MAZUR – POLISH FOLK DANCES

MAZOWSZE

MAZUR Mazur is a national polish dance. Mazur is happy, quick and popular dance. This dance played for example: Józef Elsner Karol Kurpiński Maria Szymanowska Stanisław Moniuszko Henryk Wieniawski Karol Szymanowski

It is a dance in metre 3 / 4. The name of this dance became from Mazowsze. It is very happy and dynamic dance.

KUJAWIAK – POLISH FOLK DANCES

KUJAWY

An inhabitant of Kujawy is a national dance coming from folk wedding dances from the region of Kuyavia. About Kujawiak He relies in working order in the rhythm of crotchets on lightly bent legs. He/she is coming from wedding ceremonies of the Kujawy region. Folk names of this dance, it sleeping and rocked. The romantic, lyrical melody in the three- part metre is granting coquettish character him.

MUSIC He is a calm dance in metre 3 / 4 relies in working order in the rhythm of crotchets on lightly bent legs. The romantic, lyrical melody is granting coquettish character him. Henryk Wieniawski played first music for this dance.

DANCE STEPS Dance steps are based mainly on the gentle walk and turnovers, only accents at the end of the phrase underlined are musical through stronger of stamping one's feet. Basic steps: - sleepy, - odsibka - rocked ( kolebany ) - and 4 directions of whirling.

OBEREK – POLISH FOLK DANCES

OBEREK Oberek is Polish folk dance that became in XVII century. The name ’’oberek’’ comes from rotation in Polish ( in Polish,,to rotate’’ is,,obracać się’’ so it’s really similar to,,oberek’’ ) This dance has fast tempo and lively melody. Oberek is in metre ¾ or 3/8. Dancers turn over in one place or rotate in the air. They move fast, lightly but sometimes they must stamp very hard. I think, that is one of the most beautiful folk dances in Poland.

KRAKOWIAK – POLISH FOLK DANCES

Krakowiak is a folk dance which originates from the vicinity of Krakow. Krakowiak is alive, and in 2 / 4 time and in a characteristic syncopated rhythm. Belongs to the Polish national dances. It is said that this is the second after the Polish polonaise dance.

Krakowiak outfit

Clothing consisted of male brown and white, gray and navy blue sukmany with large flanges. Kłapcie were red in the sleeves of kierezji and lavish, colorful embroidery on the fields and the bottom corners. The system folds in the back and cut emphasized the indentation at the waist.

Originally, this dance was danced only by country folk. With time, however, became so popular that not only hit the rich burghers' houses and stately homes, but also spread to the entire country. In this form cracovienne appeared in the eighteenth century, and meant dwumiarowe dances Krakow. It is considered the second most important national dance, the polonaise. History of Krakowiak

POLONEZ – POLISH FOLK DANCES

Polonez The polonaise (Polish: polonez, chodzony; Italian: polacca) is a slow dance of Polish origin, in 3/4 time. The notation alla polacca on a score indicates that the piece should be played with the rhythm and character of a polonaise (e.g., the rondo in Beethoven's Triple Concerto op. 56 has this instruction).

Polonaise rhythm

The prototype was a dance the polonaise walking folk origin, first danced among the people. With time taken off the magnate courts.