How to dance kolo steps

KOLO (L*), Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia – Folkdance Footnotes

*a Living dance is a 1st Generation dance that is still performed in the country of origin (or immigrant communities) as part of a social event like a wedding where others can participate (not for an audience) by people who learned the dance informally (from friends and relatives by observation and imitation, not in a classroom situation). For more information, click here and here.

Užičko Kolo, Moravac, Gocino Kolo, Kukunješće, Žikino Kolo, U Šest

Many names for essentially the same dance.  It’s the most popular dance in Serbia, also common in Croatia, & Bosnia. So common, in fact that if someone says “Let’s dance kolo”, this is the kolo they’re talking about.  Moravac, the name of a melody, tends to be slower and simpler, Užičko (a more recent melody) tends to be faster. The basic pattern in both cases is 8 counts to the R starting on the R foot, then 8 counts starting to the L on the L foot.   Whatever footwork you do to the R, you repeat mirror-image to the L.

Here’s some basic lessons:

Moravac – basic and variations

Here’s Užičko in action (below)

This one (below) demonstrates how people can dance differently in the same line.

Here we are in Bosnia (above)

And among Croatians, where its sometimes called Kukunješće

It can be sedate (above), or energetic (below)

Here’s some fancy steppin’ (below and below)

In 7/8 time, it becomes Žikino Kolo (also popular in Turkey, below)

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Designed by: Mary E. Maravic
Seacoast Charter School, Kingston, N. H.

Summary
In this unit, students will listen to music from Serbia and Croatia. They will identify the traditional instruments used in this music, including tamburitza, frula, and accordion. They will also learn to dance two simple kolos, an important traditional dance that originated in Serbia but is widespread throughout Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Slovenia, and is danced today in American communities.

Suggested Grade Levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Country: Serbia and Croatia
Region: Eastern Europe
Culture Group: Slavic
Genre: World
Instruments: Voice, accordion, frula, tamburitza
Language: Serbian, Croatian
Co-Curricular Areas: Social Studies, Dance
National Standards: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8
Prerequisites: None

Objectives:

• Acquire basic knowledge about the geography, music, and culture of Serbia and Croatia
• Identify instruments used in traditional Serbo-Croatian music
• Learn to dance a simple kolo

Material:

• “Zagrebčani Smo Mi” from Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
• “Moj Dilbere” from Folk Music of Yugoslavia
• Frule Kolo from Let's Dance the Kolo: Yugoslav Songs and Dances

Lesson Segments:

1. Zagrebcani Smo Mi
2. Moj Dilbere
3. Frula

Lesson Segment 1: Zagrebcani Smo Mi

“Zagrebčani Smo Mi”
from Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap (1993) | SFW40047

1. Show map of Eastern Europe, and point out Serbia and Croatia, and where they are in relation to Italy and Europe.
2. Play the recording for students and ask them to “pretend-play” along with the recording, and show how they think the instruments are played (i.e, plucking, strumming, etc.)
3. Show a picture of a tamburitza orchestra
1. Liner note
2. Explain that tamburitza is a general term for a family of stringed instruments used in Serbian and Croatian music. Prima is smaller than (but sounds like) a mandolin and is the lead instrument. The biggest tamburitza (bas) is similar to a double bass.
3. Ask students to describe the apparel of tamburitza players. Ask if they think the musicians wear these clothes all the time or for special occasions.
4. Play the song a second time, and ask students for what occasions they would hear music like this. (Answer: celebrations such as weddings, anniversaries, birthdays, seasonal holidays.)
5. Have students create either a line or circle dance using only three to four simple moves: two steps to the left, two to the right, four into the circle, etc. ).

Count	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
Step	R	L	R	L	R	L	R	L
	To the right				To the left

Note that with this step, there is no traveling: Just back and forth movement

Assessment: The students should be able to perform their dance to the beat of the music.

