hopak
Squatting kick dance
A hopak is a traditional Ukrainian folk dance characterized by energetic leaping, squatting kicks, and acrobatic movements, typically performed by men.
Also called the Cossack dance, it features increasingly vigorous jumps and athletic displays set to accelerating music: The dancers performed a hopak at the cultural festival.
Also spelled gopak.
Southern Russian equestrian warrior
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- KyivCapital of Ukraine
- banduraUkrainian plucked string instrument
- CarpathiansCentral European mountain range
steppe · Taras Shevchenko · borscht · Lviv · Black Sea · Maidan
Designing performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- troupeTraveling group of performers
- performanceCarrying out a task
- stageRaised performance platform
footwork · rhythm · costume · spectacle · folk dance · music · accordion · tambourine
Cossack
Southern Russian equestrian warrior
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
- KyivCapital of Ukraine
- banduraUkrainian plucked string instrument
Carpathians · steppe · Taras Shevchenko · borscht · Lviv · Black Sea · Maidan
choreography
Designing performance movement sequences
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- troupeTraveling group of performers
- performanceCarrying out a task
stage · footwork · rhythm · costume · spectacle · folk dance · music · accordion · tambourine · tempo
split leap
Jump with legs extended opposite directions
- spinningRevolving around an axis
- tumblingAcrobatic rolling and flipping
- somersaultFull-body forward rotation
cartwheel · aerial · flip · agility · athleticism · dexterity · crouch · lunge · vault · pirouette
celebration
Festive event marking occasion
feast · revelry · merriment · jubilation · banquet · gathering · pageant · carnival · gala · parade
- danceballet, breaking, folk dances, b-boying, folk dance
- dancesballet, waltz, tango, salsa, hula
- world dancesalsa, samba, tango, flamenco, waltz
- folk dancessquare dances, jig, square dance, polka, line dance
- Slavic artsBolshoi Ballet, Russian ballet, Cossack dance, balalaika, Chekhov
- warrior danceswar dance, sword dance, victory dance, Cossack dance
hopakhula
Gestural Polynesian dance
flamenco · Irish step dance · tango · ballet · kabuki dance