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Tri Godini Kate
A Macedonian dance.
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Ravno Oro
Macedonian dance that was taught by Dennis Boxell, Sasko Anastasov, Yves Moreau and others.
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Kak Po Logu
A Russian folk dance for beginners.
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For A Birthday
Hungarian birthday dance from Andor Czompo.
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Cetvorka Ladana [Serbia]
Serbian folk dance.
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Vlasko Serbsko [Vlaske, Serbia]
Vlach dance from Serbia.
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Sigma [Vlaske, Serbia]
Vlach dance from Serbia.
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Signa [Northwest Bulgaria]
Vlach dance from northwest Bulgaria.
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Izruchana [Northwest Bulgaria]
Vlach dance from northwest Bulgaria.
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Sitno Severnjasko Horo [North Bulgaria]
Bulgarian dance from north Bulgaria.
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Na Purt [North Bulgaria]
Bulgarian dance from north Bulgaria.
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Danubian Horo [North Bulgaria]
Bulgarian music from north Bulgaria.
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Cesta Krivica [North Bulgaria]
Bulgarian music from north Bulgaria, you can dance Vidinsko to this.
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Tin Tin Tini Mini Hanim [Kurdish, Turkey]
Turkish dance that was introduced by Tom Bozedian. It's a variant of the "Halay" that is danced by the Kurdish population of Eastern Turkey.
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Iste Hendik [Turkey]
Turkish dance introduced by Bora Özkök.
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Kendime [Turkey]
A beginner's dance from Turkey.
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Deverovo [Macedonia]
Macedonian dance that was introduced by Atanas Kolarovski.
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Zeybekiko (oh tra la la)
One of our favorite Zeybekikos.
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Tis Avitsas [Greek, Pontian]
A Pontian dance from Greece.
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Ti Se Meli Esena [Greek, Asia Minor]
A syrtos from Asia Minor.
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Petrunino
Bulgarian dance from Sopluk.
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Guzelleme
Turkish dance that was introduced by Bora Özkök.
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Dari Dari
Greek dance from the islands.
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Dvazdi Trizdi
Bulgarian dance from Rhodopes.
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Deli Agus
Serbian dance from Gnjilane, Kosovo.
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Krucmarsko
Bulgarian dance that was introduced by Ventzi Sotirov.
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Floricica Olteneasca
Romanian dance from Oltenia that was introduced by Mihai David in the early 70s. There are more difficult dances, but this is the the ultimate "hot shot" dance, and one that most recreational folk dancers aspire to.
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Hora Boreasca
Romanian dance from Oltenia that we learned from our dance seminar with Camelia and Nelutu Motoc.
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Kevi Csardas
Hungarian couple's dance that was introduced by Andor Czompo.
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Danets
Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza.
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Ludo Mlado
Bulgarian dance from Pirin that we learned from Belco Stanev. A favorite.
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Paidusca De La Stejaru
Romanian paidusca from Dobrogea.
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Sokacko Kolo
Croatian couple's dance.
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Duce Duce
A Macedonian dance that we learned from Sasko Anastaso.
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Karagouna
Greek dance from Thessaly.
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Vlajnica
An advanced Vlach dance from Serbia.
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Zurli Trestat Na Sred Selo
Macedonian dance.
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Zaramo
A dance from the Macedonian region in Greece.
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Rustemul
Romanian dance from Oltenia, advanced.
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Mori Shej
Mori Shej is a popular choreography to Romani music from Hungary.
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Ruzmarin
Serbian folk dance for beginners.
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Zaplanski Cacak
A cacak introduced by Dick Crum in the 70s.
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Sumadijski Cacak
A cacak from the Sumadija region in western Serbia.
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Cacak
A cacak from Serbia.
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Siriul
Romanian dance from Muntenia.
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Svrljig
Serbian dance from from the Vranjsko Polja region.
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Dedo Mili Dedo
A Macedonian dance introduced by by Atanas Kolarovski.
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Takovski Prekid
Serbian dance from Takovo,near Uzice and Cacak, in the Sumadija region.
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Staro Makedonsko Oro
Macedonian dance that we learned from Sasko Anastov.
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Moja Dir Dika
Croatian dance introduced by Dick Crum.
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Hodoreaga de la Fagarash
Hodoreaga de la Fagarash is a Romanian dance from Brasov in south Transylvania.
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Briul de la Fagarash
Romanian dance from Brasov in south Transylvania.
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Briul de la Fagarash
Romanian dance from Brasov in south Transylvania.
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Raca Plava
Croatian dance.
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Galaonul De_La Birca
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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Metovnicanka Kolo
Serbian dance from east Serbia.
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Shopsko Horo
Bulgarian dance from Sopluk (shope).
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Ani More Nuse
Albanian dance.
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Cavresli
Kurdish dance from Turkey.
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Kasapsko Oro
Macedonian dance
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Kasapsko Horo
Bulgarian dance from northwest Bulgaria.
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Mezosegi Tancok
Couple's dance from Mezoseg, Hungary.
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Hora Moldoveneasca
Romanian dance from Moldavia. A favorite!
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Pravo Horo
Bulgarian dance from Trakia (Thrace),
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Ljiljanino Kolo
There are faster versions of this music from Serbia for dancing kolo. We have a dance to this slower music.
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Moravsko Kolo
Music from the Krushevjanka Kolo / Pinosavka family of Serbian dances. It was taught to us as a separate dance, but the pattern is the same and the differences are probably just variations.
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Ciganko Horo
Music for Belco Stanev's popular Ciganko Horo, a Romani dance from Bulgaria.
