Ritual and ceremonial Russian dance

In addition to the fact that Russian national dance is a part of folklore art, it also bears the legacy of secret mystical, religious knowledge of ancient Slavic peoples, woven together with an original Russian character. They reflect the feelings of people, their way of life, a close relationship with the world around them, the veneration of their ancestors, that is, all that makes up the soul of the people.

Russian dance is dramatic. It is played out as a thoughtful action, because in the old days it was ceremonial and reflected the sacred attitude of the performers to nature and to the events of their life. His temperament and character are different from the dance culture of other nations and consist in the expression of a truly existing divine faith.

He never reproduced fictitious stories, there was nothing faked in him, hyperbolized. According to Russian belief, to look into the future and depict mythical images is unacceptable, so Russian dance is a burst of emotions, reflecting the experiences of everyday life, everyday life and past events. It feels the ritual communion with nature, the worship of the gods who gave the feast, the expression of the feeling of love and sorrow.

Constructed on a dramatic basis, the folk dance was always filled with strong and frank emotions, so it constantly surprised the audience. The first foreign memoirs describe a dance with bears performed by Russians in honor of the victory over the Greeks at the beginning of the tenth century. The document noted its multifaceted nature, expressing the daring and joy of victory over the enemy.

There are dances that are sad, performed during defeats, and lyrical - during parting or meeting with loved ones.

When studying Russian dance, it must be borne in mind that this is always a ceremonial and ritual action. In the spring they opened a cycle of feasts of worshiping the spirits of agriculture, in order to appease the gods of fertility. In the summer they praised Kupala and asked him to help the ripening of the fruit. The beginning of the harvest was celebrated in some ritual dances, and its end was preceded by other rituals.

In the spring they were round dances around the birch trees that tenderly threw out their first earrings. They asked her to share her power of growth. On a festive summer night, round dances were conducted around community fields, singing them with singing and driving away the dances and fun of evil spirits. After completing the dance and collecting these spirits, people walked to the river, built bonfires and danced around them, jumping through the fire to burn the collected evil, and then dived into the water, washing themselves from it, to keep the harvest clean and set to themselves The good forces of nature. After bathing, they already led other round dances with other tunes.

Undoubtedly, the dance was the ancestor of all kinds of folk choreography. Firstly, the Russian dance-dance is endowed with a very powerful sacral force. His drawing pays tribute to the Sun, displays his movement. Secondly, it erases personal boundaries, and the strength of people unites. Thirdly, there is a transfer and separation of emotions, which enhances the overall energy.

Despite the fact that today dances are ritualistic, they are still being taught in children's and family celebrations in an unchanged form from ancient times, and performed by dance groups on world stages, they arouse admiration of the audience.