Ukraine 🇺🇦 • A Dance Medley! (World Dance Series: ep26) Україна

🇺🇦 Ukraine! It's time to explore the folk culture and the many ethnicities of the second-largest European country. Ukrainian culture is unique, beautiful and extremely diverse in every region it has. Quick history lesson. In the 7th century BC the Scythians controlled Ukraine and in the next century, the Greek colonies were established all around the Black Sea until the 6th century AD. Later, the Goths and the Huns swayed the rest of Ukraine, then eastern Ukraine became the centre of Old Great Bulgaria and eventually the Khazars took over everything. That is until the Early Slavs appeared and made Ukraine a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus' in the 9th century. After the Mongol invasion, though, the area was divided and ruled by many external powers including the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austrian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Tsardom of Russia. The Cossack Hetmanate emerged, but it got absorbed by the Russian Empire and then all hell broke loose. The Bolshevik victory during the Russian Revolution of 1917 made Ukraine a Socialist Republic as part of the Soviet Union in 1922. A decade later, millions of Ukrainians died in the Holodomor genocide and later during World War II, Ukraine was devastated by the German occupation. Ukraine finally gained independence in 1991, but sorrow and pain never left, for even in the 21st century Russia is still tormenting the country with war. Ending on a positive note, the Ukrainian nation is probably one of the strongest, still standing proud and it will never ever bow to anyone. 🇺🇦
From the Carpathians to Kuban and from Kyiv to Crimea, let's "unhitch the horses" as the most popular folk song suggests and let's dance all together!!! From Greece, with love.
~ Enjoy my dance medley of 38 dances in just 13 minutes!
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 ♦︎ INTRO: "Kupala Night" (Івана Купала) & Kryvyi lullaby (Криворізька колискова) | Dnipropetrovsk
00:39 ♦︎ Hopak (гопак) | Zaporizhian Cossacks
01:36 ♦︎ "Oy bida" (Ой біда) & 02:00 "Oy Marichko chicheri" (Ой Марічко чичері) | Boyko song (Бойківська пісня)
02:24 ♦︎ Lemko song (Лемківська горянська пісня) - Cvitka [Цвітка] & 02:42 Lemko kolomyika (Лемківська коломийка) - Ensemble Vitaminchyky [ансамбль "Вітамінчики"]
03:03 ♦︎ Kolomeyka (кoлoмийкa) - Tyt i tam | Galician Hutsuls (Галичина)
03:27 ♦︎ "Metelytsya" (мeтeлиця) - Kropyvnytskyi Dance Group [Кропивницький] & 03:53 Vrisky suite [Вірський]
04:08 ♦︎ “Zabava” (Буковинський танець "Забава”) | Bucovyna (Буковина)
04:56 ♦︎ Cinege (цинеге) & 05:08 Bukovinai silladri (Буковинські силандри) & 05:25 Csárdás (Угорські чардаш) | Zakarpattia, Bukovina
05:38 ♦︎ Pokuttian polka (Покутська полька) - Folk Ensemble "Roxolania" [Роксоланія] | Pokuttia
06:09 ♦︎ Arkan (Аркан) & 06:31 Hutsul folklore (Гуцульський фольклор) | Carpathian Hutsuls
07:07 ♦︎ Boyko folklore - zabavi (“Мишинська дрібонька” & забави) | Carpathian Boykos
07:31 ♦︎ Berehove motif (Берегівські русини) & 07:47 Parovyj s kozacko (Русин козацько) | Carpathian Rusyns
08:04 ♦︎ Romani suite (Циганський танець) | Bessarabian Roma
08:40 ♦︎ Bessarabian paydushko (фольклор Болгари Бессарабії) & 08:54 Rachenitsa (ръченица), Black Sea & 09:08 Northern Dobruja motif | Bessarabian Bulgarians
09:21 ♦︎ Konstandis (Κωνσταντής - фольклор Греки Приазов'я) & Mega yurti (Μέγα γιουρτή - Мега Юрти) & 09:43 Trahmahta (Τραχμαχτά - Трахмахта) & Haytarma (Χαϊταρμά - Грецька Хайтарма) | Crimean & Azov Greeks (Mariupol, Donetsk), Urums
10:10 ♦︎ Tatar Ağır ava (Агъыр ава) & Çoban oyun (Чобан оюни) & 10:47 Balaklava syuzmesi (Балаклава сюзьмеси, Karaim) | Crimea
11:02 ♦︎ Mukachevo Jewish hora (Мукачівська єврейська хора) & "Goodbye Odessa" - Olga Avigail Mieleszczuk (Yiddish song) | Zakarpattia, Bessarabia
11:38 ♦︎ Kuban Kozachok with tambourines (Козачок з бубнами) & 11:56 Povzunets (Повзунець) | Kuban, Don Cossacks
12:29 ♦︎ "Rozpryahayte, khloptsi, koni" (Розпрягайте, хлопці, коні) | Poltava
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NOTE: It's a one-man-show, which means I perform both the male and the female steps by myself.
Thank you for watching! 🇺🇦
~ Vasilis Petropoulos

[@RandomGuy-rc6vd]

Bravo, Vasilis! Thank you for showing different cultures of diverse Ukrainian nation! I hope people realise that Ukraine is so much more than war and politics. Wish all Ukrainians to stay strong and take care in these hard times. With love from Kazakhstan ☮️

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching!:))

[@dmytro_zaitsev]

Thank you my dear. You showed Ukraine the way not all Ukrainians know it.

