Fwd: Tue, Feb 24, Mar 3 . . .ongoing, NYC Mid-Winter Hungarian Folk-Dance Workshop + Sat, March 14: TÁNCHÁZ with Fényes Banda and Holdvilág
Agnes Vigh
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Date: Sat, Jan 24, 2026, 9:42 PM
Subject: Tue, Feb 24, Mar 3 . . .ongoing, NYC Mid-Winter Hungarian Folk-Dance Workshop + Sat, March 14: TÁNCHÁZ with Fényes Banda and Holdvilág
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Hungarian Folkdance Mid-Winter Workshop
So you want to learn some csárdás and break out with some moves to impress?
Join us for this six-session series for beginner to intermediate level folk dance.
Taught by Dániel Horváth
Time & Location - Időpont
Tuesdays, Feb. 24, Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24, Mar 31
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
New York, 213 E 82nd St, New York, NY 10028, USA
About the Event - Részletek
A 6-part series of Tuesday evening Hungarian folkdance workshops.
(You may attend any number of sessions.)
Come along and gain insight into the world of three iconic Hungarian dance regions:
Southern Great Plain, Kalotaszeg and Mezőség.
You will be introduced to each region in 2-2-2 week format, emphasizing primarily on couple dances.
(No partner needed – participants will switch partners to practice.)
The goal is not deep technical perfection, but rather to get to know the character, mood and basic movements of the dances - so that participants leave with experience, a sense of success and usable knowledge.
Recommended for all those who:
• are interested in Hungarian folk dance,
• would like to learn couple dance,
• long for cultural experience, movement and community,
• even complete beginners.
What is a csárdás?
The csárdás is one of the best-known and most widespread Hungarian folk dances found in almost every region – yet it is a little different everywhere. It takes its name from the old village inns where these dances were born and lived. Csárdás is typically a couple dance, in which the play, dynamics, and connection between partners play an important role. Slower, rocking parts alternate with more energetic, spinning sections, making the csárdás elegant, passionate, and liberated at the same time.
It is not choreography, but a live dialogue between two people where every dance is a little different.
Why come?
Imagine that in a room in the heart of New York, time stops for a moment and the rhythm of another world begins to beat. Six weeks, three regions, countless spins, laughter, and “aha!” experiences.
It doesn't matter where you come from or how much you've danced before –
here, movement, music and the experience as a couple are the key.
If you want to:
• break away from everyday life,
• experience a new culture in your body,
• connect with others through movement,
..... then this course is for you! Come by and give it a try!
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Hathetes néptánc kurzus indul New Yorkban, amely során három ikonikus magyar táncterület világába nyerhetünk betekintést: Dél-Alföld, Kalotaszeg és Mezőség.
A kurzus 2–2–2 hetes bontásban foglalkozik az egyes tájegységekkel, a hangsúlyt elsősorban a páros táncokra helyezve. A cél nem a mély technikai tökéletesség, hanem a táncok karakterének, hangulatának és alapmozgásainak megismerése – úgy, hogy a résztvevők élménnyel, sikerélménnyel és használható tudással távozzanak.
(Táncpartnert nem szükséges hozni - résztvevők felválta fognak táncolni egymással.)
Ajánlott mindazoknak, akik:
• érdeklődnek a magyar néptánc iránt,
• szeretnének páros táncot tanulni,
• kulturális élményre, mozgásra és közösségre vágynak,
• akár teljesen kezdők.
Mi is az a csárdás?
A csárdás a magyar néptánc egyik legismertebb és legelterjedtebb tánca, amely szinte minden tájegységen megtalálható – mégis mindenhol egy kicsit más. Nevét a régi falusi csárdákról kapta, ahol ezek a táncok megszülettek és éltek. Jellemzően páros tánc, amelyben fontos szerepet kap a férfi és nő közötti játék, dinamika, kapcsolat. Lassúbb, ringató részek és lendületesebb, forgós szakaszok váltják egymást, így a csárdás egyszerre elegáns, szenvedélyes és felszabadult.
Nem koreográfia, hanem élő párbeszéd két ember között – minden tánc egy kicsit más.
Kedvcsináló – Miért gyere el?
Képzeld el, hogy egy teremben New York szívében egy pillanatra megáll az idő, és egy másik világ ritmusa kezd el dobogni. Hat hét, három tájegység, számtalan forgás, nevetés és „aha!” élmény.
Nem számít, honnan jössz, mennyit táncoltál eddig – itt a mozgás, a zene és a páros élmény vezet.
Ha szeretnél:
• kiszakadni a hétköznapokból,
• új kultúrát megélni a testedben,
• kapcsolódni másokhoz mozgáson keresztül,
akkor ez a kurzus neked szól!
Tickets / Jegyek
One Class $20
6-Week Workshop, HH Member $80
6-Week Workshop, Adult $100
6-Week Workshop, Adult-2 people $175
6-Week Workshop, Student $90
Sign up for classes at:
(Tickets also at the door)
Join Hungarian House, sign up for HH Newsletter, and see news and upcoming events: https://www.hungarianhouse.org/
For all Hungarian House events go to www.hungarianhouse.org and scroll to the bottom of the page. Hyperlinks will take you to the events and allow you to buy tickets.
Dániel Horváth’s Background
My goal is to make the wonderful world of Hungarian folk dance accessible, lovable, enjoyable and interesting for everyone.
I was introduced to Hungarian folk music and dance as a small child, and it has played an important role in my life ever since. I started dancing at the age of five within the walls of the Szeged Dance Ensemble, and during the eighteen years I spent there, I was able to work with the country's leading choreographers and dancers. I started my high school studies at the Tömörkény István High School and Art Vocational High School, studying theater dance, and then continued for a year at the Nádasi Ferenc High School of the Hungarian Academy of Dance, studying folk dance and theater dance. Finally, in 2013, I obtained my OKJ Theater Dance degree in Szeged. Since 2017, I have been a folk dance student at the Hungarian Academy of Dance. During my studies, I was able to see how I fit with several dance styles, but folk dance has always remained my first choice.
In 2010, my friends and I founded the Suhancok dance company, which birthed and nurtured our shared choreography and ideas for stage productions. Our goal is to make the wonderful world of Hungarian folk dance accessible and enjoyable for both younger and older generations. Our choreography is rooted in authentic presentation, but today's more modern musical background also appears. Since 2016, I have been leading children's and youth groups within the framework of the Tiszavirág Folk Dance Association in Szeged, Deszk, and other surrounding communities, as well as in Vojvodina.
I consider the education of Hungarian folk dance to be very important for all age groups, because in this way we pass on an ancient force that has excellent community-building power and strengthens the sense of belonging. I consider it my life's goal and mission to introduce as many people as possible to this special treasure.
Upcoming:
Saturday, March 14
TÁNCHÁZ HUNGARIAN DANCE PARTY
with FÉNYES BANDA and HOLDVILÁG
New York Hungarian House, 213 E. 82nd St. in Manhattan
Come use what you have learned!
More information to come!
See: https://www.hungarianhouse.org/event-details/ides-of-march-hungarian-folk-tanchaz-workshop
