How to dance Hopak

Today I will show you how to dance Hopak. It is a relatively simple dance, but everyone must understand it and learn how to dance it properly. These dances are mostly known from Russian meme videos, but originally the dance comes from Ukraine. I've been living with these dances for 2 years, so I already know what to do and how to do it. I want to share with you tutorials and how-to guides. In the next videos, I will focus more on types and tricks to make dancing easier. But this tutorial only works as an introduction to the dance, and to give you a taste of what this beautiful dance is all about. More detailed instructions again sometime next time. If you have any comments or questions, write them in the comments and I will try to answer them all.
If you have any questions or want advice from me, write to me on discord.
I will be very happy to help you!
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[@cesko4488]

Dear community I would like to apologize for the incorrect information that I provided in our previous conversation regarding the Ukrainian folk dance Hopak. I was mistaken when I stated that Hopak comes from Russia, which is not true. Hopak is a significant expression of Ukrainian culture and tradition and should be properly identified as such. I am sorry for misleading you with inaccurate information and I hope that this apologetic comment will correct my mistake. If you have any questions about the topic of Ukrainian culture or any other areas of interest, I would be happy to assist you with providing the correct information. Sincerely, Your Cesko.

[@danillukyanchenco5628]

Trepak (Ukr. Tropak) is an old Russian dance, also common in Ukraine [1]. It is performed at a fast tempo, in two beats. The main movements are fractional steps, trampling and squatting [en] with throwing out the legs. The main position of the hands on the belt. The movements were composed by the performer on the go. In terms of properties, it has much in common with "Kamarinskaya" and "Lady": either a single male dance, or a dance. But, unlike them, the trepak did not have its own generally accepted tune. This is the same as "hopak".

[@kot1597]

Так бы сразу и сказал, а то меня закидали помидорами

[@CondolentPizza8]

Ukraine is Russia since they came from the same root. Change my mind.

[@games_enjoyer]

@@danillukyanchenco5628 Hopak (Ukrainian: гопа́к, IPA: [ɦoˈpɑk]) is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks, but later danced by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances.[1] It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas, ballets and theatre.

[@danillukyanchenco5628]

@@games_enjoyer Украина украла этот танец)) и называет его своим "народным танцем")

[@saandaczysko]

I've been practising this dance for half a year now, my legs never have been more powerful

[@cesko4488]

: D just go on!

[@mushfiqbabo7292]

Play football ⚽️

[@BoogerTheSnail]

Same

[@KhyriesChronicle]

Да

[@tommylarnefeldt7671]

​@@mushfiqbabo7292 poor advice, football dont give you strong flexible legs

[@WangHongwen465]

Learning Cossack dances is what unites us all even with hardbass

[@cesko4488]

hardbass POWER

[@WangHongwen465]

@@cesko4488 yes hardbass power !!

[@evok427]

@bobate228 yes

[@Yostickmanofficial]

OUR POWER!!

[@learnnpq3235]

Ignorant people, your unity will only make China worse. Your avatar and your internet name are extremely disrespectful to those compatriots who died of red terror in history. I'm a Chinese, but we are different. You are just a descendant of Marxism-Lenin, and I am the real son and daughter of China.

[@HandsomePutin]

I'm sweating, unbalanced and bracing myself on a wall with my hand to even be able to SLOWLY practice this just to get the feel of it 💀 truly a talented and skilled maneuver! I'll be getting my cardio in by doing this. Awesome thumbnail btw 👍

[@Delusionalperson1]

keep trying comrade

[@SandwichMrSandwich]

@@Delusionalperson1 ukraine isn’t communist

[@gameboyandres3419]

Update on your dance comrade?

[@quocano933]

You need some real powerful legs to even do this, or just be as slim as a stick and maybe you'll be able to do it

[@yosepcasimiro7984]

I started being good in only a week, stay strong comrade.

[@HandsomePutin]

Every time I jump, my body wants to fall over, but it's getting somewhat easier! Dang, this is fun.

[@cesko4488]

Next Praise Slow Movements Giving Foot forward and backward to see that you will see the difference in a week.

[@IAmNoob192]

Ikr, it's getting easier the more u do it

[@ronaldowens8983]

fr

[@alexfavela8509]

Me.. a Mexican living in American randomly searching this on a Sunday morning while doing laundry. Thank you. I will begin practicing this 🤝

[@SantChant.2011]

Hola 👍

[@billdang3953]

Dancing hopak while doing stirka, what a combination !

