for the Serbian paramilitary leader known as "Arkan", see Željko Ražnatović

Željko Ražnatovic

Željko Ražnatović , widely known as Arkan was a Serbian career criminal and later a paramilitary leader who was notable for organizing and leading a paramilitary force in the Yugoslav Wars...

Arkan is a popular dance of the Ukrainian Hutsul

Hutsuls

Hutsuls are an ethno-cultural group of Ukrainian highlanders who for centuries have inhabited the Carpathian mountains, mainly in Ukraine, the northern extremity of Romania .-Etymology:...

 people (from Hutsulshchyna, southwestern Ukraine). It is performed by amateurs, professional Ukrainian dance

Ukrainian dance

Ukrainian dance refers to the traditional folk dances of the peoples of Ukraine.Today, Ukrainian dance is primarily represented by what ethnographers, folklorists and dance historians refer to as "Ukrainian Folk-Stage Dances" , which are stylized representations of traditional dances and their...

 ensembles, as well as other performers of folk dance

Folk dance

The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....

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The Arkan is traditionally performed around a burning bonfire by the men. The word Arkan also refers to the step that the men perform while dancing around the fire. The step begins with the right foot stepping to the side (or double stamping as the dance builds momentum), the left foot crosses behind, the right foot steps to the side again, and the left foot is hopped in front of the dancer with a bent knee. The dance is performed with the men's arms upon one another's shoulders. In professional Ukrainian dances, however, many variations may accompany this root step.

There is also a Romanian dance called Arcan

Arcan (dance)

The Arcan is the name of a custom, and of the associated popular dance and melody, of Romania . It is sometimes also called laţ or pripon, meaning "lasso"/"tether" or "aiguillette". There is a version called Arcanul bătrânesc, which is a slow arcan danced in the Moldavian region of Romania...

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British folk-punk band The Ukrainians

The Ukrainians

The Ukrainians are a British band, which plays traditional Ukrainian music, heavily influenced by western post-punk.-Career:The Ukrainians were formed in 1990 by Wedding Present guitarist Peter Solowka, with singer/violinist Len Liggins and mandolin player Roman Remeynes, after all three had played...

 have a (very fast and furious) track called Arkan on their Respublika

Respublika (Ukrainians album)

Respublika is the fourth album by British post-punk band The Ukrainians. The album was released by Omnium Records in 2002. The album comprises covers of traditional Ukrainian folk songs and two Sex Pistols covers.- Track listing :...

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