The title of this dance comes from the first line of the accompanying song and translates as “Enough of you, snowflakes.” The song is a traditional marching or battle song of the Cossacks of southern Russia. In the traditional folk song repertoire of the Cossacks, many battle or marching songs can be found that are sung prior to war engagements. Their function is to prepare the men for the battle and to promote motivation and group cohesion. Also, in the Cossack folk dance repertoire examples can be found of men’s dances with a similar function, often comprising movements related to battle activities. This is an example of such a dance. It is a so-called pered boynaya plyaska, literally “prior-to-the-battle dance.” The dance is choreographed by Hennie Konings based on traditional Cossack dance figures and elements from the Russian folk dance school. It is first presented at Stockton Folk Dance Camp in 2010.

Presented by Radboud Koop in 2010. View pdf here.