Dance Through Time5 Mazurka

[trzcinarowice]

"Mazurka" is genitive or accusative case of the word "mazurek" (diminutive form of "mazur").

[getsick187]

its difficult dance....

[getsick187]

this is the mazurka dance???

what a nice dance......

[DancetimePublication]

@getsick187  it is one version of a dance that has many many versions

[anyan112]

which Mazurka of Chopin is this?

[DancetimePublication]

Mazurka Op. 21 by Camille Saint-Saëns  1895

[Doug19752533]

@anyan112 Chopin's Mazurkas arnt for dancing. he expanded the characteristics of the mazurka into a very unique form. he took it way beyond a folk dance and turned it into a artwork, much like he did with the Etude, from a technical study in a musical setting into a concert piece

[Tirn0]

@Doug19752533 Yeah... everyone knows that folk dances aren't artworks in their own right - thank heavens for classical composers...

[Doug19752533]

@anyan112 its not Chopin. its Camille St. Saens. op. 21. Chopins mazurkas are highly complex, and are instrumental rather then dances. he expanded the mazurka beyond its original form while retaining its characteristics. he did the same thing with the Polonaise, Scherzo, and Etude. while these were simple basic forms before, he crafted them into almost totally new forms by expanding them way beyond what they originally were. same with the Mazurka.

[purplepointeshuz]

mazurka is really fun in character dance form as well

[twoZornottwoZ]

I would love to see all of this dance (without having to pay 40 bucks for the dvd, cuz I'm cheap like that)

[edward5389]

@twoZornottwoZ

Sixty, if you want her to spend the $1.95 to send it out side the US.

[CapaodaCanoa]

I've always loved Mazurka. It's a very romantic dance. More than Waltz. (In my opinion)

[LazlosPlane]

Quite beautiful.