# Barynya

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***Barynya*** (Russian: барыня) is a fast [Russian folk dance](/source/Russian_folk_dance) accompanied by [music](/source/Music_of_Russia).[1] The dance originated in the [Central Russian Upland](/source/Central_Russian_Upland).[2]

## Etymology

The word *barynya* (Russian: барыня) was historically used in the Russian lands as a form of addressing a woman of higher class, and is the feminine form for the word *barin*, meaning "landlord".

## Description

The dance is an alternation of [chastushkas](/source/Chastushka) and frenetic dancing. Originally the dancing was without special choreography. The main characteristics of the *barynya* dance are traditional elements of Russian folk dance like [Russian squatting](/source/Vprisiadku), rotations, jumps and sprited stomping. The main instruments of *baryna* are the [Balalaika](/source/Balalaika) and [Garmon](/source/Garmon).

The *barynya* chastushkas traditionally included a refrain, such as "Барыня, барыня, сударыня-барыня" (*Barynya, barynya, sudarynya-barynya*), or "Барыня ты моя, сударыня ты моя". The content was often humoristic and sometimes even lewd.

There are a number of scenic, more refined versions of the dance.

A number of Russian folkloric dance ensembles bear the name.

## References

1. Smorodinskaya, Tatiana (28 October 2013). ["Dance"](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopaedia_of_Contemporary_Russian/tZHCAQAAQBAJ). *Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian*. Routledge. p. 137. ISBN 978-1-136-78786-7.

1. ["BARYNYA- RUSSIA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190327085753/https://danceask.com/barynya-russia/). *Dance Ask*. 2017-12-17. Archived from [the original](https://danceask.com/barynya-russia/) on March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-29.

## External links

- [mp3 sample: Click on the small icon to the left of "Barynya Music by P.Chesnokov"](http://payplay.fm/evgeni78)

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