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Tessera Matia Dhio Kardies
Greek dance from Propontis in Asia Minor.
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Zdroboleanca
Romanian dance from Muntenia.
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Sousta Naxou
A Sousta from the Greek Islands.
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Aino Kchume
Turish couple's dance from Assyria.
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Gergana
A version of Pravo Trakijsko Horo. It's one of the dances that we learned during our weekend with Delyan Demirev.
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Ne Felj Lanyom
Hungarian dance introduced by Steve Katonsky,
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Damat Halayi
Turkish dance from the Thracian region of Turkey.
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Sedenka
Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Karavana Chajka
Merak Cocek is a Romani dance from Macedonia. We dance it to this rendition of Karavana Chajka from the Edessa & Friends CD. Vocals by the very talented Eva Salina Primack and her brother Luka.
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Kukuvicka
Bulgarian version of Podaraki or Alunelul, from Trakia (Thrace).
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Slavonsko Kolo
Croatian dance.
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Ela Se Vie Previva
Bulgarian music from Pirin
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Ela Se Vie Previva
Bulgarian music from Pirin.
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Tresenica
A "shaking" dance from the rural Mariovo region in southern Macedonia.
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Neveno mori Nevenke
Macedonian dance that we learned from Sasko Anastaso.
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Coragheasca De La Gircina
Romanian dance from Transylvania.
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Zavrzlama
Serbian dance.
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Pitat Me Mamo
Bulgarian dance from Pirin that we learned from Belco Stanev.
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Raiko
Greek dance from Greek Macedonia.
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Hora Mare
Beginner's dance from Romania.
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Delilo
Turkish dance that was introduced by Bora Özkök.
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Petrichko Horo
Great for dancing Rumelaj or Indijski Cocek. This fabulous music is played by the very talented Rumen Shopov. It's from his "Soul of the Mahala" CD that was produced by Voice of Roma.
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Poskok
Poskok is a simple Serbian dances that was introduced by Dick Crum, John Filcich, and others. Too simple for most folk dance groups, but we still dance it in Israel, as part of our Serbian Medley.
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Alunelul
According to www.eliznik.org.uk, Alunelul is found across the whole of southern Romania (other names Ca la balta). The many variants use similar motifs of single and double crossing steps and stamping patterns. The same dance is found in both Greece and Bulgaria under different names.
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Opas
Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza. A favorite!
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Eleno Mome (Bulgarian)
Bulgarian dance with versions in Greece and Serbia.
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Eleno Mome (Greek)
According to Joe Graziozi, the Greek version is found mostly in the northern parts of the province of Macedonia from Florina-Kastoria in the west to Drama in the east.
Interestingly, it is not danced in Greek Thrace nor among the Greeks of Bulgaria who resettled throughout Macedonia and Thessaly in the 1920s but is primarily associated with the (former) slavic Macedonian villages of these regions. It has become a standard among most dance troupes throughout the country.
There are numerous recordings, all instrumental, performed by local bands throughout Macedonia, from brass to zourna to gaida to lyra & dahare.
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Poraca Ratka Oro
Poraca Ratka, Macedonian folk music by the Macedonian band Rudina.
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Narodno Oro
Pembe-like dance, similar to Ferusko.
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Narodno Horo
Bulgarian dance, probably from north or northwest Bulgaria.
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Ciganski Orijent
Serbian dance, advanced. Ciganski Orijent probably refers to the train called the Orient Express which passed through Sumadija on its way to Istanbul.
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Paloc Tancok
Hungarian dance from the Paloc region in Hungary.
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Dobrudzanska Reka
Popular choreography based on Reka (Ruka), a Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza.
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Polobocul
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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Devetorka
Devetorka is a basic Macedonian dance in 9/8 music (for the dancer: QQQS or 12-12-12-123).
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Kyustendilsko Horo
Music for Graovsko or Kyustendilska Racanica.
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Narodna Kola
Narodna Kola is the music that we favor for the Serbian dance, Krushevjanka Kolo.
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U Sest
In the States, "U Sest" is synonomous with "Kolo", but we have a set of fixed variations that we dance to this music.
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Izmir Sirtosu
Greek syrto from Asia Minor.
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Tino Mori
Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Macedonsko Oro
Romani dance from Macedonia. Same music as "Skopski Sa Sa". A favorite!
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Syrtos (Chalkidiki)
A Syrto from Chalkidiki in Greek Macedonia
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Maleviziotikos Horos
A Greek dance from Crete. A favorite!
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Hora Nunilor Mari
Romanian dance.
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Banjsko
A Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Na Khelav Na Gilvav
Music for Indijski Cocek, a Romani dance from Macedonia. This music, by the Zlatne Uste band, is one of our favorites. We've nicknamed it "Hava Nagila" and now no one remembers the real name.
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Pavle Mi Pie
A Bulgarian dance from Pirin, also known as "Petrichko Horo">
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Gore Mori
Gori More is a Serbian dance that came out of the Serbian community in Milwaukee. It's danced to a song by Zeljko Sasic that was very popular in the 90s.
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Gaitanaki Rodou
Greek dance from the Dodecanese Islands.
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Kocanska Gaida
Kocanska Gaida, a Romani dance introduced by Sani Rifati.
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Bigrenicko Kolo
Bigrenicko Kolo, a Vlaske dance from Serbia.
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Moj Mara, Moj Marine
Albanian dance introduced by Steve Katonsky.
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Szatmari Karikazo
A Hungarian Karikazo from Szatmar, Hungary. A karikazo is a traditional circle dance for girls that was done to the girls' singing without instrumental accompaniment.
