In this musical painting, Mama gypsy is teaching her little daughter how to dance while Papa plays his violin. The title is from a Russian-Gypsy folk song.
A colorful people and a colorful picture. Cats do seem to fit as furrified Romani.
In one of my Winterfur fantasy world, I have a Gypsy/Romani analogue called the Tineries. The main character's mother was one, and taught her three daughters various Tineri dances. She especially encouraged her eldest (the ermine main character Baksrit, the titular Winterfur) to learn the various Fire Dances (named after various real life fire deities). Because Baksrit was a wizardess, she could use actual fire during her performances.
A colorful people and a colorful picture. Cats do seem to fit as furrified Romani. In one of my W
