Pramínek
“Little Spring” – our youngest dancers discover folk games, rhymes and their first dance steps.
Czech folk dance ensemble · Prague · since 1983
Jaro Dance Group
Folk dances, songs and customs from Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia. More than 60 dancers from children to adults, the live Jara Band and four decades on stages at home and around the world.
“Whenever you come to see this ensemble, you will always meet spring!” Jiřina Mlíkovská, choreographer and dancer
Programme
Upcoming performances
New dates coming soon
We present a grand spring and a grand Christmas performance every year. As soon as the next date is announced, you’ll find it here – and first on our Instagram and Facebook.
About us
Preserve, develop, pass on
Jaro (“Spring”) was founded in 1983 by artistic director and choreographer Živana Vajsarová, continuing the legacy of the dance group of the same name founded in the 1950s by her father, the renowned ethnographer Prof. František Bonuš.
Today we are part of the ZUŠ Štefánikova art school in Prague 5. We dance folk dances from central, eastern and western Bohemia, from Lachia and Slovak Liptov – carefully studied with respect for the style of each region.
- 43years on stage
- 60+dancers of all ages
- 5age groups
- 15+countries we have danced in
Our groups
From little ones to adults
The ensemble has more than 60 dancers in five age groups. At our grand performances everyone dances together – accompanied live by the Jara Band.
Sluníčka
“Little Suns” – playful children’s dances, folk songs and first performances on stage.
Kolovrátek
“Spinning Wheel” – a children’s group dancing spring carols, games and ritual dances with song.
Studánky
“Wells” – the junior group: energetic boys’ dances, girls’ dances and competition choreographies.
Kalina
“Viburnum” – adult dancers performing couple and circle dances from Bohemia, Lachia and Slovak Liptov.
Grand performances
Spring & Christmas on stage
Every year we present two grand programmes – spring, full of children’s games and circle dances, and Christmas, with Advent customs and carols.
Reviews
What audiences & experts say
It is not usual for an audience to give a standing ovation at the end of a dance performance, some of them with tears in their eyes. I am not exaggerating. This time it happened.
For me, this evening was a powerful emotional and aesthetic experience – simply a caress for the soul.
Beautiful costumes, fascinating ancient customs, dance and music – this is what made the Jaro Dance Group famous: the beating heart of Czech, Moravian and Slovak folklore.
Gallery
Moments from the stage
Join us
Would you like to dance with us?
New dancers join through the dance department of the ZUŠ Štefánikova art school – children from the preparatory class, boys and older dancers too. Applications open every spring on the school website. Feel free to call us.