Russian Stacking Doll Kalinka Russian Dancers
Russian Stacking Doll





Richard Holden The orchestra's Kalinka Russian Dancers were formed in 1989 by Richard Holden, a former dancer and choreographer with major ballet and folk dance companies. Interested in characted dance since age 14, he researched and notated folk dance in Poland and Russia, studying techniques of Moiseyev. Although now semi-retired, he continues to perform and choreograph for dance companies around the country, as well as act in films. Russian speaking, he was featured in 1995 in Pravda, Russia's leading newspaper.



to the music Zhok     to the music Jok
to the music Zhok




to the music Chastushki
a lively village scene in the Kursk region
to the music Chastushki		 to the music Carpathean Shepherd's Dance
Carpathean Shepherd's Dance





to the music The Birch Tree
to the music The Birch Tree
to the music Krizachok
to the music Krizachok



to the music Khorovodskaya Pliaska
a melodic round of Northern Russia
Khorovodskaya Pliaska



Old City Quadrille
The peasantry interpret the gentry
in Old City Quadrille		 and Steve doubles on balalaika!
and Steve doubles on balalaika!







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