[@dextor0000]

Step 1- Get a degree in astronomy Step 2 - Get into NASA Step 3 - Convince them to make a moon mission Step 4 - Fly to moon Step 5 - Now you can do this dance in Astronaut suit 😂😂😁😁😃🤣

[@cesko4488]

I prefer cosmonauts🤗

[@afailureofaanimator6744]

“First kick on the moon”

[@tableswithoutchairs1168]

Seriously, this dance would be so much easier on the moon

[@ShaneKaulfuss]

@@tableswithoutchairs1168 you don’t say

[@monikadrnovscek8282]

You described the easier way to do it, I guess 🤣

[@fresh_80]

Spent alot of time practicing and when i finally did it right i accidentally lost balance and hit my head, still totally worth the time practicing. Amazing tutorial!

[@IAmNoob192]

Dang r u ok now?

[@InsaneFortnitePro]

​@@IAmNoob192 nah bro they passed 😔🙏 rest in poverty, FRESH_SANNESS 😢

[@blackwolf_365]

UKRAINE IS NOT RUSSIA. A COSSACK IS NOT A KAZAK. HOPAK IS A UKRAINIAN DANCE

[@JustOneLimbo]

descanse em paz fresh saness 😭😭😭😭

[@hoco9975]

@@blackwolf_365Ukraine is a part of Russia, if you wanna talk about history

[@Tohru_fan_365]

Как я начал играть в тф2 всегда хотел научиться так танцевать, спасибо вам!

[@Bcso591]

I've been able to do this for years now with better or lesser success but I never knew I'm supposed to keep my heels in the air. The best tutorial I've seen so far, thank you friend

[@cesko4488]

THE REMAINING CHANNEL will release a video on how to warm up tomorrow.

[@blackwolf_365]

UKRAINE IS NOT RUSSIA. A COSSACK IS NOT A KAZAK. HOPAK IS A UKRAINIAN DANCE

[@pocikprostoi7172]

​@@blackwolf_365угомонись клоун. Украина это россия

[@blackwolf_365]

@@pocikprostoi7172 що хрюкнув? Скоро відучим вас від поросячої

[@pocikprostoi7172]

@@blackwolf_365 тыхэнэчко сыды мэні тут

[@raymccall2513]

As an Azeri who knows quick leg dance and stuff I find this relatively easy, also your video makes it look super simple to do. thanks for the tips товарищ

[@pyro_teamfartress2]

I heard that the Ushanka is inspired off of the Azeri Turkish cultural hat "Kalpak". Is that true?

[@raymccall2513]

@@pyro_teamfartress2 well not compeletely. They might be made of same material but they differ in appearance. Ushanka has ear covering parts that you can fold and unfold but kalpak is more simple and doesn't cover the ears.

[@pyro_teamfartress2]

@@raymccall2513 got it, thank you

[@raymccall2513]

@@pyro_teamfartress2 no problem

[@jacob_the_human_2013]

​@@pyro_teamfartress2 i think so

[@snipeyounoobzyee2662]

I’m under the impression you need shoes on to do this dance because I can do it perfectly fine in my work boots but whenever I try and just casually do it at home my toes just crumble under the sheer swag of this dance

[@cesko4488]

True

[@mybadcoolguy]

The hopak is a lively and dynamic Ukrainian folk dance that has deep cultural roots. It typically involves high leaps, kicks, squatting, and spins, showcasing the dancers' strength and agility. The dance often tells a story, portraying scenes of daily life, battles, or celebrations. Traditional Ukrainian music accompanies the hopak, usually featuring instruments like the bandura, accordion, and drums. Costumes worn during the dance are often colorful and reflect regional variations. The hopak has become a symbol of Ukrainian cultural identity and is still performed at various events and festivals around the world.

[@Draftable_]

did it in about 2-3 weeks now, im at part 3 but the difficult part, still practicing rn but my legs feels *OUR* community's power deserves a sub!

[@korozif4140]

Feeling communist while doing a Cossack dance explain why it is difficult for you

[@bigboymuslim9272]

Also famously known as the Kazotsky Kick from Team Fortress 2

[@chloedutton8937]

Fr

[@Nacho-lw2yu]

Best tutorial ever its so clear and ease to follow considering practicing the dance

[@dariuskemper7956]

Hopak is an Ukrainian knee dance

[@prabhakarrao4922]

Absolutely brilliant tutorial. Thank you

[@cesko4488]

and there will be more and more :D

[@user-zy8cy6hn6o]

This video has inspired me to finally try to learn this!

