Smolensky gusaczok explained

Russian: Смоленский гусачок
Language:	Russian
English Title:	"The Smolyanin Gosling"
Written:	18th Century
Genre:	Folk

Smolensky gusaczok is an archaic^[1] Russian folk dance, khorovod.^[2] The largest number of versions were recorded in most of the Smolensk Governorate,^[3] as well as in parts of the Mogilev Governorate (in the Gomelsky and Brestsky uezds).

Participants imitate the gait, flight and habits of geese following the leader: a leisurely step, from side to side, winding lines, spirals in the drawing.^{[4] [5]} The leaders depict a gander and a goose, competing in a dance. Most often accompanied by chastushkas.^{[6] [7]}

History

The melody was known in the mid-18th century. It was recorded among Russian soldiers in the Vyborg Governorate during the War of the Hats.^[8] From Vyborg, this melody was picked up by the local population and, having remade it in their own style, gave the world their own Ievan polkka.^{[9] [10]}

The final and most widespread version of Smolensky gusaczok was recorded by Tatyana Alekseevna Ustinova.^[11] This sthenic version was included in the repertoire of the Pyatnitsky Russian Folk Chorus for a long time.^[12]

References

• Book: Vvedensky, Boris Alekseyevich . 1952 . Great Soviet Encyclopedia Volume 13 . Moscow . 224 . ru . Sovetskaya Entsiklopediya .
• Book: Morshin . Great Soviet Encyclopedia Volume 17 . 271–276. БСЭ.
• Book: Grigorievа. R.A.. Varfolomeevа. T.B.. Sheshken. A.G.. Great Russian Encyclopedia Volume 3. 260–262. https://web.archive.org/web/20180918090953/https://bigenc.ru/ethnology/text/v/1856304. 2018-09-18.
• Yulia. . Белорусский народный танец . Наука и техника . 1972. 132. Чурко.
• Yulia. . Этнаграфія Беларусі. be. Minsk. Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя. 1989. 162–163. 5-85700-014-9. Чурко.

External links

• Выразительные средства танца
• Методическая разработка народного танца «Смоленский гусачок»

Notes and References

1. Web site: Гусачок (танец) — Карта знаний . 2024-10-21 . kartaslov.ru . ru.
2. Web site: Смоленский гусачок - скачать Янина Светлана Александровна. Работа №391410 . 2024-10-21 . solncesvet.ru.
3. Book: Дружба народов . Художественная литература . 1968 . Minsk . 230 . ru . Friendship of Nations.
4. Web site: Методическая разработка народного танца Смоленский гусачок .
5. Web site: Обманчивая легкость танца .
6. Web site: Обманчивая легкость танца - Культурно-досуговый центр "Губернский" . 2024-10-21 . gubernskiy-smolensk.ru.
7. Web site: NewsФЕЄРІЯ ТАНЦЮ . 2024-10-21 . www.kspu.edu.
8. Web site: Кощеевwrote . Лев . topaz00 . Лев Кощеев . История одной мелодии . 2024-10-21 . topaz00.livejournal.com . en-us.
9. Web site: Смоленский гусачок [Smolenskiy gusachok] . Carl Dennis . SecondHandSongs . January 1, 2021.
10. Book: Народный танец . Folk dance . Gennady Petrovich Gusev . 488 . ВЛАДОС . 2012 . 978-5-04-021452-5.
11. Book: Устинова, Татьяна Алексеевна . Русские народные танцы . Госкультпросветиздат . 1950 . 5–128 . ru . Russian folk dances.
12. Web site: Классификация русского танца № № .