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Pusteno
A Macedonian dance from the Levintikos family, commonly found in Greek Macedonia.
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Ugros
A leaping dance from Hungary.
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Plataniotiko Nero Syrtos
a Greek island dance from Samos in the Aegean Islands.
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Sine Moj
Macedonian music by the beloved Pepi Baftirovski.
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Balutsa
A Bulgarian dance from northwest Bulgaria.
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Kuluriastos
Kuluriastos is a Greek dance from Thraki (Thrace). A favorite! It has a slower Zonoradikos part, and a faster part where the beginning of the line loops into the center and back out again. It's a lot of fun to dance this, especially if you are near the beginning of the line.
As with many Greek dances, it can be danced to many songs. This one is Pses idia st'oniro mu.
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Strumicka Petorka
Macedonian dance named either after the eastern Macedonian town of Strumica or the Struma River.
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Hora Satului
Romanian dance with strigaturi (the shouting that often accompanies Romanian dances).
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Ivanica
Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Staro Oro
Serbian dance from Vranje in south Serbia. Similar to Vranjanka, it has strong Rom influence in its styling.
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Stara Vlajna
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia. A favorite!
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Krushevjanka Kolo
Live recording of Krushevjanka Kolo from our Serbian workshop with Vladica. Like Cacak, this kolo has uneven patterns to the right and left, which is typical for dances from the Sumadija region.
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Gankino Horo
A Bulgarian dance from Sopluk (shope). A favorite!
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Sirba Pe Loc
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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Lesnoto
Macedonian music for Lesnoto (Pravoto).
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Sadilo Mome
Macedonian dance from the Skopje region.
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Kotsari
Pontian dance from Greece.
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Sborenka
Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza.
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Opsa
Opsa, a cute little Serbian number from the Milwaukee based Sloboda Orkestar.
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De Doi Din Banat
Romanian couple's dance from Banat.
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Opa Tsupa
Usually fast Romani music for Kolo, this is the slow version for the popluar choreography.
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Rantile
Greek music from Thraki (Thrace), for a fast Zonaradikos or Tsestos.
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Ajsino Oro
Albanian dance
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Preplet
Preplet is a fixed U Sest pattern dance from Serbia with typical styling of the Sumadija region.
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Sfarlis
Greek dance from Thraki (Thace).
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Zaiko
A Greek dance from the Macedonian region.
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Jampolsko Pajdusko
Music from Trakia (Thrace) for a Bulgarian Pajdusko. A favorite!
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Makedonsko Devojce
Macedonian music for Lesnoto (Pravoto).
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Ratevka
Shope dance from eastern Macedonia.
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Olahos
A Verbunk from Hunary.
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Mizijsko Horo
Bulgarian dance from northwest Bulgaria.
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Niska Banja
Niska Banja is a Serbian drinking song from the Vranje region. One verse is about a guy bragging that he is going to the baths in Nis to pick up a girl and break her heart. Another verse is simply counting backwards from 10 in Serbian. This is the version by the Pennywhistlers & Theodore Bikel.
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Ikariotikos
Greek dance from from Ikaria in the Aegean Islands. A favorite!
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Studenica Medley
Serbian folk dance from the Kolubara region in Western Serbia.
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Poloxia Ca La Goica
Advanced Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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Ciganko Horo
A cocek with pravo interludes - very interesting tune!
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Macadonska Gajda
This amazing music is a Romani wedding dance from the Bronx, by Yuri Yunakov’s Romani Wedding Band. You can get more information from Voice of Roma.
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Sarkozi Karikazo
A Karikazo (girl's dance) from from the Dunatul region in Hungary.
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Serbian Medley
A medley of five Serbian dances from western Serbia that we learned from the Kolo dancers while they were performing in Israel: Poskok, Ti Momo, Djurdevka, Igrale Se Delije, and Cacak.
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Cije E Ona Mome
Macedonian dance
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Graovsko
This is a modern Graovsko, by Raquy and the Cavemen from their Jordan CD. They are not a Balkan band; it's not a folk dance CD - although you will find modern renditions of other dance tunes on their CDs. You can listen to more clips on their site. Check it out, and help us support musicians who bring us wonderful music by buying one of their CDs.
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Salajan
Romanian dance from Transylvania.
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Bazarkana
Greek dance from Epirus.
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Kolubarski Vez
Serbian folk dance from the Kolubara region in Western Serbia. A favorite!
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More Sokol Pie
Bulgarian dance from Pirin.
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Hora Mare Bucovineana
Romanian dance from Bucovina.
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Imate Li Vino
Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Sirto
Bulgarian couple's from Pirin.
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Medeno Kolo
Easy Serbian dance for beginners.
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Syrtos
Panhellenic dance, danced all over Greece. There are hundreds of melodies for this dance, but this one is one of our favorites.
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Tankosava
A Serbian choreography, based on Setnja.
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Istanbul Kasap
Turkish couple's dance from Istanbul.
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Hora Lui Dobrica
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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Tesko Oro
Macedonian men's dance.
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Izgrala E Mesecinka
Popular Bulgarian music from Trakia (Thrace), that has attracted many choreographers.
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Raca
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia.
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Cicino Kolo
"Grandfather's Kolo", a Serbian dance from central Serbia.
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Troiro
Greek dance from Thraki (Thrace). A favorite!
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Kortanc
A "walking" dance for beginners, from Hungary. A favorite!
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Hop Zica Zica
Croatian dance.
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De Beut Din Hoteni
Romanian men's dance from Maramures in Transylvania.
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Bobovdolsko Horo
Advanced Bulgarian dance from Sopluk (shope). A favorite!
