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The House of Traditional Dances

The real Carnival entertainment in the centre of Bratislava will surely get your blood flowing. Whether young due to age or spirit, welcomed are all those who like traditional dances in a new way

Experts of dance motion will guide you through original dance variations, and excellent band will play stylishly to make your feet moving. Come and shake a hoof at the January dance, an extraordinary experience awaits you..

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In recent years, folk culture has become more and more popular, and new generations of people has fallen for its various forms. Combining traditions and motion of the dance is one of the most engaging ways to bring the art of the ancestors closer to everyone who likes dancing. In addition, The House of Traditional Dances series of the Dragúni NGO has received a prestigious award. In 2018, it was included in the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices in Slovakia. The dance house is thus officially the best traditional dance in Slovakia.

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Taking place in legendary V-klub on January 19, this edition of The House of Traditional Dances will be dedicated to the beauty of dances from the Czech-Slovak border, all under the guidance of the leading personalities of Slovak folk revival movement František Morong and Barbora Morongová as well as Michal Zábražný and Kristína Zábražná with their guests.

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In its XXI. season, The House of Traditional Dances will be brightened up by couple dances from dispersed settlement area of Kykula in Trenčín cultural subregion in the west of Slovakia as well as the ‘old fashioned’ dance from municipality of Velká nad Veličkou in Horňácko region in Czechia. Music and singing will be provided by Petr Mička Horňácko Folk Band from Czechia and by Folk Band of Folk Ensemble Economist from Bratislava. You will experience it for yourself if you come to try it out, have a good time and indulge in a proper portion of amazing traditions in an unusual way at the lively dance party.

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The Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Slovakia is a listing of remarkable elements and practices acknowledged by both society and individuals and preserved in compliance with universal principles of human rights, equality, support and mutual respect between cultural societies. The inclusion in the national representative list is a basic condition for applying for the inclusion in the UNESCO World Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

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The inclusion in the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices in Slovakia is an acknowledgement of exceptional programmes, projects and activities best reflecting the principles and objectives of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. They promote safeguarding and development of the intangible cultural heritage, are accepted by societies and individuals and survive in accordance with the universally observed human rights principles, as well as the principles of equality, support and mutual respect among cultural communities. The Register of Best Safeguarding Practices in Slovakia represents high social recognition and remains a means for popularization activities, which leads to complex care of intangible cultural heritage. It further represents the fundamental step in compiling the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices on an international level.

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