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Hopak. An original Ukrainian folk dance of an improvised nature. Its name is derived from hopaty: ‘to leap and stamp one's feet.’ The hopak arose as a male dance at the Zaporozhian Sich in the 16th century and gradually spread throughout Ukraine, particularly through the Kyiv region. As it spread it became transformed into a group dance performed by couples with males retaining the lead role. It has several variants: a solo dance, a group and couple dance, and in Western Ukraine a circular dance (hopak-kolo). Its charm and attractiveness lie in the hopak's freedom of improvisation, which allows individual dancers to display their talents within a larger dance group. The basic male movements are leaps, squats, stretches on the ground and in the air, and various turns; the female movements are quick steps, bends, and turns. Solo performances in the hopak often involve a competition in virtuosity. Complex acrobatic movements are common in stage arrangements of the dance. The tunes to which the dance is performed vary greatly. Some of them are folk songs, such as ‘Od Kyieva do Luben’ and ‘Hop, moï hrechanyky.’ Others are original compositions. The tempo is fast; the beat is 2/4. The hopak is the culminating dance in the repertoire of almost all Ukrainian dance ensembles. It is very popular among Ukrainians outside Ukraine. Hopak melodies often appear in classical music: in such operas as Semen Hulak-Artemovsky's Zaporozhian Cossack beyond the Danube, Mykola Lysenko's Taras Bulba, Petro Sokalsky's The Defense of Dubno, and Borys Yanovsky's Black Sea Duma; in such ballets as A. Svechnikov's Marusia Bohuslavka and Vladimir Libovicki's Marusia; and in Andrii Shtoharenko's symphonic suite In Memory of Lesia Ukrainka.

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Modern dance is a term that describes many types of dance techniques. It is a category of dance styles, often referred to as a genre of dance. Many of the main styles in this genre are credited to specific choreographers who pioneered new and unique ways of moving and created new movement vocabularies based on their personal philosophies: their views of how dance functions as an artistic tool.

Contemporary dance usually means that it has been created recently, and is performed to contemporary music. This style of dance is all about versatility and improvisation while focusing on emotional and physical expression. This style of dance is a fusion of jazz, ballet, and modern styles.

Lyrical dance is most often performed to songs with lyrics and is all about smooth, fluid movement and expression of emotions. The music can be of a wide range of genres, as long as it is emotionally charged and expressive, and the lyrics/nature of the music used will serve as inspiration for choreography. This style of dance is a fusion of jazz and ballet styles.

Hopak. An original Ukrainian folk dance of an improvised nature. Its name is derived from hopaty: ‘to leap and stamp one's feet.’ The hopak arose as a male dance at the Zaporozhian Sich in the 16th century and gradually spread throughout Ukraine, particularly through the Kyiv region. As it spread it became transformed into a group dance performed by couples with males retaining the lead role. It has several variants: a solo dance, a group and couple dance, and in Western Ukraine a circular dance (hopak-kolo). Its charm and attractiveness lie in the hopak's freedom of improvisation, which allows individual dancers to display their talents within a larger dance group. The basic male movements are leaps, squats, stretches on the ground and in the air, and various turns; the female movements are quick steps, bends, and turns. Solo performances in the hopak often involve a competition in virtuosity. Complex acrobatic movements are common in stage arrangements of the dance. The tunes to which the dance is performed vary greatly. Some of them are folk songs, such as ‘Od Kyieva do Luben’ and ‘Hop, moï hrechanyky.’ Others are original compositions. The tempo is fast; the beat is 2/4. The hopak is the culminating dance in the repertoire of almost all Ukrainian dance ensembles. It is very popular among Ukrainians outside Ukraine. Hopak melodies often appear in classical music: in such operas as Semen Hulak-Artemovsky's Zaporozhian Cossack beyond the Danube, Mykola Lysenko's Taras Bulba, Petro Sokalsky's The Defense of Dubno, and Borys Yanovsky's Black Sea Duma; in such ballets as A. Svechnikov's Marusia Bohuslavka and Vladimir Libovicki's Marusia; and in Andrii Shtoharenko's symphonic suite In Memory of Lesia Ukrainka.

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