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Zizaj Nane (Daicovo)
Named after one of the calls in the dance, Zizaj Nane, or Daicovo Horo, is a dance from north Bulgaria. In the dance, the leader calls out the figures and is answered by the dancers.
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Ramno Velesko
Beginner's dance from Macedonia.
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Chorepste (Vlacha)
Greek dance from the Cyclades Islands.
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Setnja (Seta)
Seta is a classic Serbian dance. It can be danced either as a 4-step braid or like the beginning of Setnja. We dance it like Setnja without the fast part at the end.
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Arcanul
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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Jiana
Romanian dance from Transylvania.
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Talima
Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza. A favorite!
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Pidihtos Rodhos
Greek dance from Rhodes, one of the Dodecanese Islands.
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Kapuvari Verbunk
Kapuvari Verbunk is a recruiting dance from the town of Kapuvar in the Gyõr-Moson-Sopron region of northwest Hungary. It was originally introduced by Alice Reisz in the early 1950's and again in the 1970's by Andor Czompo, Csaba Palfi, and Kalman Magyar.
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Rumenka
Serbian dance from Studenica. A favorite!
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Sampson
Pontian dance from Greece
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Rododachtilos
Greek dance from Asia Minor.
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Liljano Mome
Famous folk song from the Pirin region in Bulgaria. We dance a Sirto to it.
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Rokoko Kolo
Croatian dance from Serbia. It's a dance from the Croatian population of Backa, near Subotice (in Vojvodina), who have lived in Serbia for generations. This version by the Banat Tamburitzan Orchestra is the most well-known one in the recreational folk dance community.
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Batuta Munteneasca
Romanian dance from Muntenia. A favorite!
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Sirba
One of the basic Romanian dances.
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Hora Din Caval
Romanian dance
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Lassu Sergo
Hungarian dance that was originally introduced by Csaba Palfi.
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Graovsko
Shope dance from Bulgaria. A favorite!
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Siganos and Pentozalis
Medley of two Greek dances from Crete. A favorite!
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Uzicko Kolo
Most popular music for the Serbian Kolo.
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Ela Ela Leose (Dipat)
Pontian dance from Greece. This song, Ela Ela Leose, by a Turkish singer, is one of our favorite versions for Dipat.
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Eregli Oyun Havasi
Turkish dance that we learned from Ersin Seyhan.
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Strigat
Romanian bridal dance.
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Zikino Kolo
Serbian dance
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Zagorisios
Greek dance from Epirus. A favorite
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Jovano Jovanke
Popular lesnoto (pravoto) from Macedonia.
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Katerina Mome
An arap from Pirin, Bulgaria.
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Zajko Kokarajko (Arap)
Popular music for Arap, a Macedonian dance.
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Kulskoto (Arap)
An Arap from Pirin, Bulgaria.
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Triti Pati
Bulgarian dance from Trakia (Thrace). A favorite!
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Zonaradiko
Greek dance from Thraki (Thrace). Very similar to the Bulgarian Pravo, also from Thrace.
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Skopski Sa Sa
Romani dance from Macedonia.
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Calusari
Romanisn ritual dance from Oltenia.
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Jove
Bulgarian dance from Sopluk (shope). This is a live recording from 1994 in Bulgaria, during a dance seminar with Maria Eftimova
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Krajinska Shetnja
Music from western Serbia, great for Kolo.
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Retko Kolo
From the family of Sumadijan kolos (Krushevjanka Kolo, Moravsko Kolo, Pinosavka, Carapansko Kolo), from western Serbia.
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Hora Pe Loc
Romanian dance from Moldavia. A favorite!
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Hora De Langesti
Romanian dance with strigaturi.
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Jelo Jelena
Serbian dance from Sumadija that we learned from Vladimir Tanasijevic.
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Vranjanski Cocek
Serbian dance from Vranja.
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Gumbur
Turkish dance from Malatya that we learned from Ersin Seyhan.
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Djulijano Djulijano
Romani music for Cocek.
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Hajducko Kolo
Hajducko Kolo is a vlasko kolo from the eastern Serbia Zajecar - Negotin - Majdanpek area. This kolo is fast and is more for virtuoso musicians (and dancers!).
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Gnjilane
from the Gnjilane region in Kosovo. The men and women dance separately: men in shoulder hold with big movements, and women close together in a W hold, with small steps and a lot of hip movement.
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Sta Tria
Greek dance from Thessaly.
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Militsa
Pontian dance from Greece.
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Deltic Kolo
Music for the Serbian kolo.
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Stano Stanke
Bulgarian dance that we learned from Julian Stanev.
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Celebinsko
Celebinsko is a choreography by Belco Stanev with great music in an interesting meter. It's 9/8 divided: 2 3 2 2. In the vocal part, the steps are exactly on the meter: QSQQ, but in the instrumental refrain, half a bar is added 2 3 (QS). The steps are in 2 2 2 3 (QQQS) and the missing half bar 2 2 (QQ) is added at the end so that is missing (mathematically).
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Zvarniara
Greek couple's dance from Thessaly. We also dance syrtos to this music in part of a medley.
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Opa Tsupa
Extremely fast Romani music for dancing Kolo.
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Na Megdana
Classic, famous medley of songs and music used for a set of dances originally performed by the Ensemble "Pirin" of Blagoevgrad. The music was arranged by Prof. Kiril Stefanov and the choreography was created by Kiril Djenev. The songs are in Pirin dialect.
