Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
| Created: | 2014-09-19 17:53 |
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| Institution: | Department of Archaeology and Anthropology |
| Description: | Dances are an inseparable part of life for many Kalmyks. No single celebration, a holiday, a major family event, or a party is held without dances. In Kalmykia the most widely performed dances are those performed by individuals or couples, although some dances may be performed in groups. In the past, the Kalmyks had dances for specific age groups, for teenagers and single young people, for young married men and women, and for the elderly. Kalmyk dances differ from one another in terms of movements (for example, some imitate the movements of various animals and birds) and accompanying melodies and songs. There are also dances peculiar to different Kalmyk groups, such dances as 'Dolbana bi', 'Ik hurla bi' and others.
Today, in addition to traditional dances, many stage dances choreographed by ballet masters also enjoy great popularity. These dances, drawing on folklore and ethnographic sources, include famous dances such as 'Derbet tavshur', 'Chichirdyk', 'Dance of heroes', 'Tsagan shavrta bi' and many others. |
Media items
This collection contains 17 media items.
Media items
Boba Kokueva, About How the Kalmyk Youth Danced in Siberia
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 17 Jan 2018
Boris Ochaev, About the Folk Ensemble Tulip
Boris says that he returned to Kalmykia from Siberia in 1959. He played dombra in the Club of Builders. Later he was invited to join the national ensemble Tyulpan (Tulip), which...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 28 Nov 2017
Concert
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 2 Jun 2018
Dol'gan, Sharka Barka
A Kalmyk dance called Sharka Barka performed by children from the folk ensemble Dolgan in Lagan.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 25 May 2015
Evgeniy Sangadzhiev, About Kalmyk Dances
Evgeniy danced in the children’s dance ensemble Tyulpanchik (Small Tulip). He says that Kalmyk dances differ from Mongolian ones by their fast movements, energy and temper, which...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Tue 8 Aug 2017
Folk Dances
This video features dances performed by schoolchildren who participated in a children’s festival ‘The Descendants of Jangar’ held in Elista in November 2015.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 27 Mar 2017
Kalmyk Dances, 2016
This video features dances performed by Kalmyk dancers before a horse race. It was videotaped in the hippodrome in Elista in May 2016.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Wed 6 Jul 2016
Kalmyk Dances, 2017
This video shows dances performed by Kalmyk dancing troupes in Priyutnenskiy rayon in April 2017.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 27 Apr 2017
Kalmyk Dances, Khar-Buluk
This video shows Kalmyk dances during a celebration in Khar-Buluk in May 2016.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 11 Aug 2016
Maria Mukhlaeva, About Dances
Maria talks about Kalmyk dances and compares how Kalmyks behaved in the past and today.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 18 May 2015
Ochir Terbataev, Kalmyk Dance Movements
Ochir talks about the history of Kalmyk dances, how Kalmyk dances are different from those of other Mongolian groups, and demonstrates the main dance movements. Kalmyk dance...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Thu 18 Aug 2016
Petr Nadbitov, About Kalmyk Dances
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sat 20 Jan 2018
Traditional Dances
This video of Kalmyk dances was videotaped during the annual Festival of Tulips held in the Tselinniy rayon of Kalmykia in April 2016.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 1 May 2016
Traditional Dances, 2015
Kalmyk dances featuring in this video were videotaped during the annual Festival of Tulips held in the Priyutnenskiy rayon of Kalmykia in April 2015.
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 29 Apr 2016
Ulan Zalata Khalmgud, Traditional Dances
This video features dances performed by the pupils of the secondary school No 12 in Elista. The dances include sharka barka, chicherdyg, ishkimdyg, and a modern dance called ‘the...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Mon 25 May 2015
Ulyana Shikeeva, Dance Movements
Ulyana says that in the beginning Kalmyk dance movements were similar to those among other Mongolian groups. Kalmyk dances had more shoulder movements. When the Kalmyks came to...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Fri 25 Sep 2015
Vera Tepkeeva, Traditional Dances
Vera says that Kalmyk dances change according to locations and that each place has its peculiar dancing techniques. In the past, ordinary Kalmyks danced differently to how...
Collection: Kalmyk Cultural Heritage Project (DANCES)
Institution: Department of Archaeology and Anthropology
Created: Sun 16 Jun 2019