Original scientific paper

Shifting Orientations in Dance Revivals: From "National" to "Spectacular" in Ukrainian Canadian Dance

Andriy Nahachewsky ; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada

Abstract

Folk and ethnic dance revival movements can be defined as "any dance tradition in which the participants are actively conscious of a connection with past performances". Dance revival movements can be subdivided into "national", "recreational", "spectacular", "spiritual", and other orientations, depending on the motivations of the participants. The Ukrainian dance movement in Canada had a national orientation from 1925 to about 1960, and has shifted to a more spectacular orientation since that time. The orientation of the revival movement has important ramifications for the values and priorities of the community, the decisions they make, and the forms of the dances. Thinking about revival orientations may reveal interesting patterns cross-culturally.

Keywords

dance; revival; folk; ethnic; national dance; spectacular dance; comparative; Ukrainian; Canadian

Hrčak ID:

23186

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/23186

Publication date:

30.6.2006.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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