VIDEO: Traditional Hungarian folk dance in New York’s iconic places

A world-known Hungarian folk dancer commemorated the 15 March revolution and freedom fight of 1848-1849 with spectacular dance on New York’s iconic places, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Central Park and the Times Square. Find more details and the video below.

István Berecz is one of the leading and most authentic members of the second generation of the Hungarian folk dance movement. He is the art director of the Fonó, a dancer, choreographer, and a member of the Sztalker Group, Fidelio wrote. He won the first series of the popular Fölszállott a páva, a Hungarian talent show running on the public broadcaster.

He said in a 2019 interview that he regards it as his mission to make traditional Hungarian folk dances part of the universal culture of every Hungarian. He would like it to become our common dance and musical mother tongue. In a way, making viral videos in which he dances in New York’s famous places is a way to promote that idea among the new generations.

The new generation: Enikő Mihalik and her baby in the Big Apple. Photo: Instagram

He celebrated the 176th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1848 Hungarian revolution with stirring dances in iconic places of New York, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Times Square and the Central Park.

The video was shared on 15 March on the official Facebook page of the Liszt Institute New York. It already has more than 22,000 views.

You may watch it by clicking HERE.

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