Musical and choreographic tradition of the Vozhyak Yakshur-Bodkinsky district of the Udmurt Republic

The article is dedicated to the musical and choreographic tradition of the village of Vozhyak in the Yakshur- Bodkinsky district of the Udmurt Republic, with a central focus on the layer of round dance, play, and dance songs. In terms of calendar relevance, they are associated with the periods of Trinity and Christmas celebrations. The genre aliation of the material has been dened, which is divided into round dance songs, round dance play songs, and dance songs. In the ethnographic context (the place and time of performance), using folk terminology, it allows dierentiating this layer of songs into «Trinity» («playful») and «Christmas» («evening party») categories. In terms of choreographic movement, they can be categorized as circular, linear, ornamental, and processional.