Lesson Segment 2: Moj Dilbere

“Serbia: Ritual Song”
from Folk Music of Yugoslavia (1952) | FW04434

1. Play the recording for students and ask them to identify how many instruments are being played, and if they can name them.
1. Show them a picture of an accordion and explain how it is played.
2. Explain that the accordion is one of the most important instruments in Serbo-Croatian music that is still popular today.
3. Ask students to listen for the language of the song and to identify it (Serbian).
2. Tell students that you are going to teach them a kolo associated with this song.
1. Explain that the kolo originated in Serbia but is also found in Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Slovenia (locate on map).
2. Explain that the kolo was originally danced to the music of a tamburitza orchestra and more recently, some combination of strings, bagpipe, and flute, often accompanied by an accordion.
3. There are many different kolo dances performed at different tempi. Kolos can be danced in a line or circle. Dancers hold each other by the hand, or at the waist, so there is little movement above the waist. The kolo is danced at weddings, holidays, special occasions and celebrations today, and was often the center of village life long ago. The kolo is danced by everyone, not just trained dancers.
3. Simple kolo:
1. Have students hold hands in line or circle.
2. Using small-medium steps, perform the following moves:

On the beat:
1 Step R with R
2 Step R with L, putting it behind R
3 Step R with R
4 Touch L in front of R
5 Step L back in place
6 Touch R in front of L
7 Step R back in place
8 Touch F in front of R

3. The same sequence, now in the other direction:

1 Step L with L
2 Step L with R, putting it behind L
3 Step L with L
4 Touch R in front of L
5 Step R back in place
6 Touch L in front of R
7 Step L back in place
8 Touch R in front of L

4. Repeat

Assessment: Students should be able to perform the dance with an accuracy of beat and stepping movements.

Lesson Segment 3: Frule Kolo

“Frule Kolo”
from Let's Dance the Kolo: Yugoslav Songs and Dances (2004) | MON00356

1. Play the recording and ask students to identify what instruments they hear (frula and accordion). Explain that a frula is a kind of traditional recorder used in Serbia and Croatia. Show a photo from the internet.
2. Teach the U Sest kolo.
1. Have students hold hands in a line or circle.
2. Using small-medieum steps, perform the following moves:

On the beat:
1 Step R with R
2 Step R with L, putting it in front of R
3 Step R with R
4 Touch L in front of R
5 Step L with L
6 Touch R in front of L
7 Step R
8 Touch L in front of R

3. The same sequence, now in the other direction:

1 Step L with L
2 Step L with R, putting it in front of L
3 Step L with L
4 Touch R in front of L
5 Step R with R
6 Touch L in front of R
7 Step L
8 Touch R in front of L

Extension: If the kolo was performed as a line dance, try it as a circle dance. Perform the U Sest kolo from the second lesson segment, which is much faster.

Assessment: Students should be able to dance the U Sest kolo in time to the recording.

Suggested Reading:
Liner notes from the three Smithsonian CDs used in this lesson:

• Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
• Folk Music of Yugoslavia
• Let's Dance the Kolo: Yugoslav Songs and Dances

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Dancing in a circle | Methodological development in music (preparatory group) on the topic:

Dancing in a circle

We study and dance dances of different nations with pleasure. Many of them are so ancient that their origin is lost in time,

others are of later origin and more modern traditions. By dancing in a circle, we discover our own deep connections with the spirit of the dance and the community of the circle, imbued with the power of ritual and ancient symbols for the transformation of consciousness.

Circular dances were never intended for spectators, everyone participated in them. There were no demonstration performances, but there were strong experiences. This is a transition to another dimension… dancing in a circle, you feel confident and secure… you get a feeling of freedom and lightness. It is impossible not to smile - surprise, joy and delight. And then the dance no longer ends, turning into a holiday.

Circle dancing is widely used. in their work by teachers of various areas: psychologists, art therapists, doctors as a healing, healing practice for the soul and body.

For some people, circle dancing is just an opportunity to enjoy dancing, expressing yourself, communicating in a circle, for others it is getting to know different dance cultures, for others it is a form of psychotherapy and emotional release, but in any case, the most important is participation, not representation and demonstrativeness.

Circle dance allows people not only to enjoy the beautiful music and dance movements, but also to feel the unity of the circle. Through the contact of hands and eyes, through a common vibration and a variety of rhythms, it is better to understand each other and ourselves.

Circle dance allows you to get rid of all complexes: in a circle there is no leader and follower, good and bad dancer - everyone is united in their desire for joint joy!

The original culture and national traditions have added their own unique charm to the music and dances of each region. But with all the diversity of national characters, the peoples of different countries are united by the structure of the dance circle. People join hands, and the synchronous actions of equal points of the moving circle enhance the energy of the dancers, directing it into the channel of intuitive knowledge. And the circle becomes an indivisible organism, each part of which repeats all the beauty and integrity of this unity.

Regardless of belonging to a particular religion, nationality, social type or profession, we all remember and know the language of the circle dance. Today, the circle dances of the peoples of the world are not only dances, but also a good workout, and a pleasant rest, and an unusual way of knowing the world and yourself, and positive communication. Circular dances are available to people of any age and physique, do not require choreographic training and special clothing. You can dance in Czech shoes, in socks and even barefoot.