- Aj da idem, Jano
- Kitchitse
- Sednala e Jano
- Gelemino Mome le Jubava
- dance with zurna and tapan accompaniment, used by Yves Moreau for the dance Razlozhko
- O Jano, Jano Mori
- Kitchitse to the end of the medley
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Jove Malaj Mome
Bulgarian choreography based on the shhope dance Jove.
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Sedi Donka
Bulgarian dance from Trakia. One of the most unusal musical patterns in Bulgaria, Sedi Donka is in 25/16 meters: 1& 2 3 1& 2 3 1 2 3& 4 5.
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Dianca Din Dolj
An unusual exception to the rule from Oltenia, Dianca is a Romanian dance in 11/8 + 9/8 meters.
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Jocul De A Lungul
Romanian dance from Transylvania,
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Vrni Se Vrni
Macedonian dance from Atanas.
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Krivo Zensko
Women's dance from Macedonia.
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Zeniv Se U Popa (Sarena Gajda)
Simple Macedonian dance. A favorite!
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Sumadijsko Kolo
Serbian dance from Sumadija.
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Csardas Es Friss
Hungarian dance from the Paloc region.
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Sa From Bujanovac
Romani Sa, introduced by Steve Kotansky. It's almost the same dance as Sa Gjijile, but it doesn't have the second part (with two steps before the 1-2-3).
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Veselinovo Horo
Bulgarian dance from north Bulgaria.
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140
Kate Licno Devoishe
Bulgarian dance from Pirin that we learned from Delyan Demirev.
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139
Zensko Za Raka
Zensko Za Raka is a women's dance from Macedonia that we learned from Sasko Anastasov. This version is by the famous Macedonian accordionist and singer, Zoran Markovski.
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138
Aj Da Idem Jano
Bulgarian dance from Pirin that we learned from we learned ours from Boris Dimitrov of Balkanfolk.
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136
Ne Pribirai Mila
Bulgarian dance from Pirin that we learned from Delyan Demirev.
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135
Eski
Macedonian dance from Pirin, Bulgaria.
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134
Dostlar Bizim Halaya
Turkish / Romani dance from the Thracian region in Turkey.
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133
Tai Tai
Greek dance from Thessaly. It is danced on the Tuesday following Easter Sunday to close the three day Easter celebrations.
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132
Kumovo Horo
Wedding music from Bulgaria.
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131
Ca La Nunta La Artari
Ca La Nunta La Artari is Romani wedding music from Muntenia, Romania. (Nunta means wedding in Romanian)
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130
Jatekos Lakodalmi Tancok
Music for Hungarian wedding games.
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129
Bulcenska Racenica
A bridal racanica from Bulgaria.
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128
Rumelaj
Music for Jeni Jol, aRomani dance from Macedonia.
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127
Opa Tsupa
Fast Romani music for Kolo.
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126
Djelem Djelem
Romani anthem
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125
Cocek
Music for the Romani Cocek, one of many.
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124
Sa Gjijile
Albanian dance introduced by Steve Katonsky. The song's name is Xhixhile.
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123
Halle e Madhe
Albanian music, recorded by As you are Bulgarian Band, please contact them directly for information on how to buy the CD.
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122
Yunan Kocek
Couple's dance from the Kesan region in Turkey.
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121
Payduska
Turkish Pajduska
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120
Muhtarin Oglu Ali
Turkish dance from Trabzon that we learned from Ersin Seyhen.
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119
Heyamo
A song from the Fahir Atakoglu CD, sung by the Black Sea Woman's Choir, Heyamo is a traditional regional song, sung by women working in the tea-fields.
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118
Gelin Halayi
Gelin Halayi, Dance of the bride, is a famous women's dance from Yozgat, where the women all dance with candles in honor of the bride.
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117
Esmer
Turkish dance from Diyarbakir. A favorite!
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116
Esmer
Turkish dance from Diyarbakir.
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115
Szegeuyes
Hungarian men's dance from Transylvania.
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114
Szatmari Csardas
Hungarian couple's dance from Szatmar.
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113
Somogyi Karikazo
Hungarian girl's dance from the region of Somogy next to the Croation border.
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112
Mahala
Romani women's dance from Hungary.
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111
Legenyes
A "lad's dance" from the Kalotaszeg in Transylvania, Romania, although older men may also dance it. You don't sing to it, but you *do* shout verses (called csujugotasok) to it. Before, or sometimes after, the couple's dance, the lads get up and, one by one, show off their rhythmic capabilities in front of the band, while women hook arms and stand in short lines and shout verses of encouragement or teasing insult or downright bawdiness!
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110
Kezes
Hungarian dance.
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109
Ketri Ketri
Slow Cocek from Hungary.
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108
Egy Par Tanc Mezosegrol
Hungarian couple's dance from Mezoseg. The song, "Én az éjjel nem aludtam egy órát" (tonight I couldn't sleep a wink...), is well known all over Hungary and the Hungarian population of Transylvania. The music is from the Muzsikas with Marta Sebestyen CD.
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107
Dunatuli Ugros
Couple's dance from Transdanubia (Dunatul in Hungarian), the western part of Hungary.
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106
Shopka
Shopka, or Shopkata, is a mixed Macedonian dance from the town Sveti Nicola in the Ovchepolia region in Macedonia, southwest of the Shope region in northeast Macedonia. It was brought down from the mountains by Shope people who came down to inhabit Muslum towns whose occupants migrated to Turkey. Among themselves, the dance is called Troika.
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105
Kopacka (Macedonia)
Macedonian dance from Delcevo.
