DANCES The Zaraś Style

Led by: Piotr Zgorzelski, Bogumiła Zgorzelska, Augustyna Zgorzelska & Józefina Zgorzelska
Music: Janusz & Gabriel Prusinowski

For: Intermediate & advanced dancers

What to Bring:
Shoes: Comfortable, flat-soled shoes with soles that slide (low heels are acceptable). The Radom oberek uses a flat, shuffling step.
Essentials: Water

The Radom region is renowned for its wild, long-form obereks, often danced in pairs for ten minutes or more. While the region shares a recognisable core style, master dancers cultivate distinctive personal manners – and these subtle, dynamic nuances will be our focus.

We’ll learn the oberek as performed by the Zaraś family, a celebrated clan of musicians and dancers from Nieznamierowice.

Rarely seen today at village or city dance parties, this style is both captivating and full of energy.

About Piotr Zgorzelski

Warsaw-based ethnologist, cultural educator, actor, and juror at traditional dance competitions. A key figure in reviving Polish traditional dances in social, non-stage forms, he founded and directs Poland’s first Traditional Dance Academy, which runs regular classes across the country.

With over 30 years of experience, he has developed a unique approach to teaching traditional dance, rooted in lessons from village dancers and archival sources alike.

He co-founded and served as president of Dom Tańca (Warsaw Dance House), a key institution in the traditional dance scene. He is the creator and promoter of the innovative style known as “Mazurek Freestyle”, and he reaches a wide audience as the author of the popular YouTube series, Taniec Tradycyjny PL.

For nearly a decade, he performed as bassist and dancer with the renowned ensemble Janusz Prusinowski Kompania.

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