Skočná

Skočná is a rapid Slavic folk-dance, normally in 2
4 metre. Czech composers Antonín Dvořák and Bedřich Smetana used this dance, the latter in the third act of The Bartered Bride where it is danced by a circus troupe and is often known as the Dance of the Comedians.[1] Dvořák's 5th, 7th and 11th Slavonic Dances are in the form of the skočná.[2]

Czech composer Bedřich Smetana

References
  1. Tyrrell, John. "The Bartered Bride (Prodaná nevěsta)". Grove Music Online, ed. Laura Macy. Retrieved 10 June 2009. (subscription required)
  2. "skočná". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 3 July 2009.


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