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19-481: Egvekinot, located on the coast of Kresta Bay (a part of the Bering Sea ) at the foot of mountains some 800 m (2,600 ft) high, is a port settlement with a maximum depth of 35 m (115 ft). It is located 1,675 km (1,041 mi) from Magadan , 236 km (147 mi) from Anadyr , and 6,097 km (3,789 mi) from Moscow . Archeological excavations around the settlement have indicated that

38-471: A ski lodge can be found near the Staratelsky Stream. Egvekinot, historically having a polar tundra climate ( Köppen ET ), has recently transitioned into a subarctic climate ( Köppen Dfc ) due to global warming . Temperatures average below freezing from October all the way through to the following May, and can average below −20 °C (−4 °F) from December through to March. The short summer

57-574: Is a large bay of the Gulf of Anadyr on the southern coast of the Chukotka Peninsula , Russian Federation . Administratively the bay is part of the Iultinsky District of Chukotka . The Kresta Bay is open towards the south; it is almost 100 km in length and has an average width of about 43 km. There are two inlets and a coastal lagoon enclosed by a landspit inside the bay. Kresta Bay

76-508: Is not true in the strictest sense. Country dance overlaps with contemporary folk dance and ballroom dance. Most country dances and ballroom dances originated from folk dances, with gradual refinement over the years. People familiar with folk dancing can often determine what country a dance is from even if they have not seen that particular dance before. Some countries' dances have features that are unique to that country, although neighboring countries sometimes have similar features. For example,

95-403: Is now a tourist destination. Kresta Bay Airport , served by Chukotavia , is located by Egvekinot , a small harbor in the bay. This bay was first surveyed by Russian mariner Count Fyodor Petrovich Litke in 1828. This Chukotka Autonomous Okrug location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Folk dance A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of

114-528: Is reserved for dances which are to a significant degree bound by tradition and originated in the times when the distinction existed between the dances of "common folk" and the dances of the modern ballroom dances originated from folk ones. Varieties of European folk dances include: Sword dances include long sword dances and rapper dancing . Some choreographed dances such as contra dance , Scottish highland dance , Scottish country dance , and modern western square dance , are called folk dances, though this

133-594: Is temperate. The average temperature in January is −18.1 °C (−0.6 °F), and the average temperature in July is 10.5 °C (50.9 °F). Temperatures over 20 °C (68 °F) can occur during the brief summer, especially in July. On 10 July, 2019 the temperature reached for the first and only time 30 °C (86 °F), with the record high being 30.6 °C (87.1 °F). Kresta Bay Kresta Bay or Kresta Gulf ( Russian : Залив Креста ; Zaliv Kresta )

152-675: The Amguema River . A monument to the Mi-8 helicopter , a common sight in the air over Chukotka, is located in the airport. There is a museum in the settlement which deals mainly with local history, people, and archeology, as well as a cultural center, home to the Zalivskiye Napevy folk chorus, the Sone song group, and Severyanka folk dance ensemble. Egvekinot has one of only two ski slopes in Chukotka;

171-459: The German and Austrian schuhplattling dance consists of slapping the body and shoes in a fixed pattern, a feature that few other countries' dances have. Folk dances sometimes evolved long before current political boundaries, so that certain dances are shared by several countries. For example, some Serbian , Bulgarian , and Croatian dances share the same or similar dances, and sometimes even use

190-573: The Kresta Bay Airport  [ ru ] , though the spring meltwaters can cause the runway to become flooded. Infrequent helicopter service to Provideniya by Chukotavia . Egvekinot is linked to the now abandoned settlement of Iultin by the Iultin-Egvekinot road  [ ru ] (around 200 km (120 mi)) via Amguema , as well as to the abandoned settlements of Dorozhny , Tranzitny , and Geologichesky . The road crosses

209-405: The 20th century. For other cultures the terms "ethnic dance" or "traditional dance" are sometimes used, although the latter terms may encompass ceremonial dances . There are a number of modern dances, such as hip hop dance, that evolve spontaneously, but the term "folk dance" is generally not applied to them, and the terms "street dance" or "vernacular dance" are used instead. The term "folk dance"

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228-609: The area was inhabited in Neolithic times and possibly even in the Mesolithic , with the discovery of a number of stone implements, tools for grinding and obsidian arrowheads, all of which are now stored in the local museum in Egvekinot. In 1937, metal deposits were discovered in Iultin . Due to the isolated nature of the area, the transportation of any minerals extracted would be difficult and it

247-545: The boundary between "folk" and "ballroom dance", ethnic differences are often considerable enough to mention. Folk dances share some or all of the following attributes: More controversially, some people define folk dancing as dancing for which there is no governing body or dancing for which there are no competitive or professional institutions. The term "folk dance" is sometimes applied to dances of historical importance in European culture and history; typically originating before

266-494: The people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances are usually called "religious dances" because of their purpose. The terms "ethnic" and "traditional" are used when it is required to emphasize the cultural roots of the dance. In this sense, nearly all folk dances are ethnic ones. If some dances, such as polka , cross ethnic boundaries and even cross

285-717: The population falling rapidly throughout the 1990s, although the 2010 Census details indicate a slight recovery in recent years. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Egvekinot serves as the administrative center of Iultinsky District , to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division , the urban-type settlement of Egvekinot is incorporated within Iultinsky Municipal District as Egvekinot Urban Settlement . The nearby former selo of Ozyorny has been incorporated into Egvekinot as Ozyorny Microdistrict . Egvekinot can be reached by flights from Anadyr (236 km (147 mi)) which land at

304-477: The same name and music for those dances. International folk dance groups exist in cities and college campuses in many countries, in which dancers learn folk dances from many cultures for recreation. Balfolk events are social dance events with live music in Western and Central Europe, originating in the folk revival of the 1970s and becoming more popular since about 2000, where popular European partner dances from

323-481: The settlement could be easily supplied with materials. On July 16, 1946, the MV Sovetskaya Latviya brought the first 1,500 settlers to Egvekinot. These construction workers were mainly political prisoners rather than willing emigrants. This labor force was responsible for the construction of the entire infrastructure in the area, including the construction of Egvekinot, the nearby village of Ozyorny, and

342-400: The village of Iultin, as well as the 270 km (170 mi) road linking the mines to the new port, the power station, warehouses, and residential and industrial buildings. As a result of this, the settlement became quite an important hub causing the population to grow to over 5,000 by the late 1980s. However, when the mining complex was closed in 1993, the economy of Egvekinot suffered with

361-520: Was decided that a new port would be created to serve the Iultin mines. Dalstroy formed a new section, "Chukotstroy", whose aim was to construct Egvekinot and the road connecting it with the Iultin mines. Egvekinot was founded in 1946, under the supervision of B. N. Lenkov, the first head of Chukotstroy, specifically as a port so that the nearby Iultin Mining Complex about 180 km (110 mi) north of

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