MAGYAR TÁNCISKOLA
(Hungarian School of Dance)

We advise that child guidance is recommended for all adults!

Ifju Szivek Dance Theatre feels a responsibility to bring the music & dance culture of the Carpathian Basin to people at a young age. To help them become familiar with it, enjoy it and respect the cultural and regional differences in the dance. We have put together a children's theatre production that presents the music and dance in a familiar and accessible way, to encourage interest and attention from children at a young age.

Ifju Szivek put together Magyar Tanciskola in 2004 presenting traditional Hungarian dance in a dynamic and humorous way. The show conveys knowledge not generally taught in the school curriculum.

“We have spoken for a long time about how we would put together a show designed specifically for children. We have now found the right format, a way to make it familiar, believable and enjoyable to children whilst also teaching them something. My biggest helpers in this have been my two sons, one five and one seven. They have kept it true to school life!”
(Krisztina Lakatos: „Az Ifjú Szivek Magyar Tánciskolája“, Új Szó newspaper 2004. március 12)

The dance school timetable is printed on the back of the program to help the children conjure up and follow up the different dances they have seen at home.

The success of the production indicates that the music and dance of the Carpathian region is equally appealing to the young and the older generations and inspires us to carry on.

Choreographer - Director:
Dusán Hégli

Music arranged and performed by:
Ifjú Szivek Band

Length:
50 mins