Riverdance - Russian Dervish/Morning in Macedonia

Russian Dervish from Riverdance. Moscow Folk Ballet. Unique style combining ballet, folk dance and breath-taking acrobatics

"Morning in Macedonia
Meeting the new, what we learn first is that there is something familiar in what is strange, something strange in what we had thought familiar. A tune from another place, another lifetime, can turn and haunt in the heart. "

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Entertainment

Tags:

• riverdance
• russiandervish
• irish
• 2002
• geneva
• joanne
• doyle
• dance

[Thenrah]

They are all really strong. And I don't just mean the guys. The girls have to hold up their body weight and either hold still in a pose while the guys swing them, or they have to move themselves around while in the air. Trust me, that is hard and takes a whole lotta core strength.

[drgabrielsoileau]

My favorite part of riverdance!

The first part of this dance sounds more Macedonian than russian. The rhythm is 15/16 (counted 2+2+2+2+3+2+2)

and the introduction features the gadulka a bowed instrument used throughout the balkans.

[Heavyrock131]

@Thenrah Most definitely! A woman in any form of dance must be very strong. In a partnering situation a woman could have the strongest, most experienced partner, but if she has no core strength it won't go well. I think many people forget partnering is a team effort and just go "Omg! That man (or those men) is/are so strong!" but the women have to be equally strong

[Bikerwitch14]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bloodshotshatterbone]

Wow! The men looked mighty fine while dancing ;)

[lenny10marlin]

Now this is real dancing, not that gross stuff that passes for dancing today.

[RussianIrishx3]

They make it look so easy o.O

[dansertoujours]

i wish i had the pose, stage presence and pressicion the girls have (my english is disastrous haha)

[WildtuinMichael]

Beautiful music.

Especially after the pause (3:50)

Just magnificant.

[MissEmcat24]

Psh I'm an Irish dancer and I used to think ballet was totally not as hard, but now I TOTALLY admit that (esp. at the upper levels) it is JUST as hard, if not harder....... but I still love Irish most<3

[richiem95]

Fucking Class!!

[dradio1234]

Yeah, im a junior tamburitzan, and my teacher is one of the best dancers in the world. And he agrees that russian is my strong point =P