Round dance - helps to form the unity of the community, the people.

Round dance is a physical activity. In round dances, the body is powerfully trained. Joints, ligaments are corrected, muscles are getting along, clamps, tensions go away, coordination develops.

Round dance is a hand-to-hand movement, acceptance and transmission of power. Round dances conveyed tribal wisdom. The round dance is a powerful energy chain.

Therapeutic value

• pleasure from fearless and free manifestation of oneself;
• a journey to the center of one's being: finding inner silence, the beauty of bliss, relaxed alertness, natural silence and grace;
• development of the harmony of the three centers: body, heart and mind, from which is born the ability to see clearly and do simply;
• an opportunity to find a balance between the inner world and the outer environment.
• observation of habitual ways of behaving and reacting: how we move among other people, what qualities of ourselves are manifested in this, what emotions arise;
• deep synchronicity with other people without the use of words;
• emotional and spiritual unity in the group in its entirety through the contact of hands and eyes;
• through the rhythm of movement a better understanding of each other and oneself;
• transition to another dimension, participation in the life of the entire planet;
• a unique practice of self-knowledge and transformation of consciousness;
• meditative, therapeutic and healing functions.

Serbian dance-1

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

6 steps easy running in a circle. Stop facing in a circle.

Put the right foot on the toe, then the left,

Three stomp,

Three claps.

Repeat the dance.

Dutch dance-1

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

8 steps in a circle to the right

3 steps in a circle "Hello!" !

3 steps from the circle "Goodbye!" ! 2 times

Turn around with 4 steps. !

Repeat the dance.

You can walk either left or right.

Dutch dance-2

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

8 steps in a circle to the right

8 steps in a circle to the left

Step in a circle, three steps !

Circle step, three steps !

3 hand claps, ! 2 times

3 knee claps !

Turn around with 4 steps. !

Repeat the dance.

Yugoslav dance

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

4 steps in a circle to the right, put the foot on the toe

4 steps in a circle to the left, put the foot on the toe

Repeat 2 times

Standing facing in a circle: step to the right, foot on the toe

Step to the left, foot on the toe

Repeat 2 times.

Repeat the dance.

Danish dance

a) version for kids.

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

8 steps to the right, stomping loudly

8 steps to the left

4 steps in a circle, ending with a foot stomp !

4 steps from the circle, finish with a foot stomp ! 2 times

Repeat the dance.

Greek dance-1

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

4 steps to the right in a circle, put the foot forward on the heel.

Then, without turning around, with your back, take 4 steps back (in a circle to the left) and put your foot back on the toe.

This part is repeated 4 times.

Then, standing facing in a circle, take a step to the right,

step forward,

step to the left

step back

steps, as if drawing a square

repeat this part 4 times.

Dance repeat

Serbian dance-2

Children stand in a circle holding hands. No entry.

Standing facing in a circle

step right foot to the right, left foot crossed in front of the right

step right foot to the right, left foot crossed behind the right

Repeat 4 times.

Then repeat in the same way, only to the left.

Then in a circle to the right 4 runs, dismount on 2 legs

Repeat 4 times

Do the same to the left.

Repeat the dance.

Israeli dance

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

Right in a circle:

4 runs, dismount on 2 legs. Repeat 4 times.

The same 4 repetitions to the left.

Then to the center of the circle 2 steps (arms raised up and swinging left and right)

4 short steps from the circle (hands gently lowering down)

Repeat 4 times.

Repeat the dance.

Greek dance-2

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

Standing facing in a circle:

Step into the center of the circle raise arms up

Step out of the circle, lower arms down

Repeat 4 times.

Then step with the right foot crosswise in front of the left

Attach the left to the right

Repeat 4 times.

Repeat the same to the right.

Dance repeat

№1 "Nightcap" Netherlands

Children stand in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

8 steps circle right

2 part

hello 3 circle

3 steps from the circle "Goodbye!"

Turn around in 4 steps.

Repeat 2 times

Dance repeat.

You can walk either left or right.

№2 "School Colo" Serbia

Children stand in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

Part

3 steps in a circle to the right, at 4-rp put your foot on the toe

3 steps in a circle to the left, put your foot on the toe

Repeat 2 times

2 Part

To turn into a circle in the circle .

Put the right foot on the toe

Put the left foot on the toe

Repeat 2 times.

