Táncház

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Táncház

Ein Táncház [ ˈtaːnʦhaːz ] is a Hungarian dance house . This does not mean the place, but the celebration itself.

Táncház or Hungarian dance house

In a Hungarian "Tánc-ház" or "dance house", young and old people have been meeting for centuries to dance together, to make music and to maintain their rural tradition. The dance house is an important part of the Hungarian folk custom, the music and the dances are closely linked to important life events for the peasant, such as weddings, births, grape harvest, drafting into the military, etc. Young boys rent a suitable barn or house and hire one Music group from the area. Originally the dances were played and danced in an order given by the tradition of the respective village. Every area, sometimes even every village (e.g. Szék ) had its own characteristic music (e.g. Széki), its own characteristic dances, and partly also its own characteristic instruments (e.g. Székibass).

After the “dance house movement” into the cities, many dances of various origins were played and danced in the city dance houses. This required that before the beginning of free dancing, dance lessons were always given by an experienced couple, the so-called Táncház method. A constant change of dance partner is required in dance lessons. Today the urban dance house is seen as a social meeting place, leisure time fun, fitness program or as a cult.

The Hungarian dance house movement

Since the early 1970s there have been musicians and dancers who, like Béla Bartók , had been interested in this individual music and this variety of dance many years earlier. Leading minds included Ferenc Sebö and Béla Halmos. Particularly during the period of oppression by a communist regime, there was a great deal of interest in the origins of Hungarian culture. This quickly became a true dance house movement throughout the country and later through the work of exiled Hungary and music lovers far beyond. The Hungarian dance house music group Muzsikás and their singer Márta Sebestyén became internationally known with performances in the famous Carnegie Hall. Márta Sebestyén is the singer of the theme song of the film The English Patient , a Hungarian folk song.

Many dance houses and folk pubs take place in Budapest every evening. In summer 80 to 100 music and dance camps take place every year. B. Métatabor instead.

Once a year, as part of the Budapest Spring Festival, a meeting of all dance house music and dance house dance groups, the dance house meeting "Országos Táncháztalálkozó és Kirakodóvásár" takes place in the sports arena. It attracts over 10,000 dancers and musicians annually (as of 2012). Up to 50 folk music groups play independently of one another at the same time on the various stages, in the rooms and corridors and in the folk pubs on the festival site. Up to 1000 dancers dance simultaneously in the main arena.

Dance house culture in Germany

The first regular Hungarian dance house in Western Europe was introduced in 1977 by the Hungarian music and dance group CINEGE in Cologne. The ensemble was founded by Hungarian emigrants. CINEGE was the only group from Germany to take part in the first big dance house meeting "Táncháztalálkozó" in 1982 in Budapest. There are now Hungarian dance houses or folk bars in all major German cities.

In 1984, two years after the first "Táncháztalálkozó" in Budapest, at the time of the Iron Curtain, Ludger "Lui" Henrichs, in cooperation with the culture and tourism offices of Cologne and Bonn, the WDR and other sponsors, got the first Hungarian Dance house meeting “Táncháztalálkozó” organized in Western Europe in Cologne and Bonn. Musicians and dancers from Hungary, Romania, Austria, Switzerland and Germany met, including well-known greats such as Zoltán Zsuráfszky "Zsura", László Porteleki "Poros", Zoltan Farkas "Batyu", Pál Havasreti, Gerzson Peter Kovacs "Boka" and Ferenc Biro. This event was broadcast by WDR in 1985, moderated by Herbert Schneider "Kaktusz", primate of the group CINEGE.

In today's Hungarian dance houses in Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne, Ulm, Nuremberg, Mainz, Frankfurt, Berlin, etc., traditional Hungarian folk songs are played live, from Hungary and Transylvania : Mezöség, Szék, Szatmár, Dunántul, Kalotaszeg, Vajdaszentivány, Szászcsávás, etc. In addition there is dancing and singing according to the guidance of an experienced dance couple.

You don't have to be able to dance and make music perfectly if you want to participate. With this practice and transmission of dances and music, the dance houses offer an entertaining as well as instructive leisure activity, which also strengthens the common sense, which in 2011 led to the recognition of the dance house method as an example of good practice in the preservation of intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO .

Táncház method

Táncház method
Intangible cultural heritage Intangible cultural heritage emblem
State (s): HungaryHungary Hungary
List: Register of good practice examples
Number: 00515
Admission: 2011

The táncház or dance house method is a Hungarian model for the transmission of intangible cultural heritage , which in 2011 was included in the UNESCO register of good practice examples . The Táncház method exemplifies how lively forms of cultural expression can be conveyed in a loose network. The Táncház method stands for the active transmission of rural folk dances from eastern Hungary and Transylvania, including the associated music. Táncház offers everyone throughout Hungary, regardless of age, previous experience or ability, the opportunity to learn and actively practice traditional dances and music in a casual environment. Traditional learning methods (learning by imitation) are mixed with modern pedagogy (learning by analyzing certain steps and movements) in the teaching of dance schools, as well as art and adult education centers and general schools.