According to Atanas Kolarovski, when Kopacka was first introduced to Tanec by the village dancers, the original name was Sitnata (the litte one). Tanec changed the name to Kopacka and the dance subsequently became so famous that the villagers adopted this name of Kopacka for both the dance and the name of their group, to remind everyone from whence this dance originally came.
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104
Berovka
Berovka takes its name from the town of Berovo in eastern Macedonia.
According to Mihailo Dimoski, Stanimir Visinski, and Elsie Dunin in their book Makedonski Narodni Plesovi, the dance was learned from a group of women from the village of Rusino, near Berovo, at a festival in Skopje, 1948.
It is also danced in the area of Pehčavo and Delčevo. It's a women's dance, danced in an open circle or line with the leader on the right end.
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103
Berovka
Berovka takes its name from the town of Berovo in eastern Macedonia.
According to Mihailo Dimoski, Stanimir Visinski, and Elsie Dunin in their book Makedonski Narodni Plesovi, the dance was learned from a group of women from the village of Rusino, near Berovo, at a festival in Skopje, 1948.
It is also danced in the area of Pehčavo and Delčevo. It's a women's dance, danced in an open circle or line with the leader on the right end.
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102
Bajrace (Zensko Berance)
Bajrace or Zensko Berance is woman's dance from the western part of the Kostur area in what is now Greek Macedonia. It has an unusual rhythm - 12/8, 12/16/ or 18/16 depending on who you ask.
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101
Gurga Pere
Gurga Pere is a 9/8 measure melody from east Macedonia, very similar to the Bulgarian Daicovo.
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100
Dafino Vino
Macedonian music from the Krusevo region. This version is from the The Favorite Macedonian Songs CD by the Bisserov Sisters.
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099
Tesko Kavadarsko Oro
A Tesko from Macedonia.
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098
Pajdusko
Pajdukso (also: Paiduska, Payduska, Baiduska, Paidusca), is danced all over the Balkans. This version is by the famous Macedonian accordionist, Goran Alacki.
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097
Krstacka
Macedonian dance.
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096
Usti Usti Baba
Romani music from Macedonia. This version is sung by Slavica Pavlovic & Jovanka Ivanovskaa.
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095
Raspukala Sar Planina
Modern rendition of an old song from Kavadarci about what happens to three shepherds on the Šar Planina mountain range just NW of Skopje.
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094
Mori Odajo
Music for the Macedonian dance, Kostursko.
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093
Memede
Macedonian dance, also known as Toska Memede.
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092
Ferusko
Pembe-like dance from Macedonia.
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091
Zapevala Sojka Ptica
Famous melody from former Yugoslavia. It's not attached to any specific dance - we generally dance Lesnoto to it.
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090
Vlasko Kolo
Vlasko Kolo is Vlach dance that was brought to Israel by the Kolo ensemble during their visit here in the early 1990s. The stamps in the dance are typical of Vlach dances. One popular explanation is that the stamping is meant to expel demons and bad spirits.
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089
Vlajna
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia.
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088
Uzicka Carlama
Čarlama, (to strike), also known as Užička Čarlama (named after the town of Užice in Western Serbia) is yet another Balkan dance whose origins remain somewhat unclear. The dance can be seen on film performed by an amateur dance group from Užice in the classic 1948 Jadran film (now DVD) made available by Dennis Boxel. More »
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087
Stara Sapcanka
Serbian dance from the Macva region in Serbia, near the Bosnian border.
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086
Sano Duso
Introduced to the music of Sano Duso by Dick Crum in the 50s, and to the music of Belo Lence by Dennis Boxell in the 60s, Vranjanka, Sano Duso, Belo Lence, and Deli Agus are all the same dance from South Serbia Vranje to Gnilane. »
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085
Ropota
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia. Very similar to Sigma, it's a lot of fun to do, with lots and lots of stamping.
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084
Ripna Maca
Shope dance with versions from both Bulgaria and Serbia. The popular choreography, with the "slow-quick-quick" rhythm typical to the Cetvorno family of dances, was introduced in the 50s by Dick Crum. More »
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083
Malo Vlasko Kolo
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia.
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082
Leskovacka Cetvorka
Leskovacka Cetvorka is a Serbian dance from the village Bucumet near Lescovac.
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081
Kopacka (Serbia)
Kopacka from Serbia, a Shope dance that's really a kopanica!
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080
Kolumbarka
Serbian dance, also known as Mangupsko kolo and Beogradsko Mangupsko Kolo.
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079
Kokonjeste
One of the "classic" dances of Yugoslavia. It was a favorite of turn-of-the-century ballrooms as well as village churchyards; by 1900 it had attained sufficient popularity among Serbs living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vojvodina) that by the 1920's it had been transplanted to the U.S. and Canada by immigrants from that area. »
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078
Kokonjeste
One of the "classic" dances of Yugoslavia. It was a favorite of turn-of-the-century ballrooms as well as village churchyards; by 1900 it had attained sufficient popularity among Serbs living in the Austro-Hungarian Empire (Vojvodina) that by the 1920's it had been transplanted to the U.S. and Canada by immigrants from that area. »
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077
Juta
Vlach (Vlaske) dance from Serbia.
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076
Hava Nagila
Hinting at Balkan roots for one of Israel's national anthems, Hava Nagila is by far the most popular piece of music at the annual Guca festival in Serbia, played by every band. This version is played by the famous Boban Markovic Orchestra.
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075
Gnjilanski Cacak
A Cacak from Gnjilane, Kosovo. It's a dance for the groom before he gets married. We knew it also as Silovacko Kolo, but the version that we learned in Serbia has two additional parts.
