Aristocratic banquet. Illustration by artist Zahar Pichugin from Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Partnership Sytin publishers, Moscow, Russia, 1914. "Being able to dance was a valued advantage and ...

Russian contemporary dance doesn't have it easy ... high art into a stunning spectacle and raising plain pop culture to the level of virtuosity. A fanatic of his craft, he accustomed Russian ...

the double bass sets the musical tone that drives the dance. According to Alpeev, tango culture resonates deeply with Russians. The numerous performances by tango orchestras across Russia and ...

The two extracts from the suite give us the chance to look at very different dances: the whirling Russian Dance, based on a Ukrainian folk dance, and the elegant Waltz of the Flowers. The Russian ...

They now represent Ukraine's cultural frontline ... "I think it's important to block Russian dance in the world," says Vladyslav. "I think we need a quarantine from it now. Maybe not forever ...