Khorovod

The khorovod or horovod[a] is an East Slavic and pagan art form and one of the oldest dances of Russia with its more than 1,000 years history.

[1] It is a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to the choreia of ancient Greece.

The circle dance symbolised in ancient Russian culture "moving around the sun" and was a pagan rite with the meaning of unity and friendship.

The people kicked, clapped and made quick and energetic movements.

Dances in southern Russia, with its warm, mild weather, were famous for their rapid, hot-blooded movements and complex patterns, embodying strength, boundless energy and youth.