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you!!:)

[@user-sx6dv5db4j]

Восхитительно. Я и русская и украинка. Спасибо вам. Низкий поклон🙏🇺🇦💛💙

[@VasilisDance]

Спасибо большое !!

[@tanyacherie4502]

I was crying, it is really amazing! We have awesome country with unique culture! A lot of nations were and will leave in peace on our OWN land. My native Odessa region was shown so perfect. God bless you, Vasilis, evkharisto ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ahscreation4787]

Hat's off bro 👏👏 You are Phenomenal ❤

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you very much!!

[@rodolfoescobar4403]

Ucrania 🇺🇦 un pueblo firme 👍saludos desde Lomas de Polanco de Guadalajara, oración sincera

[@user-bv7gy6dt7y]

Finally you have done this. Thank you on behalf of all Ukrainians!

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you very much for watching!

[@N_145]

I like your facial expressions when you perform the feminine dance . Very talented 👍👍

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you!!

[@josephr9551]

Thank you for honoring Ukraine with your dances. Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you very much!

[@catnap387]

Ukraine dances are most thrilling where the dances of the women are lively and graceful and the men's are skilful, acrobatic and masculine. Cannot be surpassed!!!

[@VasilisDance]

Trulyyy:)

[@anakronistik6865]

I would have loved to have seen Cossack sword dancing!

[@lba6859]

Originally sword dance as well as lezginka was danced by people of Caucasus. Moreover the last one-lezginka is so old, that has got the same symbolism among the nations of Csucasus

[@georgimitkov1155]

Слава Украйна 🇧🇬💞😄🇺🇦

[@nickgerebakanis]

Λατρεύω παρά πολύ τα βίντεο σου ελπίζω αυτό το βίντεο με την Ουκρανία να έχει σχέση με τον πόλεμο και με έκανες χαρούμενο που δεν ξεχνάς τους Έλληνες της Κριμαίας και της Αζοφικής θάλασσα Η Παναγία να σε φυλάει 🇬🇷🇬🇷☦️☦️❤️❤️

[@VasilisDance]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!!

[@Celebriana]

Слава Україні 🇺🇦

[@igoriumplarium7349]

Героям Слава,миру всім нам,Бог любить нашу Україну🇺🇦❤️👍😘

[@kurdigirl]

Vasilis, I am very pleased to watch your videos, but I would like to see the dances of the peoples of the South and North Caucasus, if it is not difficult, I will be grateful ❤️😘

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching! Sure, it's definitely on my list!

[@valerieselau7384]

Great presentation 😊❤ I really loved your dedication to them 💙💛

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you very much!

[@nikolaykravchenko3694]

Bravo, Україна ! Bravo, Vasilis, bravissimo !

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching!

[@roxy3725]

μπραβо! Молодець, дуже гарно.

[@VasilisDance]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!

[@areti3390]

Υπέροχο βίντεο, καταπληκτική μουσική , φοβερός χορευτής ❤️❤️❤️

[@VasilisDance]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ ❤️✨!

[@mrkslva4231]

@@VasilisDancecan you make a video on South Asian dances😅pls

[@danaanceski550]

Bravo your performances are great good video you always dence good And the way every cantries dence. God bless Vasilis .

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you very much!

[@Violabarbiedoll]

Дякую це просто розкішно😻

[@viktoriyarudnitskaya5471]

❤

[@jardaschannel]

Vasilis, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I am sending this to my Ukrainian girlfriend Viktoria! She is amazing still smiling girl from Zaporizhia, I am praying for her safety🙏 I had chance to visit Ukraine two times. Ukraina Silna, Ukraina Peremozhe, Slava Ukrainy! Have a nice day, with Ukraine deepest in my heart, as like as my home Czech Republic, greetings from Moravia, CZ🫡 Jaroslav B.🇨🇿🇺🇦 🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨🟨

[@madamemarmot]

Well done, Vasilis! Slava Ukraini 💙💙💛💛🌻🌻

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching!

[@juliajaho4998]

🇵🇱❤🇺🇦

[@alexanderkovalevski2510]

Thank you for the wonderful video and showing the dances of all the multinational people of Ukraine! Slava Ukraine!

[@artlover3319]

Слава России

[@sophiak6674]

beautiful 🥰

[@farukb.4400]

Faleminderit o Vasili, dhashtë zoti që Ukraina së shpejti të kërcejë ne liri, . Liri për Ukrainën . ❤🇽🇰🇽🇰🇦🇱

[@VasilisDance]

Faleminderit!

