Ritual and ceremonial Russian dance

In addition to the fact that the Russian national danceis part of the folklore art, it also carries in itself the legacy of secret mystical, religious knowledge of the ancient Slavic peoples, woven together with an original Russian character. They reflect the feelings of people, their way of life, close connection with the surrounding world, 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 towards nature and the events of their life. His temperament and character differ from the dance culture of other nations and consist in the expression of a truly existing divine faith.

He never reproduced fictitious stories, inHe did not have anything faked, hyperbolized. According to Russian belief, to look into the future and depict mythical images is unacceptable, so the Russian dance is a burst of emotions, reflecting the experiences of everyday life, everyday life and past events. It feels ritual communication with nature, the worship of the gods who gave the feast, the expression of a feeling of love and sorrow.

Built on a dramatic basis, dancepeople's always been 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.

While exploring Russian dance, one must bear in mind thatit is always a ritual 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 glorified in some ceremonial dances, and its end was preceded by other rituals.

In the spring they were round dances around the gently ejectedtheir first earrings birches. They asked her to share her power of growth. On a festive summer night, dances round the communal 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.

It is indisputable that the round dance was the ancestor of allkinds of folk choreography. Firstly, the Russian dance-dance is endowed with a very powerful sacral force. His drawing gives 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 do not haveritual sense, they are still led on children's and family celebrations in an unchanged form from ancient times, and performed by dance groups on the stages of the world, they cause admiration of the audience.