If you know one traditional Russian folk dance, you probably know the Preesyadka.
We recently met “Kalinka,” the iconic Russian folk song that is usually accompanied by “Preesyadka,” an acrobatic squat and bouncing dance. The little kiddos reeeeeeally enjoy dancing to Kalinka in class, singing about the pine tree and the snowberry and kicking our legs up in the air. Maybe we’re not technically impressive, but what we lack in all skill we make up in the unnatural ability to look silly without feeling embarrassed.