[@MrLEXORS]

Thank you for the quality instructions!

[@senioravocado1864]

This will now be my leg and cardio exercise, thank you

[@levlev52]

Nice tutorial, I wish I saw it while I was learning the dance.

[@ZackCrombe]

i remember me and my friend doing this in school when we were like 8-9 years old and now idk how to do this and i also don’t know how i use to be able to do it so perfectly, best part is that i was just able to do it. my friend did it one day and said he practiced for like a few days and when i tried it i nailed it like, perfectly and i’m not even russian i’m polish.

[@cesko4488]

Well, you see, I'm Czech :D

[@ZackCrombe]

@@cesko4488 that’s cool

[@philixer6769]

W końcu my to słowiańskie geny więc możemy opanować część ruskich zwyczajów :)

[@philixer6769]

@Асилёк Yeah, but Ukraine is still Slav.

[@Mrwiskgaming]

same

[@B.M.1883]

Thanx for your tutorial. I had found others on tik tok but they didn't specify the fact of maintaining themselves when practicing. Thanx a lot

[@gorillaump5869]

I've always wanted to learn these moves... they are epic.

[@maxid9162]

Thank you for this tutorial it was very helpful!

[@cesko4488]

:D

[@RaeGTP]

БОЛЬШОЕ СПАСИБО! Я ждал видео, отличная работа, делайте больше видео!

[@cesko4488]

DON'T WORRY, in the future I will make many of those videos next on the list will probably be how to make hopak as simple as possible :D

[@Mrwiskgaming]

same

[@qszwas]

I honestly only learned this dance to impress my friends but also since I thought that dance was cool when I started getting obsessed with TF2.

[@keirenann]

Graceful Really amazing

[@i_sleep.concrete1759]

I do Ukrainian dancing, your knees will never be the same after doing this everyday as practice.

[@_dinnerbox]

Its good to point out for beginners. Only focus on balancing yourself.

[@user-nx3pk6xz1g]

Many thanks man

[@lilpackgod1234]

Thanks for the tutorial

[@cesko4488]

No problem comrade!

[@pavelthefabulous5675]

I do this at the bodyweight/yoga room in the gym at night when less people are there. I get weird looks, but I can keep the dance up for about a minute with my front leg always in the air. I also practice through slow one-leg squats, sometimes with weight. I never knew the proper name for the Hopak (I always called it the Ukrainian dance or Cossack's dance).

[@cesko4488]

KEEP GOING GUY !

[@RiyukiYozora]

I remember doing this dance back in 2018 Good old times

[@ATofub0]

Been practicing this for a while now, and I made great progress

[@Francis_thefemtwink]

Learned how to do this a while ago. I am now trying to practice more difficult maneuvers.

[@cesko4488]

that's the way it should be :D

[@tomracka8162]

I first do that,my legs was really hurt,but now I can do it really good.

[@cesko4488]

:)

[@axe418]

Same

[@elusivemedic5748]

Thank you good man of the people! I will no longer fret about the skill of my legs!

[@cesko4488]

:)

[@JoRo6363]

Thanks for this simple tutorial i starting practicing last week and this is very useful

[@Vivan_Da_Great_07]

I do this everyday. Thanks.

[@BaconLoc]

Thanks for the tutorial, it's really useful!👍

[@AkitOoo0]

Szacun dla was bracia

[@IrishMapper_sus]

My thighs are stronger than ever now. Thank you comerade.

[@maxy513]

Bro thank you so much this kid at my school can do this perfectly and this is the only way I'll keep up in the dance off

[@themechbuilder6171]

wasn't expecting the tf2 kazotsky to kick in

[@joskaalfian]

Thank you for the tutorial😊

[@SpyTheMan01]

This is really helpful, I'm easily get sweaty and my legs become more powerful than before.

[@gregdoepy4036]

Hopak is a style of dance mainly revolving around male dancer doing solos, The step performed here is called pusanets pronounced (puz-a-nets) I know this because I perform multiple hopak dances and do Ukrainian dance

[@gregdoepy4036]

Hopaks tend to also have steps like Ukrainian split jumps, Kiltse, flying camels, and pike jumps in them

[@TUZOIVAN16]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@user-lw8xe5dv4s]

Thank you, i learned it's dance for 3 days

[@SnowyLeopard007]

I never knew the name of that dance when I was a child. I only knew it as the Russian dance. I first saw it in middle school when I was 11 years old when my school did the musical "Fiddler On The Roof" and in one scene the Russian dance was done. I loved it so much I copied it and did it back then. I still like watching it even though at my old age (61) I can no longer do it. Thank you for sharing how it is done.

