The dance is Turkish or perhaps Greek. The men squat while kicking out their legs. They have huge bushy mustaches and wear those huge billowy pants. The women dance in lines with scarves.
I know I probally sound crazy, but I can see this dance perfectly in my head. It's the kind of dancing you would picture while listening to Mozart's Rondo alla Turca. If you've never heard it, here's a link.
http://www.marypages.com/RondoallaTurca.mid.
I'm looking for a name, pictures, or videos.
Thanks!
2007-02-22 14:07:20 · 6 answers · asked by sun 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
Form the description of the dance, it sounds like Ukranian folk dance called Gopak. (The second syllabus is stressed: GopAk) Sometimes it is spelled as Hopak because neither G nor H produces the right sound for Ukranian.
Here is a ballet version of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAnNmK1_aSA
Here are folk versions of it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_9hwBLwqW8&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1EM428yNN0&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIFXFvVpPos
Bushy mustache was in fashion 100 years ago, so if you saw it in a movie or in a play maybe this is why. Turkey and Ukraine are geographically close, so the clothes that people wore has some similarities.
2007-02-23 08:05:21 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Greek wedding Dance?
2007-02-23 04:40:03 · answer #2 · answered by Natalie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It may be The Greek Wedding Dance but not sure.
2007-02-23 02:39:53 · answer #3 · answered by pamela l 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ha! i saw that type of dancing on fiddler on the roof (check it out in free movies on on demand)
anyway, its a greek wedding dance and im not sure about the lady above me^^^^^
but that might be what its called look it up in t=like a google search or something
srry for the lack of information! : (
2007-02-23 08:24:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
it is zeybek and it is a Turkish dance.
2007-02-23 07:02:22 · answer #5 · answered by goncae 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
actually its russian. the sailors used to do it. i think its called Trepak.
2007-02-24 13:27:36 · answer #6 · answered by cyndi g 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