In addition to Russian national dance is part of folk art, it also carries the legacy of the secret and mystical, religious knowledge of the ancient Slavic peoples, weaved together with a distinctive Russian character.They reflect the feelings of the people, their way of life, a close link with the outside world, the worship of ancestors, that is, everything that constitutes the soul of the people.
Russian dance dramatic.He played as a deliberate act, because in the old days was a sacred ritual and reflects the attitude of performers to the nature and the events of his life.His temperament and character are different from the dance culture of other peoples and are in real terms, there is a divine faith.
He never reproduced fictional stories, there was nothing histrionic, exaggerated.According to Russian legend, look into the future and portray mythical characters is unacceptable, so the Russian dance - a surge of emotion, reflecting the experiences of everyday life, everyday life and past events.It felt ritual communion with nature, the worship of the gods to bestow a holiday, the expression of love and a sense of sadness.
Built on the basis of drama, dance folk has always been filled with strong emotions and frank, so constantly amazed spectators.The first foreign memoirs describe a dance with the bears, who sang in honor of the Russian victory over the Greeks at the beginning of the tenth century.The document noted its multifaceted nature, expressing the boldness and joy of victory over the enemy.
there and dance sad, who performed during the defeats, and lyrical - during separation or meeting with loved ones.
Exploring the Russian dance, it is necessary to bear in mind that it is always a ritual, and ritual action.In the spring they opened a cycle of holidays worshiping the spirits of agriculture, to appease the gods of fertility.In summer, we glorify Kupala and asked him to help ripen the fruit.Start harvest glorified in some ritual dance, and its end was preceded by other rites.
spring they were dances around gently throw your first birch catkins.He requested that she shared his power growth.Summer holiday night dances drove around the community fields, zagovarivaya their singing and dancing and fun driving away evil spirits.After graduating dance and gathered over these spirits, people went to the river, bonfires and danced around them, jumping through fire to burn the collected evil, then dived into the water, washing away to a harvest to preserve the purity and to winthe good forces of nature.After bathing, they have led other dances with other tunes.
no doubt that dance was the ancestor of all kinds of folk choreography.Firstly, the Russian dance-dance is endowed with a very powerful sacred force.Figure it pays tribute to the Sun, displays his movement.Secondly, there personal boundaries are erased, and the power of the people come together.Thirdly, there is a transfer and separation emotions that enhances the overall energy.
Despite the fact that today dances have ritual meaning, they continue to lead in children's and family celebrations in an unchanged form since ancient times, and dance groups performed on the stages of the world, they admired the audience.