[@Alb1991]

The last dance was definitely the best ! Kaaaallleeee 🔥🤣

[@igoriumplarium7349]

Миру нашій Україні👍❤️🇺🇦😘

[@ottomancircassianempire8426]

We want to all Caucasus Nation Dance

[@markbeck8384]

Thanks. Some fun dances. i hope Ukraine's Past doesn't get erased, and someday they will feel like dancing again.

[@esmeraldagreen1992]

I'm afraid that if the war continues much longer, there will not be anything left.

[@DancevideoYakimovich]

Спасибо!

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching!

[@juankitote]

Sas efharistó para polí, Vasílis. Que hermoso proyecto!! Ojalá todos los soldados del mundo cambiaran sus uniformes por sus trajes tradicionales. Las guerras se volverían festivales de música y danzas.

[@VasilisDance]

Muchas gracias!

[@lup_lup112]

BRAVO VASILICĂ !!!🎉🤗❤️

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you 😊

[@lup_lup112]

Te salut din Chișinău cu drag !🐺😘🐇😝🤗

[@MadalinaIndolean]

It is beautiful, Vasilis!👏

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you!!

[@maloprevisokapolica1923]

Bro thanks..

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you for watching!

[@mikamo1675]

i just told you before you are my favorite dancer🥴🙆‍♂️

[@VasilisDance]

Thank you 😍

[@mikamo1675]

looks like a mix between french , greek dance with Scandinavian Hymns

[@memmedbaku4606]

And you seem to be like a hybrid between a rhinoceros and a donkey. 😂😂

[@panibabcia7732]

🧡💙 ... 💥✌

[@labros572]

teleio mpravo gia oloi sou thn douleia ❤

[@VasilisDance]

Ευχαριστώ πολύ!!

[@user-eg2gh8ik9j]

Να κάνεις και ένα βίντεο με της ηγεμονίες του ποταμού Δούναβη

[@assiyarayadi73]

قلت سابقا خلصي نفسك الآن أجيبك لن أخلص نفسي بل سآتي حيثما تكون لآخد قلبك كما أخدت قلب أبي و الله حكم بيننا

[@Violabarbiedoll]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@user-eg2gh8ik9j]

Και άμα είναι να κάνεις το 3 μέρος με παραδοσιακούς χορούς της Βουλγαρίας

[@user-ue3on9cg8o]

Слава Україні! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@user-eg2gh8ik9j]

Μην ξεχάσεις το βίντεο με την Θράκη Ελλάδα, Βουλγαρία, Τουρκία και το βίντεο με την 100 χρόνια από την ίδρυση της νέας Ορεστιάδας και ένα βίντεο με τους Γκαγκαούζοιδες της Ουκρανίας, Βουλγαρίας, Ελλάδας, Ρουμανίας, Μολδαβίας

[@florinaradoi8393]

Pui scump,foarte frumoase dansurile.Cand ai ureche muzicala fina si dansurile sunt pe masura.Te-ai mai maturizat,esti un adevarat barbat.Bravo !! Te pup si te imbratisez cu drag !!

[@VasilisDance]

Multumesc mult!

[@vitallerkarpov5085]

From the Carpathians to Kuban ))) say it in on Kuban

[@VasilisDance]

Each culture of the world surpasses political borders and that's normal. Political borders ≠ cultural borders.

[@marinashmidt]

Танцуешь круто,одно но!Никогда не видела ни одного украинского танца в картузе с цветочком.Если что-картуз это кепочка,головной убор.Больше напоминает русский танец А это уже другая история.

[@VasilisDance]

Спасибо большое!

[@user-eg2gh8ik9j]

Να κάνεις ένα βίντεο με τους Γκαγκαούζοιδες της Μολδαβίας αλλά και της Βουλγαρίας και της Ελλάδας και της Ρουμανίας και της Ουκρανίας και Μιν ξεχάσεις το βίντεο για την Θράκη με την Ελλάδα την Τουρκία και την Βουλγαρία

[@user-eg2gh8ik9j]

🇺🇦🤝🇷🇺♥️

[@suevialania]

About double standards! You must show a video with dances about, not free Nations inside Europa , ( Catalonia, Basque Country, Galiza, Fryslan, Faroé Islands, Flanders, Corsica, Tracia/Istambul, Báltica/Kaliningrad)! And much more...identities, Occitain, Brittany 🤗🇨🇭Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦🇪🇺

[@jigeumun_5503]

What do you mean by Thrace & Istanbul? :D No one there claims land separate from Turkey.

[@janetmoreno5536]

Do China Medley 🇨🇳 next

[@VasilisDance]

Would be great ! :) It's on my list!

[@sofbeobulser7099]

Ruski narodni melos tako da su Ukrajnci Rusi.

[@NichiforAlbu]

tolyko moskovity ne su Rusi, su fino-ugri i turanidy !!

[@marna7325]

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