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074
Ajde Jano
Ajde Jano, Kolo Da Igramo (Come on Jana, Let's Dance the Kolo) A dance from Kosovo. In Serbia, it's common to dance Lesnoto to this music. This recording is from Sasha Smerkic's Folkolore, A Destiny series.
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073
Pazardjishka Kopanitsa
A Kopanica from Pazardijsk, in the Trakia region.
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072
Kopanica Gankino
Kopanica from Sopluk (shope).
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071
Ihitimanska Kopanica
A Kopanica from Ihtiman, in the Trakia region.
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070
Perniska Kopanica
A Kopanica from Pernik, in Shope region.
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069
Kalipetrovo (Reka)
A mixed dance from the Dobrudza region of Bulgaria but it is almost exclusively danced by women.
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068
Vecheren Tantz
Romani music from Bulgaria.
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067
Bulgarian Wedding Cocek
A Cocek from the Flying Tomatoes CD, Rags to Racanicas, a tune they learned from the Hungarian Roma cimbal player Kalman Balogh. The CD is currently out of print. For more information contact Tom Pixton or visit his web site.
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066
Trakijska Racenica
A highly stylized racenica from Trakia (Bulgaria) with lots of arm work.
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065
Tervelska Sborenka
Sborenka is the generic, family name for a certain type of dance commonly found in Dobrudja, like Reka and Tropanka. This dance, like many others, is named after the region it is from: Tervelska Sborenka (Sborenka from Tervel). The music is a recording of Stefan Georgiev playing the accordion.
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064
Sitno Vlasko
from from the town of Velico Tarnovo in the Severnjansko (North Bulgaria) region. We dance Vidinsko to this tune.
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063
Sitnata
Bulgarian dance from north Bulgaria.
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062
Reka
Bulgarian dance from Dobrudza.
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061
Pravo Trakisko Icapras
Bulgarian dance from Trakia. It has very little in common with the simple Pravo. It's a challanging choreography by a performing group that was brought down from the stage.
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060
Oriahovsko Vlasko
A Vlasko came from the town Oriahovo on the Romanian border, in Northwest Bulgaria. Dance choreography by Delyan Demirev from Pleven.
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059
Ograzdensko Horo
Bulgarian dance from Pirin.
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058
Nazad Nazad
Macedonian music from Pirin, Bulgaria.
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057
Lukovitsko Horo
Very fast Bulgarian dance from north Bulgaria. The chorography that we know was presented to us by Delyan Demirev.
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056
Krivo Sadovsko Horo
Very fast Bulgarian dance from Trakia, with special rhythm (13/8).
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055
Kopanica from Gabra
Kopanica from Gabra that we learned from Georgi Llliev.
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054
Ajde Razbole Se
Bulgarian music from Pirin.
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053
Tin Kardia M'tin Klithomeni
Music for Zonaradikos, a Greek dance from Thraki (Thrace).
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052
Vasilarhontissa
a Vlach version of the dance “Sta Dio” from Metsovo, Epirus near the Macedonian border. The dance is alive today and is performed regularly at most dance events in Metsovo, a well-known and prosperous Vlach community.
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051
Trigona (Trapzon region)
Pontian dance from Greece. Trigona from Trapzon (Trepizond) in 2/4, played with Lyra and singing. Trigona from Trapzon is the most common version and it is the one you'll hear the most often in Pontian clubs.
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050
Trigona (Matsouka region)
Pontian dance from Greece. Trigona from Matsouka is in 7/8 rhythm, played with the Kouloum (bagpipe) and singing.
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049
Trigona (Ghourouh region)
Pontian dance from Greece. Trigona from Ghourouh in the Kars area is in 5/8 rhytm, played with the Lyra/Kemenche.
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048
Tik
Tik ("upright") is the most common Pontian dance, found all over Pontos. Tik can be danced to different rhythms of music. This non-traditional version is in 5/8 rhythm. When danced to fast music, the dance is called Tik Tromachton (Jumping Tik).
This special version of Tik is called Tik Mihalis, by Mihalis Kaliontzidis.
CD - Vas 031 is produced by the Vasipap record company.
You can also buy it online from Greek City.
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047
Syrtos Chios
Greek Syrtos is from the island of Chios in Greece, near the Turkish coast. It's a couple's dance with steps and style characteristic of island dances.
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046
Syrto Bafra (Omali)
Pontian dance from Greece, also known as Omali. In the Kerasounta/Giresun region, this dance is called Syrto, Karshilidiko Omal, Lakhana (after the name of the song, which means cabbage), Kerasountaiko or Kotsikton Omal. It is a 9/8 rhythm and bears no resemblance to what we usually call Syrto, which is usually either a 7/8 (kalamatiano) or 8/8 rhythm. In this case, the name most likely refers to the style, what we call dragging dances.
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045
Sta Dyo
Greek dance from Epirus.
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044
Levendikos
The Levendiko, from the region of Florina in Greek Macedonia, is also called Lytos in Greek, but the original name and the most commonly heard in the Florina region is the Macedonian (slavic) name Puscheno.
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043
Kavodoritiko
A characteristic island dance, Kavodoritiko is from the Greek island Evia on Aegean sea.
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042
Katsa
Sarakatsani dance for men and women. The men and women dance separately, with different styles.
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041
Kalon Korits
Kalon Korits ("good girl") is a Greek dance from the south Trapzon and Matsouka regions in Pontos.
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040
Isvoros
Woman's dance from Chalkidiki in Greek Macedonia. The music is an a cappella song is sung by Vasiliki.
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039
Halay
Pontian dance from Greece. This Halay is from the Ak Dag Maten region in western Pontos.