3 Part

7 steps in a circle to the right, on the 8th step of the leg

,

7 steps in a circle to the left, on the 8th step foot on the toe

No. 3 “Dance with cotton” Sweden

Children cost in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

8 steps to the right in a circle

8 steps in the opposite direction

3 steps in a circle, inflow

3 steps from the circle, tribute

Repeat 2 times

2 Part

Black to the right, three cotton in front of you

Pollen to the left, three cotton in front of you

clap of knees

cotton in your hands

Repeat 3 times

Three floods

Dance repeat

№4 "Kolo with a flood" Serbia

Everyone stands in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

Jump. 2 jumps forward in a circle, 3 stomp

2 hops backwards, 3 stomp.

Repeat 2 times.

2nd part

2 jumps into the circle, 3 inflows

2 jumps out of the circle, 3 inflows.

Repeat 2 times.

Repeat the dance from the beginning.

No. 5 Erskoe Kolo Serbia

Everyone stands in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

Added step. 4 steps right

4 steps left

2nd part

Running. 3 steps to the right in a circle for a 4-jump on two legs

3 steps to the left in a circle for a 4-jump on two legs

3 steps in a circle, a jump

3 steps from a circle, a jump.

Every time the beginning of the dance with acceleration.

№6 "Crazy" Greece

Everyone stands in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

Part

Step forward, hands up at shoulder level

Step back, hands down.

Part 2

Put the left foot in front of the right

Connect two legs side by side with a jump

Repeat to the right 4 times

Put the right foot together on the jump 9003 9002

Repeat to the left 4 times.

Repeat the whole dance from the beginning.

№7 "Spring" Armenia

Everyone stands in a circle, holding hands at shoulder level. Introduction.

Part

4 jumps

, 3 steps, we turn around us to the right by 4-rh-holes on the right

by 3 steps we turn around us to the left by 4-rh-cotton on the left

Repeat 4 times

Part

Cha-cha-cha 2 steps

Left leg swing to the right

Right leg swing to the left

4 steps forward, simultaneously 4 claps from bottom to top.

4 steps back

Repeat 4 times

Repeat the whole dance from the beginning.

№8 "Forward in a circle, forward in a round dance" Greece

Everyone stands in a circle. Hands at shoulder level with palms. Introduction.

1 part

3 steps forward in a circle for 4 put the left foot forward on the heel

3 steps backwards in a circle for 4 put the right foot on the back of the toe.

Repeat 4 times.

Part 2

Turn your face into a circle.

Right foot step to the right with left foot

Left foot step forward, right foot forward

Left foot step to the left, right foot forward

Left foot step backward, right foot forward

(drawing a square) Repeat 4 times

Repeat the whole dance from the beginning.

No. 9 "Danish troika" Danish dance

a) option for kids.

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

8 steps to the right, stomping loudly

8 steps to the left

3 steps in a circle, inward

3 steps out of the circle, inward

Repeat 2 times

Repeat the dance.

b) version for older children

Children stand in circles of 3 people. Introduction.

1 Part

Each circle in the direction to the right make the “Step-Support” movement

8 times, then 8 times in the opposite direction.

Part 2

Then the circle turns into a line facing the viewer.

Joined hands raise.

The dancer, standing to the left of the central participant, passes to the neighboring gates with a “step-jump” movement and returns to his place in 4 steps.

During this time, the central dancer turns around himself to the right in the same 4 steps.

Then the dancer on the right goes to the next gate and returns to his place with a step-jump movement in 4 steps.

Center participant turns to the left in the same 4 steps.

Repeat these transitions 2 times.

Repeat the dance.

Each time the circle breaks in a different place so that the central dancer is a different participant.

No. 10 "Drikus Husband" Netherlands

Children stand in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

16 steps circle right

16 steps in a circle to the left

Stop facing the circle.

Part

Step to the Center, three tributaries

Step from the center, three tributaries

3 cotton in their hands

3 cotton on knees

4 steps rotate around themselves

Repeat 2 times

Dance Repeat first.

No. 11 Klezmer Israel

Everyone stands in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

Walk in a circle to the right, step with a crouch.

3 steps forward, flush

3 steps backward, flush.

Part 2

Herringbone to the right in a circle.

3 lunges with squats right-left-right

Repeat 2 times

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Stand next to each other like a "train" in a circle, put your hands on each other's shoulders.

4 steps, 2 footsteps, take the foot forward

3 steps to the side from the circle, for 4 steps

3 steps in the circle for 4 steps.

Repeat the dance from the beginning.

