Ukrainian though of course. My Ukrainian roots are the ones I'm least in touch with.
@Dewy I am fully ukrainian but I grew up In Germany. I am learning ukrainian right now and I am planning to move to Ukraine. But it is a lot of difference between Germany and Ukraine...
I went to watch Ukrainian dancers at Wimbledon Theatre when I was 14 years old, during the very early 1970's. We the audience clapped and shouted 'encore' every time they took their bow and left the stage. They came back 4 or 5 times to do a 'final dance' for us. Then the Manager of the theatre came on stage and said thank you for the appreciation but they had worked very hard, were very tired and could not give another encore so would we all please stop clapping and let them go home. Of course we all realised how selfish we were being in demanding so much of them after they had given us so much of themselves already, and we all became silent and went home, shamefaced at being so greedy. We had never seen anything so marvellous before, you see. We lost our sense of being fair to those incredibly wonder dancers and musicians. They would all have been older than I was, but if by chance someone reading this was one of them then sorry we obliged you to keep returning to the stage and thank you for what you gave us during your tour. If someone reading is the son or daughter of one of the dancers or musicians who made that tour of London in 1970/71 then you can be very proud of your parent who achieved such artistry and skill.
Je les ai vu à Mouscou à la fin.des années 1960.J avais 16 ans et je n oublie pas mon.enthousiasme.j ai encore la petite poupée de danseur que j avais achetée après le spectacle. Plus tard j ai aussi assisté au spectacle des Berioska puis à celui des danseurs géorgiens.
@@anniedessart5011 I am sorry I don't know your language and don't know if yt translates. I have never been able to find a translate button. Thank you anyway for replying. It is appreciated. Best wishes.
@@angr3819 thank you.I.said il.apprecite ukrainien danses. I saw those danses for the first time when i Was joung in Russia It was in the 1965 to 1970.I.also see Russian danses, very nice. SORRY m'y english il not good.
@@anniedessart5011 Thank you for going to the work of translating. Appreciated. I first saw Ukrainian dancing at Wimbledon Theatre in outer London in the very early 1970's. The audience kept clapping and saying 'encore' until they had danced maybe four more times. They were amazing. I would love to watch Russian dancing in a theatre, instead of yt. I think this type of Ukrainian and Russian dancing is more skilful even than ballet, and certainly more energetic. Beyond compare. Best wishes.
Brilliant dance! Greetings from Sibiu, a town located in Southern Transylvania, Romania. I just saw the Sonechko dancers at the XXXXth edition of the International Folk Dances Festival "Cântecele Munţilor/Mountains' Songs".
my mothers side of the family is all Ukrainian and I'm a 3rd generation immigrant, I really wish I had the privilege of learning about my culture but unfortunately not much was passed on through the generations. this was lovely though
Oh my! Oh My! OH MY!!! That was incredible. Timing/choreography/energy/passion and authentic costumes all wrapped up into an extremely High level of presentation. Bravo bravo bravo!!! The Yevshan Dancers could not have done this better.
I stopped dancing when I was eight, my 2 14 year old brothers kept going on to be professionals and can do so many different kind of flips and splits, and they can jump so high too. Plus the sync bit is really hard. Sometime I like to look back on videos like these and see what I missed out on.
All moves in Lezginka are mostly based on reflexes, Riverdance, on the other hand, is a totally different class of a dance, choreography for it is very complex. Lezginka is apparently banned in the Russian areas of Russian Federation, as the Russian people are greatly annoyed by it and it leads to violence. There are videos, showing how police arrests Lezginka dancers. But nobody can be annoyed by Hopak or Riverdance.
@@ontop1727 I think that both Irish dance (Riverdance) and Hopak share the same athletic fitness one must have to achieve a good result, but Irish dance tends to be hard on the back for the dancer in question compared to the knees in Hopak. At least, that's what I tell from watching Hopak-videos, being an Irish dancer myself...
Most amazing dance .. and fantasic how around the world cultural gifts like this can be shared. So heartbreaking the country is being reduced to rubble by literally its own brothers.
James, how old are you? Are you in good physical health? I took a Ukrainian dance lesson over the winter and the leg strength I got from squatting and deadlifting allowed me to do a lot of this (well, at least somewhat crappy versions of this. For example, I could jump and touch my toes with my hands, but not get my legs parallel to the ground in the air.) Just a thought if you or anyone else is serious about trying this. It really is a blast!
Nuts, just nuts, and we all luv it. Thanks 4 posting, our friend, welcome2ukraine. (Ukrainian and Mongolian: Jovano here) Fiery body and soul with UK, and I do not relinquish same. Blessings B unto you and your house. J
You are so right! Its a shame that many old traditions are dying but there are still many young people who want to include them and their richness in their celebrations.
does anybody know where on the internet i can learn to do hopak? i'm doing it for a project on ukraine and i would love to do hopak for the visual aid presentation
It's not so easy as it looks. You have to master it for years. For example, that crouching kick-forward stance called "cossack-style" - I was able to do only after 3 years of hard training.
Your nation is fighting to preserve freedom, democracy and civilisation from the forces of darkness. You have my respect. Stay strong, live long. Slava Ukraine!
СЛАВА УКРАЇНСЬКІЙ НАЙПРЕКРАСНІЙШІЙ І НЕЗЛАМНІЙ ТАЛАНОВИТІЙ💙💛💙💛 МУЖНІЙ ГЕРОЇЧНІЙ НАЦІЇ!! 💙💛💙💛 Я УКРАЇНКА,- КОРІННА УКРАЇНСЬКА КРИМЧАНКА,- Я , ЦИМ ПИШАЮСЬ!! СЛАВА ЗСУ💙💛 СЛАВА СБУ💙💛 СЛАВА ГУР!!💙💛 УКРАЇНАКРИМЯЛТА💙💛
Я Коссака. Не зв'язуйтеся зі мною, ви ненавидите. Яке чудове виконання. Благословення з Самарканда. LOL LOL LOL зі свистками і любові. Я, звичайно, розумію.
My soul is within the UK people with love. Thanks, Natalie. for echoing my soul. I may B Russian, but I love my UK brothers and sisters in this aggression. Remember, brothers and sisters that music delivers the spears of love. Bang, bang, bang........................................
I am an Austrian with a lot experience in dancing. My wife is from the Ukrain. Someone an idea. where to find traditional folkdances WITHOUT ballet and choreography? We start an ukrain evening with singing and I would so much like to do some easy dances - as all other countries do have! So just some very easy traditional basic form and music, which is possible to dance od hoc :-)
Wolfgang Lhotka This type of dance is based a lot upon military style dance of kozaks, so there isn't really an easy version. Even without choreography these dances aren't easy. There are easier dances though which are sorta like polkas, but they aren't as recognizably Ukrainian. You could try a kolomeyka, as it's a popular dance from western Ukraine for social gatherings (I assume though that the thing you were planning has already happened, so I guess just take this for future suggestion.)
What's the song in 2:25? Reminds me "Nalivaymo Brattia" or "Katiusza" a bit :) Sorry if bad names of these songs, but I am from Poland. Greeting, brothers!
