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Emlékképek az érpataki Orosz Sándorról, a népművészet táncos mesteréről
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A traditional dancer from Érpatak who was recognized in 1990 with the title of Dancing Master of Folk Arts. Érpatak is a village located in the Nyírség region of northeastern Hungary’s Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County. Orosz Sándorwas the subject of the author’s diploma project in ethnography at the university in Debrecen. Here Orosz is described as a peasant man who danced on the stage with the same naturalness as when dancing at a wedding. Mr. Orosz’ csárdás, discussed here, had a 1) a slow section called ’lassú’, 2) a middle section called ’csárdás’, and3) a fast ’gyorscsárdás’ section - also known as ’ugrós csárdás’. Includes photos. By Szilágyi Zsolt –a study written in the early 2000s, reworked for this publication.