Nutcracker Divertissement | The Russian Dance 'Trepak'

Tchaikovsky’s music is so iconic that the dance ‘Trepak’ is always associated with the piece. Cause technically, Trepak is a fast, energetic folk dance that originated in Ukraine and Southern Russia, known for its male dancers performing athletic moves like leg-flinging. It is widely recognized as the “Russian Dance” from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker. The name comes from the Ukrainian word for the dance, tropak.

Good old memory from Tugan Sokhiev with Munich Philharmonic in Shanghai 2024: the momentum, the rhythm, the chill of sitting at the choral seat for an encore of full spirit!