- Barynya
Barynya is a fast
Russia nfolk dance andmusic . The word "BARYNYA" (Russian: Барыня, landlady) was used by simple folk as a form of addressing to a woman of higher class. A number of Russian folkloric dance ensembles bear the name "Barynya".The Barynya dance is an alternation of
chastushka s and frenetic dancing.The Barynya chastuskas used to have the refrain, kind of "Барыня, барыня, сударыня-барыня", "Barynya, barynya, sudarynya-barynya", or "Барыня ты моя, сударыня ты моя". The content was often humoristic, even lewd.
The dancing was without special choreography and consisted mainly of fancy stomping and traditional Russian squatwork – knee bending ("вприсядку", vprisyadku).
There are a number of scenic, more refined versions of the dance.
This type of dancing appeared in the film
Fiddler on the Roof ----= Links outside of wikipedia =
* [http://www.barynya.com/barynya/Russian_dance_Barynya.htm Video of the Russian Traditional Dance Barynya from the website of ensemble Barynya]
* [http://payplay.fm/evgeni78 mp3 sample: Click on the small icon to the left of "Barynya Music by P.Chesnokov"]
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