When Cecil Sharp, Britain`s most celebrated collector of folk songs and dances, sent his disciples into the Appalachians in the 1920s, they discovered dances that had long disappeared from the Brit… ...

It’s folk in style, but some Internet digging reveals that this dance troupe performs to original music written by the late founder and choreographer Nadezhda Nadezhdina. The troupe is known for their ...

A renowned Russian folk dance and music ensemble kicks off the Borderland Concert Association’s season series when BARYNYA takes the stage at Backus Auditorium Friday at 7:30 p.m. Season tickets ...

Outside, women wearing colorful sarafans, traditional Russian folk dresses, greeted hundreds of visitors who flocked to the Russian Center. Onstage, the State Don Cossacks swirled in an ...

Some Russian folk dances include dancing on their knees, as well as Georgian staged folk dances, as they share the same sources. This practice, along with dancing on the toes with soft shoes, is ...

Most specifically, you will most likely recognise the tune Trepak, as among other things, it features heavily in modern-day Christmas movie trailers.. Trepak is a dance from the second act of ...