№12 "Scissors" Serbia

Everyone stands in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

Part 1

Everyone walks like a Christmas tree in a circle.

Part 2

Step forward with the right foot

Place the left foot crosswise in front of the right

Jump back with crossed legs

Place the feet together.

Repeat the dance from the beginning.

№13 "The Righteous One Blooms Like a Palm Tree" Israel

Children stand in a circle holding hands. Introduction.

1 piece

Left leg.

4 steps in a circle

4 rocking from foot to foot

Repeat 2 times

2 Part

Fir -tree for 4 accounts

Walks to the right

Lights on the right leg

Lights on the left leg

Repeat 2 times

to shit from the foot to the leg

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Dance. Repeat the dance first.

№14 "I have not fallen in love yet" Israel

Children stand in a circle, holding hands. Introduction.

1 part

Herringbone in a circle counting 4.

Step into circle

Step out of circle

Repeat 2 times.

Repeat everything 2 times.

Part

3 steps in a circle, tribute

3 steps from the circle, tributary

2 steps in a circle with a fall of

Cover

Repeat 2 times

Dance re -repeat first.

Hora (dance)

This term has other meanings, see Hora (meanings).

This term has other meanings, see Kolo (dance).

Hora (from the Greek χορός - “dance”, Bulgarian horo, Macedonian oro, Serbian kolo, Croatian kolo, Mold. hore, Rum. hora, Georgian ხორუმი [ khorumi], horan, Turkish horon, Armenian շուրջպար [ shurch par ], Hebrew הורה‏‎ [ hora ]) is a folk dance-round dance among the southern Slavs (Bulgarians, Macedonians, Serbs, Croats), Gagauz, Romanians, Greeks, Georgians, Crimean Tatars, Turks, Armenians and Jews. It is usually performed to the accompaniment of an instrumental ensemble (see Taraf) ^[1] . Also a musical form.

Content

• 1 South Slavic round dance
• 2 Moldova and Romania
• 3 Black Sea coast
• 4 Jewish choir
  • 4.1 Israel
• 5 Notes
• 6 Literature
• 7 Links

South Slavic round dance

For details see Kolo (dance)

Bulgarian folk round dance horo is performed in the size ² / ₄ , ⁵ / ₁₆ , ⁹ / ₁₆ . Accompanied by singing, playing the guide and other folk instruments. Performers hold hands, belts or put their hands on each other's shoulders in a chain. The rhythms of the horo are very different, and there are a great variety of species, which are subdivided according to the main geographical regions of Bulgaria (Dobruja, Macedonian, Rhodope, Northern, Strandzha, Thracian, Shops).

Serbian and Bosnian kolo are among the most famous in the world and practically do not differ from each other. Variants of Serbian and Bosnian kolo exist in Bosnian Krajina, Herzegovina and Montenegro. The Serbian kolo was included in the collection of plays by Antonin Dvořák "Slavic Dances" in opus 72 under the title No. 7 (15) C-dur. Allegro vivace .

Moldova and Romania

Hora. Moldovan stamp

For the performance of chora (Mold. and Rum. horă), the dancers gather in a circle and hug each other by the shoulders. People move around the center (usually clockwise) and each dancer takes a series of three steps forward and one step back. The pace is slow (measure ⁶ / ₈ or ⁶ / ₄ ) ^[2] . The dance is performed by the girls smoothly and calmly. At weddings, men also join the choir. The chora is accompanied by playing the chimpoy, fluer, nai, violin and other folk instruments.

The most popular dance among Moldovans. It has numerous variants differing in timing, composition and pace ^[3] . It is usually performed to the accompaniment of an orchestra (taraf) ^[4] . In some regions of Southern Moldavia, a centuries-old tradition of performing a dance to a song has been preserved. With the development of instrumental dance music, singing in slow choirs was replaced by purely instrumental accompaniment ^[1] . As far back as the beginning of the 19th century, in Bessarabia, a chora meant not only a certain dance, but also one of the types of rural festivals ^[5] . Ta slow, lyrical three-beat dances called choir (size ⁶ / ₈ or ⁶ / ₄ ). They are distinguished by special smoothness, solemnity and at the same time grace. It is a very popular dance at weddings and other festivities, especially in the countryside.

There are also quick versions of the choir performed in meter ⁴ / ₄ . Such choirs are in many respects close to syrba, but all parts stand out.

The Black Sea coast

Many peoples of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, the Balkan Peninsula and the Caucasus have one common circular dance ^[en] , which is called by each people in its own way. It is performed with vocal or instrumental accompaniment ^[6] .

