THE SYMBOLIC ASPECT OF THE RUSSIAN FOLK DANCE
DOI: 10.23951/1609-624X-2018-6-182-185
The article considers the symbolic nature of the Russian dance. Implicit information in the vocabulary and figures of Russian dance allows us to consider it as a complex symbolic system and a method of storing information in which encrypted peculiarities of everyday life of the Russian people, the methods of formation of aesthetic, moral and communication skills. Russian folk dance has a long history of development and even in pagan times, was an integral part of many ritual and ceremonial activities, which are reflected especially in labor, life and religious beliefs. With the help of dance people pass on their accumulated experience of life to future generations. Describes how the climatic features of the regions of Russia influenced the formation of the diversity of Russian dance. Semiotic analysis of the basic elements of Russian dance found in it an informative component, encoded in drawings and dance vocabulary. Therefore, further study and reconstruction of the samples of Russian folk dance, which can be called an encyclopedia of people’s lives and the means of education, is a need to review the basic elements of Russian dance from the perspective of semiotics. Reflected in the dance, the specifics of thinking and mentality of the Russian people, the relationship of drawing and dance composition with its arts and crafts, ornaments suit, festive and everyday rituals makes this trend in research not only interesting, but also relevant.
Keywords: semiotic analysis of the dance, vocabulary of dance, Russian folk dance
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Issue: 6, 2018
Series of issue: Issue 6
Rubric: PEDAGOGY
Pages: 182 — 185
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