Hopak 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. It has also been incorporated into larger artistic opuses such as operas, ballets and theatre.
Hopak by the Military Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Hopak (late 18th - early 19th century)
Hopak (a late, unfinished painting by Ilya Repin)
A typical squat movement
Ukrainian dance mostly refers to the traditional folk dances of the Ukrainians as an ethnic group, but may also refer to dances originating from the multiple other ethnic groups within Ukraine.
Ukrainian dance
Odesa Opera and Ballet Theatre
Performance of the State Folk Dance Ensemble of the Ukrainian SSR
Kozak Hopak by Military Ukrainian Dance Ensemble