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Mazowsze in the 1970s. Mazowsze at Przystanek Woodstock in 2013. Mazowsze (Polish: Państwowy Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca „Mazowsze” im. Tadeusza Sygietyńskiego) – "State Folk Ensemble of Song and Dance 'Mazowsze'") is a famous Polish folk dance and song ensemble.
Polish folk dances (singular: taniec ludowy, pronounced [ˈtaɲɛts luˈdɔvɨ]; plural: tańce ludowe [ˈtaɲtsɛ luˈdɔvɛ]) tend to be lively, energetic, and joyful. Hops, twirls, and athletic movements are common. Many dances involve a circle (Polish: koło [ˈkɔwɔ] "circle", kołem [ˈkɔwɛm] "in a circle") but also partners.
Witold Idzi Zapała (5 June 1935 – 9 September 2020) [1] was a Polish dancer, choreographer and pedagogue. For over 50 years (1957 – 2011), Witold Zapala collaborated with Mazowsze, the Polish Song and Dance Ensemble (Polish: Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca Mazowsze), for whom he created repertory of dances and folk ceremonies from 43 ethnographic regions of Poland.
Mazovia or Masovia (Polish: Mazowsze [maˈzɔfʂɛ] ⓘ) is a historical region in mid-north-eastern Poland.It spans the North European Plain, roughly between Łódź and Białystok, with Warsaw being the unofficial capital and largest city.
Kurpie (Polish pronunciation:) is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of the people of this culture.
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Staś Kmieć at the Boston Ballet in 1985. Staś Kmieć (/ ˈ s t ɑː ʃ k ə ˈ m j ɛ tʃ / STAHSH kə-MYETCH, Polish: [staɕ ˈkmjɛt͡ɕ]) is an American theater and dance choreographer, specializing in a variety of styles of dance: theatre dance, character/folk, period/historical, social/ballroom, ballet, and concert dance.
The melody of the Polish anthem is a lively and rhythmical mazurka. Mazurka as a musical form derives from the stylization of traditional melodies for the folk dances of Mazovia, a region in central Poland. It is characterized by a triple meter and strong accents placed irregularly on the second or third beat.