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RUSSIAN DANCE

IT IS A COMMON RUSSIAN DANCE WHERE A PERSON DANCES IN THE
MIDDLE OF A CIRCLE COMPOSED OF CLAPPING RUSSIANS WHO ARE
SINGING TO MUSIC. WHEN THE PEOPLE STOP CLAPPING, THE MAN
IN THE MIDDLE MUST DRINK A GLASS OF VODKA.

Submitter comment: THIS DANCE WAS RELATED TO THE INFORMANT BY HIS FATHER,
WHO IS RUSSIAN.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT ; DETROIT

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Form Grouping Movement

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