COSSACK DANCERS

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COSSACK DANCERS have entertained audiences of all ages in the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia, performing a traditional Cossack Russian folk dance routine consisting acrobatic tumbles, jumps, breathtaking spins and leaps and the infamous Cossack kicks!

Lakeside, Ohio, Summer Tour 2007

Ukrainian folk dance Hopak video 4 min

Cossack song and dance "Varen'ka"

May 2007. Russian Nobility Ball-2007 in New York City

Russian Nobility Ball 2007 photos

Photos from John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2006

Ukrainian National Dance Hopak Hong Kong, 2005

Dancers Andrij Cybyk, Lew Iwashko and Stefan Kuziw performed in November 2005 in Hong Kong at big corporate party. The stage was a bit small for three dancers but guys managed to get everybody to go completely crazy about their Ukrainian Cossack style dancing... view video

New York City, August, 2005

COSSACK DANCERS performance at famous tennis player
Maria Sharapova's B-Day, New York City, August 2005

New York based COSSACK DANCERS reproduce the ethnic Cossack dances of the region in stage adapted form. Explosively energetic Cossack Dancers are available for all types of Corporate Events, Weddings, Festivals and Functions.

Kazaki are better known outside of Russia as Cossacks (Turkish word meaning Outlaw, Adventurer or freebooter/freeman). Kazaki (Cossacks) are first mentioned in the 15th century as freedom-loving ex- serfs, Tatars and descendants of Scythian warriors living on the open plains of southern Ukraine and Russia's Don River basin.

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1 min 24 sec Russian Cossack Dance video from Google

The Don Cossacks had their own independent republic for most of the 17th century, and in 1835 reached an agreement with the Russian czar, according to which they would provide him with highly trained soldiers in return for land and special privileges.

COSSACK DANCERS PICTURES

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Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, DC

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By the beginning of the 20th century, half the Don Basin population was Cossack. Considered mercenaries for the czarist order, Cossacks fought the Bolsheviks in Russia's Civil War, and were officially suppressed in 1919 by the new Soviet state. Those who could, fled abroad; many of those who remained behind were killed, their property confiscated by Soviets.

It was only with the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 that Cossacks were officially "revived," permitted to reopen their schools, wear their uniforms and practice their traditions of horsemanship, sword fighting and going to church.

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Russian Nobility Ball, NYC, 2005

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COSSACK DANCERS video
Russian Nobility Ball
"The Pierre Hotel", Manhatten, 2005

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Recently COSSACK DANCERS have become one of the most requested show. COSSACK DANCERS are available for all types of Corporate Events, Weddings, Festivals and Functions.

Dancers: Andrij Cybyk, Mikhail Nesterenko, Vitaly Verterich

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ARTICLE ABOUT RUSSIAN FOLK DANCE

First official record of Russian dancing is related to year 907 when Great Russian Prince Oleg (Vechshiy Oleg) celebrated his victory over Greeks in Kiev. During the Gala Dinner 16 male dancers dressed as bears and four bears dressed as Russian dancers performed for the guests. After the dinner was over Great Prince commanded to release the bears into the wild and to execute all the dancers. As it became clear later on, Vechshiy Oleg, who was purblind, has mistaken the dancers for the ambassadors from the Northern Tribes ("Severyane") who owned him a few hundred skins of marten - Russian tiger-cat... read more

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Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian and Gypsy dancing
Runtime: 60 minutes. Cover art: Inna Ostrovskaya. Russian dance and music ensemble Barynya from New York performes "Kalinka", "Katyusha", "Barynya", "Two Guitars", "Korobushka", "Hopak", "Dance of Russian Sailors" and more

Russian folk dance and music live concert
Runtime: 64 minutes. Cover art: Anna Nagorskaya. Russian folk dances, songs, virtuoso performances on balalaika, bass-balalaika and garmoshka. "Moscow Nights", Cossack Dance, Khorovod Dance, Russian Quadrille and more

View pictures of Russian, Cossack, Ukrainian, Gypsy folk costumes made by designer Svetlana Gavrilova for dancers and musicians of ensemble "Barynya" (New York). All costumes are available for sale. For prices and information contact... read more

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