[@cesko4488]

Almost brought a tear to my eye, thank you for your comment.

[@SnowyLeopard007]

@@cesko4488 Thank you. I am glad that you liked it.

[@Chris_Al]

Não sei pq o KZbin me recomendou isso mas tudo bem, ótimo tutorial

[@bacongaming7493]

I learned this dance in 2-3 weeks and can do it like a professional, its hard at the beggining but when u learn it more and more it gets easier

[@XxUn_RandomXx]

she works!!!! BRO, SERIOUSLY THANKS

[@mikaelllll]

I'm half ukranian with a lot of slavic blood in me learned this in a week

[@cesko4488]

: D congratulation

[@75th_Breach_Engineer_Here]

I have been dancing with the Casatchok for 14 years now,I have made such a unique style of it, I am able to perform a backflip during a jump,and land back on the other foot,straight in the squat position,it’s rather crazy but I must tell you,practice will always benefit you,especially when you are playing Airsoft in a silly Slav uniform.

[@cesko4488]

have you encountered crunching joints?

[@75th_Breach_Engineer_Here]

@@cesko4488 Alot…

[@user-bw7cv4eq7i]

i did this in my class 2 weeks ago during our farewell party i did it for an astonishing 2 minutes and i got perfect exam scores in math thanks for the tutorial

[@NOOBMASTERR-cg4xr]

This has just been recommended to me and I'm glad it did. You've just received a comrade

[@jankowalski1501]

it's a dynamic 1 leg quater-squat in which not only u have to push whole ur body into air for a short time, but u also have to change the legs during the squat when you are "in the air", and on the same time balancing whole your body not to fall on the floor. That's crazy. If there is harder excercise to legs, post it here, I am curiouse about it :) I would say this is reserved only for ths strongest legs, and even than, doing it like a pro, will probably take years of training.

[@pablo-rk3gq]

Thank you, comrade. I have now learned the ways of the Russian, and thanks to you, I can survive middle school.

[@luis-sophus-8227]

Thank you.

[@ironeagle1035]

Just found out I’m about 32% Russian so I’m going to perfect this

[@cesko4488]

LET'S GO!

[@leeenko7978]

it remains for you to find out that hopak is a Ukrainian dance.

[@chache1]

Idiots. That's Malorossian dance, not Ukrainian..

[@comradecat1922]

This is such a badass dance, probably the only dance I wouldn't mind dancing

[@Mrwiskgaming]

same

[@Mrwiskgaming]

same

[@OyunCehennemiTR06]

Thanks for the lesson

[@almajo]

I learned it for 1.5 hour and managed to do it

[@kot1597]

It's not ukrainian or russian dance, it's OUR dance! p.s: bruh why my comment got so popular 💀 also thanks for so much likes, i never got so much lol

[@cesko4488]

yes

[@ImHim12309]

Нет не наш Гопак это национальный танец Украины, но стал он популярен из-за русских мемных видео вот так и крадут укр культуру

[@user-dj7ju2ce7m]

Eff you Sincerely, Ukrainians

[@kot1597]

@@user-dj7ju2ce7m Я хотел сделать всё лучше. Сам ты плохой)

[@kot1597]

@@ImHim12309 Я просто за автора, топите за Украину, я сам украинец но блядь, пойми меня!

[@Leslie679]

Thanks for the tutorial! I've been able to do this dance for a while now, but one issue I still find is that, instead of kicking straight infront of me, my legs kind of go to the side, it's not super noticeable and you can only see it if your directly in front of me, but is there any tips for this?

[@cesko4488]

Which version of the dance do you perform kicking up or on the ground?

