Connection of Belarusian folk dance with history, music, and singing

Authors

  • Olga Kharchuk

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32461/2226-2180.38.2020.222086

Keywords:

folk dance, Belarusian dances, traditions, dance traditions.

Abstract

Purpose of the article. The article explores the dance traditions of the Belarusian people, revealing their significance and covering the development of folk-choreography. The purpose of the work is to analyze the folk dance of Belarus and its connection with history, music, and song on the basis of taking into account tasks and covering the issue of preserving folk-dance. The methodology of the research is to apply historical, cultural, and analytical methods, which allows us to analyze the peculiarities of folk dance of Belarus. The systematization of information about the peculiarities of folk dances of this country gives the choreographic education, as a socio-cultural system, to develop under the influence of various styles and directions of dance art, practically embodying the traditions formed on the basis of centuries-old experience of artistic activity. The scientific novelty is to find out the interdependence of Belarussian folk dances with history, music, and song, to form theoretical principles, to clarify the features of Belarussian folk dances into certain general characteristics. Conclusions. The discovery of folklore traditions and their analysis on the example of dances of other countries is extremely important for the study of this issue, and will also contribute to the study of the general patterns of cultural and creative processes. Nowadays, their folk base and connection of work with life are covered by choreographic productions. For example, such Belarusian folk dances as "Taukachiki", "Boots", "Lenok", "Kola", "Tuber", "Towels", "Mlynok", " Kasci, Kozachka, Myatselitsa, Nikita, Dudaryk, Bull-calf, and Kazir. Based on historical, cultural, and choreographic data, we can summarize information about folk art that is inextricably linked to the history of its people and its traditions. The high level of spirituality inherent in each nation and the peculiar mentality is manifested in the fact of preserving their traditions, customs, and rituals, language, song, dance, which serves as a basis for national identity within the world geoculture and as the foundation for the formation of the whole mentality. To research folklore traditions and their analysis of different national dances is tremendously important for the study of this issue, and will also contribute to the study of the general patterns of cultural and creative processes.

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Published

2020-12-19

Issue

Section

Хореографія