What Style is Gypsy in Chicago?
Today traditional Gypsy dances are experiencing, so to speak, their second birth. Interest in them has increased greatly in recent years. This is because television has begun to show movies about the fate of the Roma, their everyday life, and nomadic life.
Therefore, those who were not previously closely acquainted with Romani customs, traditions, life style, and culture have become interested in it. Besides, there is so much passion, energy, and emotion in Gypsy dance songs and dances that they cannot leave anyone indifferent.
What is a Gypsy Dancing Called?
Gypsy dance style has many varieties and names, depending on the region and style of performance. Some of the most famous representatives of gypsy dances are gypsy flamenco dancers. This gypsy Spanish dance came to this culture from Spain and is characterized by graceful and joyful movements and bright music. There are also Balkan Gypsy dances. This male dance includes a kaleidoscope of diverse styles such as belly dance Gypsy and Celtic Balkan indian arabic style. A characteristic feature is that it also incorporates fancy leg movement.
Where Did the Gypsy Music Dance Come From?
Gypsies have lived since ancient times in Europe and Asia, having migrated from India in the 5th century, but today we will talk about our Russian Gypsies and other Gypsy groups. They came to Russia in the 18th century from Poland and began practicing fortune-telling, music, and horse-trading, roaming all over the country.
Often hearty Russian peasants invited them to winter in their huts - it was more fun together. Thus the Roma adopted the customs, own dances, and songs of the Russian people and performed them in their way, adding liveliness, passion, and Gypsy character. That is why there is a subspecies of this art - Russian Gypsy dance.
The relationship between Tabor and urban Roma allowed the development and preservation of the originality of Romani songs and Russian Gypsy dance, the best compositions from the city went to the people, and Tabor movements and details were brought to the stage. In addition, Romani artists absorbed everything new they could see.