[@Leslie679]

@@cesko4488 Kicking up ( :

[@maidbird120]

Теперь я наконец могу это сделать, спасибо

[@nd5301]

Вот спасибо! Давно искал этот урок))

[@cesko4488]

: D

[@JiuSee]

Actually, original Kazotscky kick dance is much longer and requires at least 6 person. It can go around 30 minutes with different and hard parts you won't even see in a circus. But you still did a good work

[@ArthurMorganCat]

Thanks😀👍

[@mr.reyndeer3966]

His moves is bold And he never grow old

[@Ne_Ne_Vova_UA]

Thank you for mentioning, that this is a Ukrainian folk dance, and it is also a very good tutorial! :) 11 Cossacks dancing hopak out of 10)))

[@Lumberjack_1624]

It`s a Ukrainian dance actually

[@ardacan7071]

tesekürler ❤

[@Miliradian]

Teached my class-mates about this!

[@zhukov4009]

I can do this but without my extended leg on the ground

[@cesko4488]

That's the first step to success, keep repeating these movements and practice your balance, then try kicking your leg up. don't forget that the faster you try to kick, the less you'll think about your balance and you won't fall

[@zhukov4009]

@@cesko4488 oh yeah it's kind of like riding a bike the faster you go the more balanced you are

[@transnaz748]

Хороший видеоурок. Пацан красавец.

[@cesko4488]

:D

[@bean06942]

I show this to my class, thank you for teaching me

[@BruderSenf]

30sec of this feels like taking care of my nanas garden for a whole weekend xD

[@Ssniper-hd3re]

You don’t know how much I respect you Russian people. You even share your culture with the world and this is truly remarkable

[@cesko4488]

:)

[@SandwichMrSandwich]

its not russian, russians stole hopak from ukraine, i swear to god its annoying when people misunderstand my country’s stuff with russian

[@Neorck23]

:)

[@showvideo120]

@@Neorck23 not sad face

[@Neorck23]

@@showvideo120 :c

[@theo_is_drawing4974]

hi , I want to learn kazotsky kick and I've been trying for 5 days . I've understood the theory but when I jump my knees hurts , not much but they do . And when I try to switch leg my shin muscle hurts . What should I do? Update : today I've tried again and now my shin muscle always hurt when I stand on my feet , please help

[@cesko4488]

I'm sure something can be done about it here are some of my tips:

[@cesko4488]

with my knees I'm happy to share my advice because lately I only feel my knee when I move my leg. I would see it like this with the shin muscles: You're probably overtraining the squatting/knee bending dominated movements. Avoid these movements completely for a few days. After some time, resume training these movements, but reduce the frequency to 2-3 per week. I would also make sure you perform hamstring exercises to balance out the muscle development around the knee. This should help you solve the problem. Also, make sure all your meals contain protein (e.g. meat, fish, eggs, milk, yogurt). Let me know how it goes! Good luck in your training MOST IMPORTANTLY listen to your body when something hurts don't give it a hard time 🙂🙏👍

[@cesko4488]

I solved the problem with the shaving muscle as follows I just waited a few days until it stopped hurting and it really stopped I waited 2 weeks since then I have no problem with this muscle. If it doesn't stop I will advise you some exercises that should help

[@cesko4488]

try to describe the problem in more detail

[@theo_is_drawing4974]

@@cesko4488 I'm sorry if I haven't been clear . Once i learned demoman version of kazotsky kick I found your video and the first thing that I did , as you said , was practicing balance on squat . Right now I don't have much problems with that so , following your tutorial , I started extending the legs out (without the jump ): every time I do so, I feel a pain in the shin muscle , my first thought was that the pain it's due to the fact that I stay on the squat position too much , but being faster on the movement didn't helped it . Yesterday , after coming back from school I wanted to train again but , differently from two days ago , my muscle suddenly started hurting when I extended the legs out . Was this more clear ? Hope so because I really want to get better to kazotsky kick dance

[@ZanderWatson-hk9vf]

Thanks I hope I can succeed this dance since it’s quite hard.

[@AntiEmojiCatvaMeoSiMang]

I did it,thank😀

[@no-legjohnny3691]

I think I've just learned that, in order to do slav stuff like the heels-down squat or the Hopak dance, you've got to have a certain body type. I see others doing it with relative ease, meanwhile I, a 6ft 4in (1.9m) tall and 240lbd (110kg) westerner have a pretty damn hard time with it, largely cause I don't seem to have the center of balance or agility to really pull it off. In other words, if I had been malnourished and had been a lot smaller, this probably would be WAY easier lol.

[@antitorivega7667]

It's ukrainian btw

[@cesko4488]

Yes i know but thanks for coment : D

[@antitorivega7667]

@@cesko4488 then why label it as russian

[@STALIN1945K]

Thank you!

