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Krakowiak rhythm on score. The Krakowiak or Cracovienne is a fast, syncopated Polish folk dance in duple time from the region of Kraków and Lesser Poland . [ 1 ] The folk outfit worn for the dance has become the national costume of Poland, most notably, the rogatywka peaked hat with peacock feathers.
The first performance by "Slask" in the Autumn of 1954 in Warsaw was something of a revelation for the whole country. The aim of the group is to show Silesia's age-old folklore which retains its own very specific identity in a large and much varied area. (excerpts from notes on LP "Slask, The Polish Song and Dance Ensemble, vol. 3". Muza.
There are two different types of dances found in this region: Tańce Zbiorowe (group dances) and Tańce Pojedynczych Par (dances in pairs). In the first type, there are different parts of the dance where sometimes pairs dance alone, while at other time they join other pairs to dance in a group. An example of this would be the dance called Ułan.
Cracovians (Polish: Krakowiacy) are an ethnographic subgroup of the Polish nation, who resides in the historic region of Lesser Poland around the city of Kraków.They use their own dialect, which belongs to the Lesser Polish dialect cluster of the Polish language, and are mostly Roman Catholic.
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The polonaise is a Polish dance and is one of the five historic national dances of Poland. [6] The others are the Mazur (Mazurka), Kujawiak, Krakowiak and Oberek. [7] Polonaise originated as a peasant dance known under various names – chodzony ("pacer"), chmielowy ("hops"), pieszy ("walker") or wielki ("great"), recorded as early as the 15th ...
This is a list of notable folk dance performance groups, listed by country of origin. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items . ( November 2019 )
The oberek, in its original form, is a Polish folk dance and is the fastest of the Five National Dances of Poland. [2] The Five National Dances are: polonez (polonaise), mazur (mazurka), kujawiak, krakowiak (cracovienne) and oberek. [3] The oberek consists of quick steps and constant turns.