Was Ist Ein Trepak?

Trepak or tropak is a traditional Russian and Ukrainian folk dance from the Slobozhan region of Ukraine and Russia settled primarily by descendants of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and settlers from Central Russia and Southern Russia. The dance is a brisk allegro in time in a major key.

What is trepak?

: a fiery Ukrainian folk dance performed by men and featuring the leg-flinging prisiadka.

What is the form of the trepak in The Nutcracker?

Trepak is one dance from a set of dances found in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker, a ballet from 1892. It is a Russian dance featuring squat-kicks and an energetic rhythm. The instrumentation features a tambourine with the strings and woodwinds that enlivens the rhythm and orchestral sound.