Hopak - Ukrainian dance

[Vitoldius]

бездельники, всех в колхозы жито садить :)

[crazykid10124]

i dance hopak and i am 11 NOT A JOKE :]

[zaker721]

And to think, Vaslav Nijinsky, at age 4, could do all these steps. Baletomanes will know who im talking about. Man, im a ballet dancer and id kill to be able to do what the men do.

[dybeen]

@zaker721

I'm an amateur boxer, and I'd also kill to be able to dance like that

[MrExtreMetal]

They would make the best kickboxers. Those are some AWESOME legs.

[MrTwinkytwink]

240p we meet again

[RussianWhiteWinter]

как я люблю украинские традициональные костюмы и танцы *__*

[FilRuss101]

GO Ukraine

Greetings From Philippines

[wenskaia]

Is there any piano version of this song? Anyone...? :)

[area720]

This is excellent unbelievable . we need more of this to keep up our culture .

[Fiddlesticks116]

That is officially the most awesome thing I've seen all... forever.

[8Todote8]

всё прелесть! =) и  костюмы, и дивчины, и хлопци .

[EkoMirNK]

@8Todote8 Це правда ..! :) Дякуємо шановним добродіям росіянам ... Бажаємо вам всіх благ ! Зі святом браття та сестрички !!! З Днем відродження  нашої Київської держави !!! З двадцятою річницею відновлення нашої Незалежності !!! Будьмо собою , бережімо свою мову , культуру , добрі традиції , нашу Православну віру - будьмо собою в цьому глобалізованому світі ..! БУДЬМО !!!

[davidzabbo64]

why i am proud to be Ukrainian :P

[TranceManiac4life]

SO proud of my cultural richness and treasure like this! Spirit, optimism and passion!!!! Вот это наша слава. Наша родная Украинская культура. Яркая, храбрая и сильная духом, с характером, вольная, искуссная и богатая. У нас есть всё свою, у нас богатая и тяжкая история которая дала нам столько вдохновения, сколько ни одна страна соседка не пережила! Попадало нам от братских народов и просто соседних но корень украинской культуры, с казацким характером, никогда не был и не будет сломан!

[iPro90]

thumbs up for 2:00 !

[Russianwolverin]

The 12 people that disliked this video need to crawl in a hole an die...

[ukrvi]

where do i get this version of the hopak? i need it on my ipod!

[Whistlejocket]

Now all the girls go make a Kolatch.

[eberkovich]

The name "Ukraina" appears in the late 11th century, 1087, to be exact in the Primary Chronicle. It could not possible mean "Okraina" (borderland), as it was the center of Kyivan civilization (in fact, Vladimir-Suzdal would have been the "Okraina").

Ukraina seems to mean "Vkraina" - the country, our country.

[SacredStorm]

@eberkovich Maybe the original meaning was country, but it doesn't stop Ukraine from being a "borderland." Their nation is where Orthodoxy and Catholicism collide; they have been the boundary between two foreign empires throughout history: Poland, Lithuania, Nazi Germany/Russia, Soviet Union; they are also a language borderland where Russia dominates the east and Polish influence in the west. Hell, their land occupies where the steppe, black earth, mountains, and Dnipro all collide.

[joru100]

4:47 "Haha, I do this everywhere!"

[JanZhizhka]

4:47 - the best moment)))))

[ZandraSiskin]

Гопак это для меня самый красивый танец в мире!!! А я Полька и так хотела бы его научить! :)

[karascilka]

Wonderful! My grandparents came from Ukraine (Galicia at that time), and my dad told us that my grandmother sent him to "cossack dancing school" when he was about 10 and he hated it b/c he had to wear "bloomers" (and so he got out of it  after 3 lessons). I wish my dad were here now to see how grand this dancing really is! xopowo!..best I can do on this non-Cyrillic keyboard..

[mmm7108]

coza asy

[minhanh11]

Я люблю город Киев, люблю Украину.

[marinik95]

sila noi se canta ceva de gen:X

[hiimabanana]

thats amazing ,

[FrozenCellophane]

This is awesome beyond words! I wish in my culture there was a dance as wonderful as this! :)

[iyalovecky]

відмінне виконання

[GeniYVideO]

Все трюки и элементы которые исполняют мужчины это боевые приемы казацкого спаса - боевого искуства которое трансформировалось в гопак, в Запорожье есть школы где СПАС сейчас возрождают, занимаются много детей подростков и взрослых.

[Dmitry334]

@GeniYVideO The elements of the Ukrainian martial artы

[irynski]

@Dmitry334 It's good to see that someone has commented on the relationship between the Hopak (from Poltava) and the dancing being based on our old martial arts. 'Cossack' dancing' was an artistic expression of the martial arts. Our cossack heritage lives on in our dances!