Folkkocsma or Hungarian folk pub

A folk kocsma or Hungarian folk pub is a táncház in which the focus is less on dance than on music. There is no pair of pre-dancers and no dance instructions. As with the Táncház dance house, the Folkkocsma folk pub does not mean the location, but the event itself. In the Hungarian folk pubs, also in Munich, Stuttgart, Ulm, Mainz, Frankfurt, Berlin etc., traditional Hungarian folk songs are played and sung live, adapted to the wishes of those present. You can also dance. Musical beginners traditionally play in the background under the guidance of the more advanced, often without knowledge of music.

Typical course of a táncház

A táncház has a typical sequence. The times are variable. Example:

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Gyerektáncház (children's dance house) with music, including children's musicians

Children's dances, round dance, songs, traditional games under supervision

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dance instruction with music (Táncház method)

The couple leading the dance house teaches the dance style and the dance order from a selected village (e.g. "Magyarpalatka") or an area (e.g. "Dunantuli") of Hungary or Transylvania. As a rule, men and women are taught separately at the beginning.

9:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. Free dance

Several dance orders are played, interrupted by breaks, according to the dance leader's decision. Most of the dance regulations in the dance house contain the elements slow csárdás (csárda = restaurant; csárdás = dance in the restaurant), faster csárdás and boys' dance, in addition, among other things , circle dances , recruitment dances and dances of four are played.

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Folkkocsma folk pub

There is less dancing than music, singing and drinking (Kocsma = pub).

Special features: If there are several music groups in the dance house, one group plays for the dancers on the central dance floor, the other musicians start at the same time at a somewhat remote, separate place, often near the drinks counter much earlier with the folkkocsma.

Originally brought into being by exile Hungary, the so-called Hungarian balls "Magyar Bál" can be found in some urban centers in Europe. As part of these balls, festive dance houses take place, to which the visitors dress in typical costumes.

Directory of Táncház dances and dance regulations

The original dance regulations of each area, sometimes each village, differ more or less from one another. In today's dance halls, the dance regulations listed below are played depending on the “current fashion”.

Examples of every dance order can be found in the extensive film collection (2000 dances in 2013) by the dance house documentator Lajos Zagyi from Budapest, there is also a collection of táncház music groups and táncház musicians.

