43rd National Táncház Festival & Fair • 5–7 April 2024
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Budai László – traditional dancer This fall Budai László was awarded the title of Master of Folk Arts by Hungary's minister of National Cultural Heritage. Budai, a Hungarian from the town of Jóka (Jelka) in Western Slovakia – born in the neighboring village of Újhelyjóka (Nova Jelka) – where the local dances include: Bertóké verbunk, Bársony verbunk, foursome, padegat, bagpipe csárdás, broom-, bottle-, and storkdance, couple csárdás-es, bőgőtemetés (double bass funeral) and so on. Congratulation by dance researcher, Takács András.