A Hungarian folk dance known for its energetic, passionate movements and typically two-part musical structure with a slow followed by a fast section.
From Hungarian 'csárdás' or 'csarda' (originally referring to an inn or tavern), the dance likely originated in 18th-century Hungary among people of all social classes at these establishments.
The csardas was controversial when it emerged—aristocratic Hungarians saw it as dangerously wild and peasant-like, but Liszt and other Romantic composers adopted it, turning a 'vulgar' tavern dance into high art that influenced European classical music.
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