[max19019]

cool! respect to our Slavic brothers and sisters from Ukraine. when I was watching this movie I felt proud for our great culture!

[dreamrockerxox]

i love being ukrainian:) but i feel like this is a major letdown. ive been ukrainian dancing for years and it seems like every ukrainian guy i meet cant dance anywhere near as awesome as this. way to raise false hopes, ukraine. hahahaha

[happy543210]

I guess Hopak means: The men display TREMENDOUS leg strength and do all the work, while the women just stand there looking pretty.

[djamorpheus]

@happy543210 basically... you're right

[orangecrazy100]

@happy543210 Are you in Ukrainian dance??

[happy543210]

@orangecrazy100 I'm 43 years old! I can barely walk, much less dance!

[stevieonuska]

If you pause right when the guy at 2:08 is doing his jumping bend thing, you'll see that he's actually transforming into a pokéball.

[NataSsaj]

Ukranians are human helicopters!! 

[adamokeef]

no mamen de ke estan hechos estos ukranianos esos movimientos son imposibles

[Alicante8895]

Fantastic interpretation!!! It reminds me of 1994-95 in July in Valencia - Spain.

Aleksey Zabashta...How are you after so many years???

[BaronVonAsskicker]

does anyone know what the name of the musical piece is? i know i've heard it before but i can't place it.

[BozGoalie]

this is how we attract mates in the ukraine.

[bewleya]

4:46 ftw!!!

[SineeZhyguli]

Ta, ne ganite. Korchaginets(Kiev(Dvorets pioneroff)) rulit nah. Vy chto inteligentsyia?

[Ufollowme2]

At 1:57 I got dizzy!!

[awarepatriot]

If I tried 9/10ths of those moves, you'd have to call an ambulance. LOL. Beautiful.

[Archer007Kr]

Посмотрите здесь видео с академиками Чудиновым и Фоменко - возможно, что официальная история России и Украины и Европы это полная лажа.

[Mikemugee]

Where can i get pants and cloths like that !!!!!! I love my HERITAGE,  5generation Ukrainian Canadain here = S

[uliqed]

@Mikemugee I am Russian but my father was Ukrainian, so this is also partly my heritage and culture.

As far as i know there is a big Ukrainian diaspora in Canada and i dont think that there is a problem to find a traditional cloths.

By the way the shirt is called "wishivanka", and pants called "sharovary".

[irynski]

@uliqed Not precicely 'vyshyvanka', Mike. That simply means a piece of embroidery. To be more accurate, it's a 'vyshyta sorochka'!

[Tursiz]

хорошая все-таки у нас культура))

[Vovk3]

There is one issue I have with people performing these dances. If the dancer has no idea what the dance means or why they are doing it, the dance loses meaning. It loses what is sacred and beautiful.

I myself perform some of these dances and I do understand their meaning. Why they are sacred.

[JazztheHeadbanger]

No wonder they wear those pants, they must have the leg muscles of bears!

[Anti4True3VostokUkr]

Hopak is most famous and best known ukrainian dance in the world.

Glory to Ukraine!

[WhirlwindWerewolf]

Man....at first I was skeptical that this hid any sort of fighting art then I saw 2:33...LMAO. Wow this is ridiculous, leg sweeps and spinning kicks...jumping double kicks.

[Vovk3]

@WhirlwindWerewolf

The hopak supposedly has a connection to the fighting techniques of the Zaporozhian cossacks.

[vixvis]

@WhirlwindWerewolf ye during their time Cossacs were as strong as the Roman Empire

[Furykidxxx]

Нас очень боятся, потому что вместе мы СИЛА, а поотдельности, так, кучка завистливых ненавистников. Люблю свой народ и свою культуру! Ура!

[Furykidxxx]

Почему с такой энергичной и позитивной культурой, такие славные народы как славяне ненавидят друг друга? Я этого не понимаю! Кто-то нас травит друг на друга, люди и у них это здорово получается. Но в один прекрасный день, я искренне в это верю, что чья-то рожа за это всё ответит!

[msbrainz]

BREAKDANCE WAS BORN IN UKRAINE XD

[dreadynatty15]

@msbrainz What do you meen

[EsaulRuss]

Look at all those gorgeous ladies! Go Ukraine!

[UkieDan13]

what she said, Ukraine Rocks!

[MrRohander]

И снова всё это при проклятом тоталитаризме. Где это можно посмотреть сейчас?

[IIKainII1]

@MrRohander - "Где это можно посмотреть сейчас?"

Приезжай на Украину и смотри.

[MrRohander]

@IIKainII1 Я с Украины. Эдни сердючки та бедланы, а и еще виагры.

[IIKainII1]

@MrRohander

Не мелите глупости, цветет буйным цветом.

[GlossGirl97]

UKRAINE ROCKS!!

