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Ukrainian
dancer Refers to the traditional folk
dances of the peoples of Ukraine.
Through the centuries
the dances have been used as a vehicle
of worship and expression of emotions in India.
The
temple dancers (Devadasis) have led
a very austere lives in order to perform sacred
dances to please Gods and Goddesses. The Devadasi
system is still prevalent in some states of
India. In Karnataka they are dedicated to the Goddess
Yellamma of Savadatti. In Orissa, they
are appointed to perform various activities of the temple.
Ukrainian
dance is primarily represented by what ethnographers,
folklorists and dance historians refer
to as "Ukrainian Folk Dances"
(Ukrainian: translit. Ukrayins'ki Narodno-Stsenichni
Tantsi), which are stylized representations of traditional
dances and their characteristic movements that
have been choreographed for concert dance performances.
This stylized art form has so permeated the culture
of Ukraine, which very few purely traditional
forms of Ukrainian dance remain today.
These religious ritual
dances proved to be so strongly ingrained into the culture
of the people prior to the introduction of Christianity,
that rather than attempting to eliminate them, Christian
missionaries incorporated Christian themes into the
songs and poetry which accompanied the dancing,
using the dances to spread their religion, as well as
enabling millennia-old steps and choreographic
forms to continue to be passed down from generation
to generation. |