- krakowiak / lesson 1krakowiak / lesson 1
Couple positions, embraces and handholds
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Karolina Stańczak and Gabriel Raj, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 2krakowiak / lesson 2
Dance steps
- gallop (cwał)
- heel click step (hołubcowy)
- heel strike step (krzesany)
- revolving step (obrotowy)
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 3krakowiak / lesson 3
Dance figures for couples / part 1
Figures based on gallop step (cwał)
- circle line (po kole)
- circle line gallop (po kole - cwałem)
- circle line variable gallop (po kole - cwałem zmiennym)
- circle line gallop (po kole - cwałem) with landing on both feet on two in even bars
- circle line walking step (po kole - chodem)
- little mill (drobna kaszka)
- little circle (kółeczko)
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 4krakowiak / lesson 4
Dance figures for couples / part 2
Figures based on heel strike (krzesany) step
- simple heel strike (krzesana zwykła)
- turnaround heel strike (krzesana odwracana)
- switched heel strike (krzesana przerzucana)
- heel strike (krzesana) with woman’s full turns
- heel strike (krzesana) with dancers parting
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 5krakowiak / lesson 5
Dance figures for couples / part 3
Figures based on heel click step (hołubcowy)
- simple heel clicks (hołubce)
- heel clicks (hołubce) in a square
- heel clicks (hołubce) along square lines
- heel clicks (hołubce) with man behind woman
- heel clicks (hołubce) with running
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 6krakowiak / lesson 6
Dance figures for couples / part 4
Figures based on revolving step (obrotowy)
- mill (młynek)
- left turns in place
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 7krakowiak / lesson 7
Dance figures for couples / part 5
Chasing (gonione) figures
- starokrakowska
- porębianska
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute - krakowiak / lesson 8krakowiak / lesson 8
Example of krakowiak routine for social dancing
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute