Comments on: Doing http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Tue, 22 May 2012 08:55:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27409 Grannymar Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:45:39 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27409 Gaelikaa - I was having a busy few days. Darlene - We might leave the Hopak to the Ukrainians for a few weeks yet. ;) Magpie - I am not ready for the red knee high boots yet.... maybe next week! :roll: Gaelikaa - I was having a busy few days.

Darlene - We might leave the Hopak to the Ukrainians for a few weeks yet. ;)

Magpie - I am not ready for the red knee high boots yet…. maybe next week! :roll:

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27403 Magpie11 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:02:38 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27403 Well the men's steps are a bit athletic.... the women are a bit more gentle... http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6721215045279304461&ei=1pPoSpqSPISwrAOLx_3_Dg&q=hopak+dance&hl=en# This an okay example but I think they are Ballet types. I could never kick quite that high! Nor Jump that high. And the women are not wearing the traditional red knee length boots! Well the men’s steps are a bit athletic…. the women are a bit more gentle…

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=6721215045279304461&ei=1pPoSpqSPISwrAOLx_3_Dg&q=hopak+dance&hl=en#

This an okay example but I think they are Ballet types. I could never kick quite that high! Nor Jump that high. And the women are not wearing the traditional red knee length boots!

]]> By: Darlene http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27395 Darlene Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27395 Leaps and crouches in the Hopak? I don't think so, thank you very much. Shuffles and glides are more my dancing style. Leaps and crouches in the Hopak? I don’t think so, thank you very much. Shuffles and glides are more my dancing style.

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27394 Magpie11 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:25:16 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27394 Back in 1969 I was privileged to meet a group of Ukrainians from Manchester and a group of Israelis from Tel Aviv. Both were performing at Sidmouth International Folk Festival. I spent most of the week with the Israelis (a long story for another time) but was able to spend time with the Ukrainians. These young people were keeping alive their parents' and grandparents' traditional culture and were disgusted with the Soviet Union's treatment of their dances and songs. Huge productions that were meant to "wow" the Leopold and present a particular vision to the West which, in terms of the Hopak at least, seems to have lived on until today. The Hopak they danced was different...the steps handed down by their parents. The main spirit was of improvisation around, and including, certain steps...of course there was some choreography but not like that of the large Soviet troupes. They taught, or tried to teach, me some of the traditional steps. I'm not up to those leaps and crouches are now beyond me.! Back in 1969 I was privileged to meet a group of Ukrainians from Manchester and a group of Israelis from Tel Aviv. Both were performing at Sidmouth International Folk Festival. I spent most of the week with the Israelis (a long story for another time) but was able to spend time with the Ukrainians. These young people were keeping alive their parents’ and grandparents’ traditional culture and were disgusted with the Soviet Union’s treatment of their dances and songs. Huge productions that were meant to “wow” the Leopold and present a particular vision to the West which, in terms of the Hopak at least, seems to have lived on until today.

The Hopak they danced was different…the steps handed down by their parents. The main spirit was of improvisation around, and including, certain steps…of course there was some choreography but not like that of the large Soviet troupes.

They taught, or tried to teach, me some of the traditional steps. I’m not up to those leaps and crouches are now beyond me.!

]]> By: Darlene http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27393 Darlene Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:14:30 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27393 What's the Hopak? I hope it's a slow waltz. :-) What’s the Hopak? I hope it’s a slow waltz. :-)

]]> By: gaelikaa http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27388 gaelikaa Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:31:47 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27388 Brief. And to the point. Brief. And to the point.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27362 Grannymar Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:06:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27362 Magpie - Laughing and giggling definitely but not so sure about snoozing and whistling. Darlene - Serious lessons start on Monday for you and I with Magpie Choreographing us for the Hopak. Magpie - Laughing and giggling definitely but not so sure about snoozing and whistling.

Darlene - Serious lessons start on Monday for you and I with Magpie Choreographing us for the Hopak.

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27358 Magpie11 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:03:09 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27358 She's going to dance the Hopak! She’s going to dance the Hopak!

]]> By: Darlene http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27355 Darlene Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:27:50 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27355 I don't see dancing on your list. Aren't you practicing for our can-can? I don’t see dancing on your list. Aren’t you practicing for our can-can?

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/10/27/doing/#comment-27353 Magpie11 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:59 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=5270#comment-27353 Snoozing? Laughing? Chuckling? Giggling? Whistling? to add to your list.... I'm not giving you my list...that's personal.... and I only have two out of three!!!! Snoozing? Laughing? Chuckling? Giggling? Whistling? to add to your list….

I’m not giving you my list…that’s personal…. and I only have two out of three!!!!

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