Group dance Horon ^[en] (Turk. horon, Pon. χορόν, Laz. horon) is typical for the Black Sea coast of Turkey. Both men and women participate in it. Participants in a closed or open circle dance quickly, twisting, spinning, crouching and stomping. Musicians perform a dance melody, usually on davul and zurn; in some areas, tulumba, mei, jura and kemenche are used. Distribution areas: Trabzon, Samsun, Artvin, Ordu, Rize ^[7] .

Georgian circular dance ^[en] dance Khorumi ^[en] (Georgian ხორუმი) comes from Adjara ^[8] . Initially, it was performed before the battle to raise the morale of the soldiers ^[9] . The number of dancers was limited to only a few men. Over time, their number has grown, and in the modern version 30-40 dancers can participate ^[10] .

Among the Crimean Tatars it is called Horan (Koran in Crimean Tatar). It was danced during folk festivals. Originally with song accompaniment ^[11] . It was with him that in ancient times any Crimean Tatar holiday ended ^[12] . Also, wedding feasts often end with this dance, when it was performed by all those present, the number of which sometimes reaches two hundred people ^[13] .

During the dance, the participants close in a circle or a semicircle and, laying on each other's shoulders, move in a circle with an added step. Both boys and girls, middle-aged and elderly people can take part in the dance. The dance is usually danced in a circle. All participants put their hands on each other's shoulders, forming a circle. The number of participants is not limited, there must be at least 6 people ^[14] . The dance consists of two parts, the first part is slow, the second is fast. Basic dance figurations: circle, lines ^[15] . Horans differ from each other depending on the place of their origin. For example, in the Alushta region there was a dance Tuvak dzhyyny performed only by men. Tuvak deyuyyny , which arose in the steppe regions, was performed only by women ^[16] .

Jewish choir

Jewish choir in Israel. 1949year

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The Jewish choir is similar to the Romanian one, performed in meter ³ / ₄ or ³ / ₈ with emphasis on beats 1 and 3.

Israel

Israeli Chora - a fast round dance on ⁴ / ₄ , created in the 1930s. Baruch Agadati (Kaushansky); sometimes referred to as "Hora Agadati".

To perform the choir, the dancers gather in a circle, hold hands and start moving to the right, first with their left, then with their right foot. At the next step, the left foot is placed behind the right, and again they take a step with the right. These movements are repeated at a fast pace. With a large number of dancers, people make several circles, one inside the other.

The hora used to be popular mainly in the kibbutzim and the countryside, but has since become a popular performance at weddings and other celebrations. The hora can be sung to traditional Israeli songs, although the most famous is the "Hava Nagila" music.

Notes

1. ↑ ^{1 2} Encyclopedia of Music, 1982.
2. ↑ Mironenko E. Forms of existence of folklore in the musical culture of modern Moldova Archival copy of June 27, 2018 at the Wayback Machine
3. ↑ Musical culture of the Moldavian SSR: collection of articles - M .: Muzyka, 1978-285 p. - p. 51
4. ↑ Hora // Ethnographic Dictionary
5. ↑ Hora // Great Soviet Encyclopedia, Volume 46 - P. 312
6. ↑ Oleinik M. A. Folk choreographic culture of the Crimean Tatars
7. ↑ . Arslan M. Turkish folk dances and their distribution in Turkey
8. ↑ Kornilova E. S., Rakhimbaeva I. E. Georgian dance culture as a form of dance art
9. ↑ Filimonova E. Yu. Origins of Georgian folk dance // Modern culture and education: history, traditions, innovations - Lugansk: Knita, 2019
10. ↑ Kondratenko V.P. Features and development of Georgian folk dance // Modern culture and education: history, traditions, innovations - Lugansk, 2016
11. ↑ ''Zaatov I.'' The origins and formation of the traditions of the Crimean Tatar stage and theatrical art // Culture of the peoples of the Black Sea region, 2003, No. 43 - Simferopol: "Crimea", 2003 - P. 139
12. ↑ Hidirlez celebration traditions
13. ↑ Mambetova G. R., Gafarova M. T. Structural analysis of the Crimean Tatar dance tune “koran” // Science, Education and Culture Journal, 2018
14. ↑ Alimov A. Dances of the Crimean Tatars: choreographic collection - Simferopol: Variant, 1994 - 37 p. - p. 31
15. ↑ Saranaeva E. B. Features of folk dance (on the example of Crimean Tatar folk dances) - S.

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