Kolomyika

he kolomyika (Ukrainian: кoлoмийкa, Polish: kołomyjka; also spelled kolomeyka or kolomeike) is a Hutsul (Ukrainian) music genre that combines a fast-paced folk dance and comedic rhymed verses. It includes a type of performance dance developed by the Ukrainian diaspora in North America.

It originated in the west Ukrainian town of Kolomyia, in the Hutsul region of east Galicia. It was historically popular among the Ukrainians and Poles, and is also known (as the kalamajka) in north-eastern Slovenia where some Ukrainians settled in Austro-Hungarian times.

Kolomyikas are still danced in Ukraine, as a tradition on certain holidays, during festivities, or simply for fun. In Ukraine's west, they are popular dances for weddings.