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038
Etere
Pontian dance from Greece, from the Trapzon region of Pontos. It is often played together with Kalon Korits. The singer is Yorgoulis Lafazanidis, kemenche by Mihalis Kaliontzidis, and the song is from one of the 4 Vasipap CDs they did together.
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037
I kor Epigen so Parhar (Dipat)
Pontian dance from Greece.
I kor Epigen so Parhar ("A girl went to the field") is one of the songs we use for dancing Dipat. In some places, the song is known as "Romana", and the singers improvise words.
The music has a 9/8 rhythm with a 2 3 2 2 structure. Dipat is danced to it on a 2 2 2 3 rhythm, making it hard to know when to start the dance.
One way is to count 1, 2 (quick-slow) and start dancing on the THIRD beat. Another way is to start dancing on the "pi" in "epigen"; if you practice starting with the vocals, eventually you will be able to "feel" when to start with the instrumental.
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036
Dimitroula
Dimitroula (also: Tis Dimitroulas) is from Roumlouki (“Christian Province” in Turkish), an area in Greek Macedonia famous for its women dances.
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035
Despo
Sarakatsani women's dance from Greece.
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034
Daliana (new)
Daliana is a Karagouniko women's dance in Tsamiko rhythm. The same song is use by other inhabitants of Thesslia to dance Tsamiko.
The Karagounides, literaly black cloaks in Turco-Greek and Serbian, refers to the black cloaks worn by the Vlachs of Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and northern Greece. Some of these Vlachs migrated to Hercegovina and Dalmatia, where they became known as Morovlah, meaning sea or coastal Vlach. The ones that stayed in Thessaly became farmers and their dances are characterized by a steady, pulsating rhythm.
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033
Daliana
Daliana is a Karagouniko women's dance in Tsamiko rhythm. The same song is use by other inhabitants of Thesslia to dance Tsamiko.
The Karagounides, literaly black cloaks in Turco-Greek and Serbian, refers to the black cloaks worn by the Vlachs of Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, and northern Greece. Some of these Vlachs migrated to Hercegovina and Dalmatia, where they became known as Morovlah, meaning sea or coastal Vlach. The ones that stayed in Thessaly became farmers and their dances are characterized by a steady, pulsating rhythm.
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032
Chala Chala
Greek Pontian dance from the Matsouka region. The song is from the Michalis Kaliontzidis CD of songs from Pontos.
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031
Tsestos
Challenging Greek dance from the Romilia Region in Thraki (Thrace), next to the Bulgarian border.
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030
Trei Pazeste De La Dolj
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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029
Trei Pazeste De La Bistret
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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028
Sirba Sita Buzaului
Romanian dance from Mures County in north Transylvania.
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027
Sirba Olteneasca
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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026
Sirba Clusereasca
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
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025
Saraca Inima Me
Popular hymn from Transylvania, that is is well known throughout Romania.
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024
Rata
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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023
Perinita
Perinita is a Romanian folk dance that is danced at weddings. A person with a handkerchief dances inside a circle and chooses a person of an opposite sex by placing the handkerchief aro. Then the first person goes back into the circle, leaving the person he picked to dance in the middle.
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022
Oas Dance
Romanian dance from Oas, a sub-region of Transylvania.
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021
Murguletul de la Petresti
Romanian dance from Dimbovita, a sub region of Muntenia.
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020
Joc In Patru
Romanian dance from Transylvania, typically danced by two couples.
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019
Joc Din Slatina
Vlach Romanian dance from from Slatina in Olts, a subregion of Oltenia in the Timoc river valley.
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018
Jiana Veche
Romanian dance is from Transylvania. We learned it as Jiana din Avrig from Sunni Bloland
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017
Hora Din Negotin
Vlach Romanian dance from the Timoc river valley. The dance is similar to the Serbian Vlaske dance Vlajna.
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016
Hora De La Munte
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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015
Hora Cimpulungului
Romanian couple's dance from Cimpulungului, Moldavia.
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014
Breaza
Romanian music
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013
Haulita
Romanian music from Oltenia.
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012
De a Lungul
Romanian couple's dance from Transylvania.
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011
Fecioreasca Fetelor Din Crihalma
Girl's dance from Crihalma, from the sub region Brasov in the Fagaras area of South Transilvania.
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010
Citui Maramuresi
Romanian music from Maramures, Transylvania.
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009
Bota
Romanian dance from Transylvania. Bota is actually a family of dances found in north & central Transylvania. It's a men's stick dance, danced holding one long stick, like the Calusar.
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008
Batuta
Batuta is a actually a family of dances with many versions. It is typical of south Moldavia and Dobrogea in Romania.
In Koprivshtitsa, on the Northwest Bulgarian stages (i.e., Montana and Vidin), you can find Bulgarian groups wearing costumes that look Romanian, dancing dances such as Batuta, Rata/Raca, and Calusar to tunes that sound Romanian. But in Bulgaria, they are Bulgarian dances!
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007
Batrineasca Din Bocovina
Romanian dance from from the Bucovina region in north Moldavia.
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006
Baiteneasca
Romanian dance from from the Bucovina region in north Moldavia.
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005
Asa Beau Oamnii Buni
Romanian hymn from Transylvania.
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004
Arcanul
Romanian dance from Moldavia.
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003
Arcanul Batrinesc
Slow Romanian Arcanul from Moldavia. A favorite!
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002
Alunelul De La Izbiceni
Romanian dance from from Izbiceni, a village in Muntenia on the Dunav river next to the Bulgarian border.
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001
Alunelul De La Goicea
Romanian dance from Oltenia.