[Tankogradskiy]

Молодца братья славяни!!!!!!

[kensan0809]

I can't believe my eyes. They are far beyond human limit....

[EsaulRuss]

Long Live Ukraine!

[torhildDB9]

like after LSD

[POLMAZURKA]

running pas de basque=MAZUR run step...

[annabessonova1986]

that was probly the best hopak ive ever seen!!! AWSOME!! lol i wanna join a hopak now :3

[VS257]

THe Ukrainian students in my school did this for Multicultural it was really cool!

[Zadoyaggg]

Здравия всем участникам коллектива!!! БРАВО!

[UKIEDanceRater]

OMG TEMPO SO FAST! lol thats incredible

[kensan0809]

Some dancers performances are beyond physical laws.. Amazing ! Seven stars !!

[xoxoalexalex]

i use to do that :)

but then i quite... it hurts your feet so much especially in those red boots :( but i think i might start again

[drunchula]

Along with Georgian dances, one of the best folk dances of the world.

Xai zhive Ukraina.

[maynardjamesking]

@drunchula You should see Eastern European Gypsy (Romanian/Hungarian)

Search: Romafest Gypsy Dance Theater - Verbunk

[kranshteun]

How beautiful all those girls are! Great dance!

[ArtemKyiv]

Ukrainians are the best!!

[tappingflamingo]

WOW! what a great job this group does with Hopak. I was on a folk team in college and we use to do this dance. You really have to be in good shape. And, by the way when they spin, keeping their head squarely pointed to the audience and then flipping it quickly around; that is called spotting, something dancers do when they spin like that so they don't get dizzy.

[JacktheDaniels]

What's the name of the technique that the centre dancer does at 4:50?

[perogymonster]

its called "povzanetz", sometimes "shuchka"

[biozamadotcom]

Love this.

All Ukrainians should do this

it should be mandatory for body and spirit

[nifur1]

Ech słowiańska dusza...

[Abadonna00]

super!

[elSpacey]

4:45 is some crazy sh*t!

[Safat09]

Гопак то військовий танець який виконували виключно чоловіки так що жінки тут зайві.

[Furykidxxx]

@Safat09

Красивые женщины никогда не бывают лишними. ))

[JustAlisa]

@Safat09 Tak to buv bojovyj gopak, a ce vje tmistectvo tancju.

[mjallard]

I have a friend who does this. :D I think she is amazing now.

She says the key to spinning is head placement.

[jetlagsyndrome]

I don't what she means by that, but yes, that's interesting. ^____^

[jetlagsyndrome]

the whole acrobatics were dazzling..

the whole fast spinning.. do these guys

have some sort of special training to keep them from not feeling nauseous or something?

[TheXasapakos]

@jetlagsyndrome i think no its just practise :)

[Odo987]

Note that as they spin they keep their heads squarely pointed at the audience most of the time, then flip them 360 degrees very quickly. A slow example is at 2:56. This technique prevents the vestibular fluid in the horizontal semicircular canal from acquiring sustained movement thereby producing nausea.

[jetlagsyndrome]

good point. first important thing i learned this year. heheh

[joasluchabacha]

Bardzo fajne ! Niesamowici są !

[trezuboy]

Ya béxhotiw takwo tansiouwaté.

[skabetti2002]

Is this Virsky?  Stunning.

[AlenkaPiter]

Это потрясающе!!!

Я восхищаюсь украинской культурой!

[Jyrnalistka]

о, чудово! і надзвичайно складно! треба бути настільки фізично сильним!!

[kitiukuki]

I just loved it! Love this costumes, and music and everything :)

[radiogreenblue]

you might also like this instrumental band from washington dc. they have a beautiful sounding violin, guitar and drums. very dreamy! search for "Radium Karmara"

[shrimpsea]

Clothes are pretty.

I want to wear this, but these clothes do not suit a Japanese...

I like Ukrainian dance!

[licluvsluke]

sure you could!

When I used to dance, we had an East Indian family who danced with us (he was one of the best male dancers that we had)

[shrimpsea]

Can you dance Ukraine dance?

It is wonderful.

I want to watch Ukraine dance in my country(^.^)

[biskuinha]

Muito bom!!!

Adoro folclore!!

[tocik84]

I Just watched it live in Toronto! Feeling proud!

[xxfindremedy]

badass

[Kwatrij]

Красота.!! Слава Україні - Героям Слава!

[nikolai5857]

Как всегда,замечательно!

[mmarie0789]

This is the biggest Hopak I have ever seen!

[123Vakho]

loved it <3

[Max79UA]

cool!)))Ukraine rulezzz!

[carmenphilomelae]

This is epic and beautiful. I long to be able to take part in the Hopak... but alas I am Irish... I feel as if it would be blasphemous for one of Hibernian decent, or any other decent than that of Ukrainian decent to intrude on such a sacred and awesome dance.

