From Hong Kong to Kalotaszeg: Hungarian folk dance around the world
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Kenneth Tse did not have any previous connections to Hungary or Hungarians when he started learning about Hungarian folk dances and folk music at an international dancing event. He fell in love with it and decided to visit Hungary in 1997, magyaridok.hu reports.
He said that it was wonderful to be at a barn dance with this kind of connection between musicians and dancers. In many dances, the music is just a necessity, but here it brings life to the dance. He adds that barn dances are a community event in Hungary and everyone has an active part in it, even those who are there only to have a drink and a nice conversation.
After this, he invited three dance teachers to Hong Kong: Sándor Tímár choreographer (who still keeps in touch with him, watches videos of his performances and points out mistakes if there are any), Zoltán József Nagy (aka Púder) and János Fazekas (aka Fazi). Kenneth Tse spent about five-six years learning from them, then started to come up with his own choreography. His dance troupe, the Knack Cordial Folk Group, was just celebrating their 20th anniversary.
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About 60-70 per cent of the dances they perform are from Transylvania; the rest are from Hungary and other countries. He also loves the Hungarian dresses and finds it important to have authentic clothes when they are performing folk dances from Sárköz, Somogy, Kalotaszeg or Kalocsa.