[@Kakoyto_gitarist]

Hopak- ukrainian national danse.....

[@arsenmarkiv]

Hopak is literally UKRAINIAN dance 🇺🇦

[@Gates_Butcher]

Maybe slavic?

[@arsenmarkiv]

@@Gates_Butcher no

[@Gates_Butcher]

@@arsenmarkiv ok

[@cesko4488]

Yes I know, but the whole world thinks this dance is Russian because of internet memes and stuff. I am well aware that the dance was created by the Zaporozhian Cossacks.

[@ahmadatmar]

Omg thank you i dont know how to dance!

[@hades5768]

I will definitely include it in my leg day routine...

[@MEMYAPbl]

ukraininan

[@Kíng_of_Terran]

Great work comrade

[@starforce3027]

I tried this and learned its SOOOO much harder than it looks. I got the basics down though (2 minutes of my time is really useful)

[@manda_rin2842]

Нет.Гопак это народный танец украинских козаков

[@djkitchen8431]

"Russian knee dance" Hopak (Ukrainian: гопа́к, IPA: [ɦoˈpɑk]) is a Ukrainian folk dance originating as a male dance among the Zaporozhian Cossacks, but later danced by couples, male soloists, and mixed groups of dancers. It is performed most often as a solitary concert dance by amateur and professional Ukrainian dance ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dances.[1] It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas, ballets and theatre. 💀💀💀

[@maxave7448]

Been looking for this comment 👍

[@user-pm8je4fo7e]

Наверни русского борща

[@r3n736]

Prior to 1918 Ukraine didn't even exist, so it is more of a Russian/Poland dance if we were to base it on territory. Ukraine existed after Treaty of Brest-Litovsk in 1918. The language spoken by the Cossacks and their writing style was different to what is known as Ukrainian in modern day. There is actual evidence of this since Russia still have letters between Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. Russia always been a multi-ethic country with around 190 ethnic groups. Cossacks is an enthic group that spread over Poland and Russia. I would even argue is more of a Turkish dance. Cossacks are predcessors of Kipchak turkic and not truly slavs,they were semi nomadic people that would periodically move. Just look at traditional Turkey dances is literary almost the same and even the music sounds similar. The very word Cossack (‘казак’) is Turkic and means a free man, a vagabond, a fortune seeker. The Cossacks were not Ukrainians didn’t belong to any particular nationality. Most of the Cossacks of Don had mixed ancestry - partly Central Russian, partly Southerners, with strong Tatar as well as Polish influences, so we aren’t able to define them ethnically. Most of the Cossacks were Russian Orthodox and Russian Old Believers. Their Christian faith defined them more than their nationality or their place of living; also, the Cossack principles and way of life united very different people that identified as Cossacks.

[@maxave7448]

@@r3n736 One could argue that Zaporozhian Cossacks are Ukrainian because of not only their large influence on Ukrainian culture but also because of the fact that they were in what is now Ukraine (check out some maps). The Zaporozhian Cossacks, in fact, identify themselves as neither russian nor turkish, nor polish. They have founded their own country called the Zaporozhian Sich (Запорозька Січ), which was located around the southern part of Ukraine (and, to be fair, a very very small part of modern day russia). They fought against the turks and the polish-lithuanian commonwelth, and russia. Eventually, later leaders of the Zaporozhian Sich made deals with the russians and eventually became their vasalls basically. And so began the slow takeover of Zaporozhia by russia. It is however true that the word Cossack is of turkish origin. However attatching the cossacks to the polish, russians or turks is the same as saying that russia is not a real country since muscovy (russias ancestor) was founded by a Knyaz (king) from the Kyivan Rus (Київська Русь) which is Ukraine's ancestor. Then again, I havent covered the topic in a while so correct me if I'm wrong.

[@maxsteve1]

​@r3n736 You confuse concepts of state and country. If there was no state it doesn't mean there was no country

[@rkin9672]

It' s Ukraine dancing

[@rkin9672]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopak

[@cesko4488]

Thank you for your note. I know that, but since many people don't know that the dance is from Ukraine, I put Russia because people search for this dance under the name Russia. Plus, the casatchok is from Russia.

[@Brightenigh]

In Russia its called Gopak, the dance derives from Cossack tradition. Last time im writing this. To all you know it alls.

[@ishkanark6725]

Thank you

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Dík brácho..já se s tímhle videem ten hopak učim a začíná mi to jí 💪