Krakowiak

krakowiak / lesson 1
Couple positions, embraces and handholds
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Karolina Stańczak and Gabriel Raj, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 2
Dance steps
gallop (cwał)
heel click step (hołubcowy)
heel strike step (krzesany)
revolving step (obrotowy)
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Karolina Stańczak, Gabriel Raj, Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 3
Dance figures for couples / part 1
Figures based on gallop step (cwał)

circle line (po kole)
circle line gallop (po kole – cwałem)
circle line variable gallop (po kole – cwałem zmiennym)
circle line gallop (po kole – cwałem) with landing on both feet on two in even bars
circle line walking step (po kole – chodem)
little mill (drobna kaszka)
little circle (kółeczko)
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Karolina Stańczak, Gabriel Raj, Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 4
Dance figures for couples / part 2
Figures based on heel strike (krzesany) step

simple heel strike (krzesana zwykła)
turnaround heel strike (krzesana odwracana)
switched heel strike (krzesana przerzucana)
heel strike (krzesana) with woman’s full turns
heel strike (krzesana) with dancers parting
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 5
Dance figures for couples / part 3
Figures based on heel click step (hołubcowy)

simple heel clicks (hołubce)
heel clicks (hołubce) in a square
heel clicks (hołubce) along square lines
heel clicks (hołubce) with man behind woman
heel clicks (hołubce) with running
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Gabriel Raj, Karolina Stańczak, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 6
Dance figures for couples / part 4
Figures based on revolving step (obrotowy)

mill (młynek)
left turns in place
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 7
Dance figures for couples / part 5
Chasing (gonione) figures

starokrakowska
porębianska
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Gabriel Raj, Karolina Stańczak, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute

krakowiak / lesson 8
Example of krakowiak routine for social dancing
Concept, narration: Jan Łosakiewicz; dancers: Pamela Piotrowska, Mateusz Szyszko, dancers of the Folk Song and Dance Ensemble of the University of Warsaw “Warszawianka”; music: Przemysław Marcyniak; music consultant: Tomasz Nowak; co-ordination: Piotr Skawski
realised in collaboration with the School Musicotheque run by the National Audiovisual Institute