[Androosha]

Ah, it is the passion that counts, not the heritage! Just marry a beautiful Ukrainian and you'll be alright. ;)

[carmenphilomelae]

:) thanks! I'll head to Ukraine quick I can and find a totally awesome, totally handsome, hopak dancing Ukrainian man. :D

[Androosha]

YEAH! *highfives*

[jetlagsyndrome]

god damn, can these people dance!

[petesake222]

i am proud of ukraine-ukraine is not just a country but an ideal!!!In early independence I use to believe I was one of the last bastions of a free ukraine.glad to see I'm not.peace

[kachyr]

Така прекрасна українська культура!

Чудовий танець та гарна музика.

Моя душа рада. Слава Україні!

What a wonderful and incredible display of Ukrainian Culture!

[nikolai5857]

Слава Украине!

Но без Бендэры!

[2009stalker]

nikolai5857--- ты наверное забыл за что они воевали и что каких то 100,000 повстанцев непобоялись воевать на два фронта против СССР, Германии, и Польшы

[TenoValdi]

Virsky is the best!

[kranshteun]

Long live Ukraine!

[hymentotep]

where can I watch this movie???

[marianna12angel]

omg i used 2 do ukrainian dancing! we were gonna do tht dance but i quit lol

[Einodd]

Hop! Magnificent!

[32middlelinebacker]

The group is Virsky! its named after Virsky himself lol

[mjpaxman]

Does anybody know what dance company this is?

[Einodd]

I think it's the Pavlo Virsky Ukrainian National Folk Dance Troupe.

[studying]

gay as it looks, this dance is freaking hardcore. If you're a man, the first few practices will destroy your legs, and I can assure you, you will NOT be walking up and down the stairs for a good month.

Then when you get finally get used to jumping up and down like a frog for 20 minutes (way longer than in video), you have to learn inhuman tricks and moves that only boneless gymnasts do. Then when you're dead tired, there are the 'flag throws' in the end, except instead of flags, its a guy.

[ltzavalanche]

and you're a fucking moron, that makes us even

[OverHedge99]

Sweet Christmas, it's like a fancy martial art!

[UkieGirl3369]

this makes me regret quitting dancing lessons lol

amazing video though

[kranshteun]

Long live Ukraine! Ridna Batbkivshina!

[oneworldoneway]

Yeah! I love Ukrainians.

[oros123456]

I don't think ukraine was ever truly part of russia.

[xnadiax29]

Proud to be a Ukrainian!

[MrSpeakerman]

Congratulations. Keep Ukrainian culture forever.Shche ne vmerla Ykrajina.

[limitles]

Why oh why any ukrainian dance starts up some unnecessary political and ethno-nazist commentary??? WHY!

[oneworldoneway]

I know. Can't people just enjoy watching the dance?

[NoirFan01]

agreed

[kranshteun]

Simple: Russians would not admit that we are independent nation. They are still living in a dream that communism created. In that dream Russians and Ukrainians live in peace like one nation, but there is a catch, in that dream Moscow is in charge and Ukrainians working their asses off to feed the rest. So we refuse to believe in that dream, and that pisses off the Russians.

Best regards!

[2009stalker]

kranshteun-- those are some smart words brother!

[kranshteun]

Thank you friend ! It is an old story, but someone has to tell it:-)

[whyshywank]

@kranshteun U r right. Russia will always try to set up a RUSSIAN monopoly.

[justdirtyRussia]

@kranshteun

если что то это Россия постоянно кормила ваши задницы и спасала вас от всех!!! Учи историю придурок!!!

[EsaulRuss]

@justdirtyRussia да ладно, кого она там спасала. Во второй мировой все одинаково заплатили жизнями и Россия и Украина. А про Турок и Татар забыл? Почитай пограничные сводки с 1400 по 1600 год о том какие походы были и как Украинские Казаки дербанили врагов на руку Москве. А Крым как захватили? Без Украины Россие Крыма не видать было бы. Я историю учил при Союзе, после Союза и на западе, так что поверь мне когда я говорю, что я знаю о чем говорю.

[justdirtyRussia]

@EsaulRuss а какой украине идет речь кода это было одна Империя.

[justdirtyRussia]

@EsaulRuss Вот на Западе те мозги то твои хох=ляцкие-то и промыли бестолочь салообъедная!!!!!!!!

[EsaulRuss]

@justdirtyRussia А тебе твоё правительство мозги отбило. Что очень хочется всех под одну гребёнку? Все в Москву все Московское? Забери свою ненависть с собой в могилу.

[justdirtyRussia]

@EsaulRuss Моё Правительство хоть что-то для нас делает, в данном случае "отбивает", ваше же для вас даже этого сделать не может!