Barynya

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The dance is an alternation of chastushkas and frenetic dancing. Originally the dancing was without special choreography. The main characteristics of the barynya dance are traditional elements of Russian folk dance like Russian squatting, rotations, jumps and sprited stomping. The main instruments of baryna are the Balalaika and Garmon.

The barynya chastushkas traditionally included a refrain, such as "Барыня, барыня, сударыня-барыня" (Barynya, barynya, sudarynya-barynya), or "Барыня ты моя, сударыня ты моя". The content was often humoristic and sometimes even lewd.

There are a number of scenic, more refined versions of the dance.

A number of Russian folkloric dance ensembles bear the name.

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