Mazur (dance)
Mazur is a traditional Polish folk dance from Masovia[1] in vivid tempo and triple metres of 3/4 or 3/8.
Characterised by its tendency to accent the second or third beat and a rhythmic figure of a 4-syllable group, consisting of two quavers (eighth notes) and two crotchets (quarter notes). It is a joyful, dynamic dance, oftentimes danced at szlachta's courts. The man leading the mazur is a .
Mazur's popularity among European ballrooms' dances rose in the 19th century.
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- ^ Don Michael Randel. The Harvard Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. 2003. p. 495.
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