Russian Sailors' Dance - In celebration of VE Day 9 May Red Square

[swilton]

10. Hello Everyone

Thanks for the feedback -
Those of you who recognize (duh?!) that these are not Russian Sailors - are correct...I'm reading the Cyrillic at the top - this is the Igor Moiseyev Dance Company - also known as the Igor Moiseyev Ballet. Here is the Wikipedia link and you can also find a lot of their work on Youtube - if you're into their artistry. Unlike my sister who is/was a dance critic - I won't go into the style of dancing - which is character dance - but the Wike article has a lot about that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Moiseyev

It is to some extent a vehicle for nationalism aka propaganda but the Russians (who celebrated their 1,000 years of Christianity in 1989) are an empire and entitled to that and especially after their WWII experiences - to each his own. I have seen this (national artistry) vehicle in the Soviet Days done by the Red Army Chorus - very fine singing and folk dancing...Again, just know enough to be dangerous -But the musicality of Russian singers (especially the bass) is of the highest quality. One thing that contributes to that is that within the Russian Orthodox Church, there are no musical instruments...liturgical music is sung a cappella.

google Red Army choir...for further info