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electric_blue68

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9. Ty. Half 2nd Gen Ukrainian-American. I saw some dancing...

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Mar 30, 2024, 01:33 AM

Mar 30

at a festival in Little Ukraine - part of The East Village that my dad took us too ?58 ys ago.
Always loved the red boots, the athleticism of the men.
(you could say the original "break dancers" 🙂 )

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Ukrainian Hopak, One of the Most Difficult Dances in the World. Virsky 2023. [View all] catbyte Mar 28 OP

Excellent excellent! Drum Mar 28 #1

Gravity doesn't seem to have much pull on those folks Easterncedar Mar 29 #2

My Dad was Ukrainian AuntyGravity Mar 29 #4

My Mother's family was Ukrainian debm55 Apr 1 #13

Much of that reminds me sdfernando Mar 29 #3

Fiddler on the Roof was originally set in Anatekva, a town in Ukraine. Liberty Belle Mar 29 #8

I always thought the Fiddler of the Roof took place in the Ukraine. My mothers family was Ukrainian As Ukrainian Jews debm55 Apr 1 #12

Wow, just wow. grumpyduck Mar 29 #5

Fun to watch !!! The guys in red need to change to yellow !! Karadeniz Mar 29 #6

Not the Nichols Brothers, but quite good nontheless. n/t malthaussen Mar 29 #7

Ty. Half 2nd Gen Ukrainian-American. I saw some dancing... electric_blue68 Mar 30 #9

Thats great! But William769 Mar 30 #10

My quads and glutes hurt just watching that. n/t Hela Apr 1 #11

When they're training and they get tired,... LudwigPastorius Apr 2 #14