Different dances of gypsies

The songs and dances of the Roma were created by various groups of this people. The prerequisites for their emergence, as a rule, were interpretations of similar art, borrowed from other cultures. Some species of this craft were intended directly for enrichment.

Style

Dances of Roma, based on the manner of performance, can be divided into salon, street, stage, camps. They are all very curious.

Tabor manner is distinguished by a variety of movements and unsystematic. The main goal is to show a certain level of virtuosity before the tribesmen. This gypsy dance is performed in a close circle: at discos, family celebrations and at home.

The stage manner is primarily designed for theatrical, as well as variety performance and entertainment. Performed by artists.

Salon dance is a variation of the previous one in the absence of a scene and a relatively small enclosed space. Performed by artists at home or in restaurants.

Street fashion is the precursor of the stage. Now this is the name of improvisation, combining elements of tabor and salon species. The performer in this case chooses the optimal movements, taking into account the existing situation: the number of spectators, the distance to them, the available space, the features of street cover and music.

Russian

The dances of Gypsies of this species have their own peculiar composition. She may be absent in the tabor manner. It is assumed a gradual increase in the tempo - at the beginning it is very slow, at the end it is energetic and fast.

Particular attention is paid to this gypsy dance by a complex game of legs. In the male version, the characteristic movement is a rhythmic, quick clapping of oneself. In the female - a battle with the shoulders and expressive graceful movements of the hands.

In many elements can be traced to this day the Russian roots. Famous dancers from Russia: Ganga Batalova, Zemfira Zhemchuzhnaya, Lyalya Chernaya, Boris Sankin.

The Balkan variant

Such pairs of dances of Gypsies are non-contact. They are executed at a considerable distance between partners. During this dance people change places several times. They seem to go around in circles.

Romanian gypsy dances suggest a woman's turn around on the spot. Of the movements used to click your fingers, taping, playing the legs. For men are characteristic "crackers".

Belly dance

This kind of creativity for earnings is performed by Roma in Turkey and the Balkans. Their dances are somewhat sharper and simpler than ordinary oriental art. Balkan Gypsies also have an expressive play of hands, finger-clicking and typical leg movements.

Turkish representatives of the people of interest to us perform several special types of dances, among them: kyuchek, sulu kule chiftetelli, novel havas. Their work often includes acrobatic stunts, as well as small pantomimes on romantic or everyday topics.

The nature of such a dance is boring and flirtatious. There is also a shiver of shoulders. There are also options with a coverlet, a shawl or a scarf. Such a belly dance in the territory of Muslim countries has its own men's party. It is more aggressive.

Interesting Facts

Having Jewish and Moorish roots, the dance of flamenco was considered a long time gypsy art. His performer is called Bailaor. Flamenco is a professional gypsy art, therefore it mainly exists in street and stage form. Among the most famous performers of this gypsy art are Carmen Amaya and Joaquin Cortes.

Dances of the Gypsies have a characteristic feature of their solo. This people does not perform such creativity collectively or in pairs. In the male version, fast, maneuverable and fast, the dancer rhythm beats off the heels, accompanying it with the palms of the hands on the soles, shins and hips.

The woman's manner is less angular, it is more smooth and soft. The dancer almost kills the feet. She moves slightly to the side and forward. The mill is in an upright position.

Movable palms, hands and shoulders lifted above the head. Gypsy dancers pay attention primarily to the game of fingers and palms, collecting them, straightening and creating different shapes from them. All this is familiar from Indian figurines.

One of the figures of women's dance is this: as the pace of the melody increases, the movements of the hands become faster, until they crawl down and stop at the culmination moment. At the same time, the dancer's shoulders tremble as if in ecstasy.

The dances of the gypsies of the Magyars are distinguished by rich movements, an expressive male party, and also a little expressive meager female. This kind of creativity consists of clapping, snapping fingers, and also playing the legs.

The gypsy ora refers to the Balkan groups of the people of interest to us. This kind of art was borrowed from the surrounding peoples. Can be presented in the form of a round dance.