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Kozachok (Ukrainian: Козачок) or kazachok (Russian: Казачок) is a folk dance from Ukraine. It is a fast linear couple-dance in 2/4 typically in a constantly increasing tempo and of an improvisatory character in a major key. The woman leads and the man follows imitating her figures- she signals movement changes by hand clapping.The kozachok from Kozak (Cossack) can be traced back to the Vertep the late 16th and 17th century Ukrainian itinerant puppet theatre.