Dance rules Village or area of ​​origin Names of the dance elements
Dunantuli Transdanubia-Dunantul, Sárköz, Somogy. Bogyíszló, Szekszár, Bataszék, Tolna, Kaposvár Ugros (Jump Dance) / Csárdás (Couple Dance) / Friss (Fast Couple Dance)
Mezöségi Magyarpalatka, Maygarszovát, Vajdakamarás, Visa, Báré, Buza, Mezögyéres, Mezökeszü Magyar or Négyes (four-man dance) / Sürü magyar (fast boy dance) / Ritka magyar (slower boy dance) / Akasztós or Lassú cigánytánc (slow couple dance) / Ritka Csárdas (faster couple dance) / Szökös or Batuta (fast couple dance) / Sürü csuta (fast couple dance) fast couple dance) / Korcsos (fast couple dance or boys dance)
Széki Szék, Felszek, Forrószeg, Csipkeszeg Sürü (fast boy circle dance) / Ritka (boy circle dance) / Négyes (four-man dance) / Lassu (slow couple dance) / Csárdas (fast couple dance) / Porka (polka) / Hétlépes (seventh step)
Füzesi Ördöngösfüzes -
Vajdaszentiványi Vajdaszentivány Verbunk (boys dance) / Sebes fordulo (couple dance) / Lassu csárdás (slow couple dance) / Korcsos or Maroszszéki forgatos (accelerating couple dance) / Cigánycsárdás (fast couple dance) / Batuca (fast couple dance)
Kalotaszegi Kalotaszentkiraly, Bánffyhunyad, Gyalu, Magyarlóna, Szucsák, Méra, Egeres, Bogártelke, Magyargyerösásárhely, Kispetri, Inaktelke, Türe Csárdás (couple dance) / Szapora (fast couple dance) / Legényes (single boy dance) / Verbunk (boy dance)
Vásáruti - -
Küküllömenti 40 villages around Bethlenszentmiklós, Küküllővár, Dicsőszentmárton, Balavásár Lassú csárdas (slow couple dance) / Gyors csárdás (fast couple dance) / Szökő / Sűrű verbunk, Legéngyes (boy dance) / Magyaros / Pontozó / Féloláhos / Lassú pontozó, Szegényes or Vénes (boy dance) cf. Szászcsávási
Szászcsávási Szászcsávás Sürü verbunk (fast bush dance) / Lassu pontozó (slow bush dance) / Csárdás (couple dance) / Székely verbunk (earlier boy dance, now also couple dance) / féloláhos (man dance) / Szökö (fast couple dance) cf. Küküllömenti
Péterlaki - -
Rábaközi - Verbunk (boys dance) / Dus or Ugros (jump dance) / Lassu csárdás (slow couple dance) / Friss Csárdas (fast couple dance)
Szatmari Szatmárnémeti, Nagyecset, Nagykároly Verbunk (bush dance) / Csárdás (slow couple dance) / Friss Csárdás (fast couple dance) / Oláhos (boy dance)
Bonchidai Bonchida, Válaszut, Kolosborsa, Kendilón, Nagyiklod Ritka magyar (boy circle dance) / Sürü magyar (fast boy dance) / Invirtita (slow couple dance) / Lassu csárdás (slow couple dance) / Sürü Csárdás (fast couple dance)
Marosmenti - -
Gyimesi Gyimesfelsőlok, Gyimesközéplok, Gyimesbükk féloláhos (boys dance) / Verbunk (boys dance) / Lassu nagyaros (slow couple dance) / Sebes magyaros (fast couple dance) / Lassu and Sebes csárdás (couple dance) / Héjsza (circle jump dance)
Méhkeréki - -
Galgamenti - -
Moldvai - -
Szásznagyvesszős Szásznagyvessző Csárdás (couple dance) / Szökő (fast couple dance) / Pontozó (very fast male dance) / Féloláhos (male dance) / Szekely Verbunk (male dance, also couple dance) / Szegényes or Vénes (boys dance) / Mahala (belly dance-like individual dance)
Zoboraljai - -
Délalfoldi - -
Nagysajói - -
Magyarszovati - -
Palóc - -
Székekyföldi - -
Örköi - -
Fekeltelaki - -
Szilágysági - -
Magyarbecei - -
Sóvideki - -
Bodrogközi - -
Gömöri - -
Adamosi - -
Magyarlapadi - -
Bödi - -

Instruments used in the Táncház dance house

Dance orders have their specific instrument. The instruments used, their playing style and the combinations are often characteristic of an area. In today's dance houses in the cities this is less taken into account.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Béla Bartok's music collection
  2. ↑ Folk Radio: Schedules for the dance houses and folk pubs
  3. ↑ a b c Lajos Zagyi: filming of the Budapest dance houses
  4. ↑ Folkradio.hu: Folk dance and music camps in 2011 in Hungary and Romania  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.folkradio.hu  
  5. ↑ Méta musicians' camp 2012 in Hungary ( Memento from April 11, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
  6. ^ Official website of the annual Hungarian dance house festival
  7. ↑ footage from Folkkocsmagelände on the Dance House Gathering 2012 on YouTube
  8. ↑ Recordings from the dance house meeting in the Sportarena 2012 on YouTube
  9. ↑ CINEGE document archive
  10. ↑ Record cover front 1983 of the first dance house meeting “Táncháztalálkozó 1982”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / lpcorner.com  
  11. ↑ Record cover 1983 of the first dance house meeting "Táncháztalálkozó 1982"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / lpcorner.com  
  12. ^ Poster 1984 City Director Cologne
  13. ^ Collection of amateur recordings from the 1st Hungarian dance house meeting in Cologne
  14. ↑ Bonner Stadtanzeiger, August 6, 1984
  15. ↑ László Porteleki's curriculum vitae
  16. ↑ Interview Pal Havasreti ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.passiondiscs.co.uk
  17. ^ Recording contract for the Hungarian Music Festival 1984 WDR
  18. ↑ Hungarian Dance House Regös Munich
  19. ↑ Hungarian CSÖBÖRCSÖK dance Stuttgart
  20. ↑ Hungarian Dance House Cologne ( Memento of the original from August 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gernungarn.com
  21. ↑ Hungarian TÜZVIRAG Dance House Nuremberg
  22. ↑ Hungarian Dance House Rezeda Frankfurt
  23. ^ Hungarian Dance House Berlin
  24. ↑ The Táncház Method. In: http://www.unesco.de . German UNESCO Commission, accessed on April 9, 2017 .
  25. ^ Hungarian folk pub in Munich
  26. ^ Hungarian folk pub Mainz
  27. ^ Hungarian Dance House Frankfurt
  28. ^ Hungarian Dance House, Munich
  29. ↑ invitation Magyar Bál, Frankfurt
  30. ↑ Lajos Zagyi: List of Táncház musicians and groups