{"id":7946,"date":"2015-06-04T07:39:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T07:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/?p=7946"},"modified":"2018-08-15T15:55:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-15T15:55:42","slug":"dance-like-a-russian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/russian\/dance-like-a-russian\/","title":{"rendered":"Dance Like A Russian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s turn to something you may do occasionally or regularly, but each of us has come in contact with at some point &#8212; dancing. Russians may not all be good dancers, but there are many social situations where dancing does come up.\u00a0&#8220;To dance&#8221; is, of course, \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c. Note the suffix change for present tense forms: \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0301\u044e, \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0443\u0301\u0435\u0448\u044c (not <del>\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u044e<\/del>). &#8220;A dance&#8221; is \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0446 (plural \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u044b). An older word is \u043f\u043b\u044f\u0441\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c\/\u043f\u043b\u044f\u0301\u0441\u043a\u0438 (to dance\/dances) &#8212; this usually refers to folk dances.<\/p>\n<h2>Shall We Dance?<\/h2>\n<p>Many Russian teenagers (\u043f\u043e\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0441\u0442\u043a\u0438) and college students (\u0441\u0442\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0442\u044b) like going dancing\/clubbing at\u00a0what is called \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0430 &#8212; \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0442\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0443. An older phrase is \u0445\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0301\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u044b, and that can refer to daytime social dancing and not necessarily a nightclub. Many look forward to \u043c\u0435\u0301\u0434\u043b\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u044b, or colloquially \u043c\u0435\u0434\u043b\u044f\u043a\u0438\u0301 (slow dances), as an opportunity to dance with the person you like. Traditionally, the guys are expected to ask the gals to dance (\u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0440\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0448\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u0434\u0430\u043c), although it&#8217;s not a rigid rule. \u0411\u0435\u0301\u043b\u044b\u0439 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0446 is a dance where the ladies ask the gentlemen to dance (\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043c\u044b \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0433\u043b\u0430\u0448\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 \u043a\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432).<\/p>\n<h2>Into the Groove<\/h2>\n<p>There are also people who pursue dance more seriously. Some children go to \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043a\u0440\u0443\u0436\u043a\u0438\u0301\/\u0441\u0435\u0301\u043a\u0446\u0438\u0438 (dance classes with a longer curriculum than the more modular classes adults take). Adults can go \u043d\u0430 \u0443\u0440\u043e\u0301\u043a\u0438 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432 (to a dance class). \u0411\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u044b (ballroom dancing) are a popular category, although people also take classes in other styles\u00a0like \u0445\u0438\u043f-\u0445\u043e\u0301\u043f or \u0431\u0440\u0435\u0439\u043a\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441. Finally, there are the rarer genres like \u0440\u0443\u0301\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0301\u0434\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0446\u044b (Russian folk dancing, see video below!) or \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0434\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0441\u044b (English county dance &#8212; think of\u00a0your Jane Austen novel re-enactment).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0420\u0443\u0441\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043b\u044f\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u044f.  \u0410\u043d\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0431\u043b\u044c \u0410\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNXec-nks18?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I find it ironic that Russia is known abroad for its ballet (\u0431\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442), but ballet really isn&#8217;t something your average\u00a0person, especially an adult, can easily pursue there. Ballet schools (\u0431\u0430\u043b\u0435\u0301\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0448\u043a\u043e\u0301\u043b\u044b) are more like a closed-off caste you need to join in your pre-teens and commit to a serious competitive career &#8212; or drop out.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the style, a dancer (\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u043e\u0301\u0440) needs to rehearse (\u0440\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0442\u0438\u0301\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c) their dance. Then they perform (\u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442 &#8212; takes no object; to say &#8220;perform a dance,&#8221; you say &#8220;\u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0301\u043b\u043d\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0442\u0430\u0301\u043d\u0435\u0446,&#8221; although that sounds a little clunky). Dances (\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u044b) are performed at \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0442\u044b (concerts) or \u0432\u044b\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043b\u0435\u0301\u043d\u0438\u044f (performances).<\/p>\n<h2>Dance Idioms<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;d like to finish this post with some funny sayings that have to do with dance:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">\u041f\u043b\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0301\u043c\u0443 \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u043e\u0301\u0440\u0443 \u043d\u043e\u0301\u0433\u0438 \u043c\u0435\u0448\u0430\u0301\u044e\u0442<\/span> &#8212; literally, &#8220;His own legs get in the way for a bad dancer.&#8221; This is used to talk about someone making excuses about something preventing them from succeeding when, in fact, it&#8217;s their ineptitude.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">\u0412 \u0442\u0435\u0301\u043c\u043f\u0435 \u0432\u0430\u0301\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0430<\/span> &#8212; originally a musical term referring to a waltz tempo, it now means, &#8220;quickly,&#8221; chop chop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000\">\u041f\u043b\u044f\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0301\u044c \u043f\u043e\u0434 \u0447\u0443\u0436\u0443\u0301\u044e\u00a0\u0434\u0443\u0301\u0434\u043a\u0443<\/span> &#8212; to dance to someone else&#8217;s tune, to do someone else&#8217;s bidding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s turn to something you may do occasionally or regularly, but each of us has come in contact with at some point &#8212; dancing. Russians may not all be good dancers, but there are many social situations where dancing does come up.\u00a0&#8220;To dance&#8221; is, of course, \u0442\u0430\u043d\u0446\u0435\u0432\u0430\u0301\u0442\u044c. 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