A Romani Potpourri Part Two

As the mother teaches her children how to express themselves in their language, so one Gypsy musician teaches the other. They have never sho...

Dancing and Spirituality

Just as the ancients danced to call upon the spirits in nature, we too can dance to find the spirits within ourselves that have been long bu...

Dancing Through the Alphabet: Letter Y

Today's dance is a close relative of Jove (or Yove ) Malaj Mome , a very popular tune from the Shope region of Bulgaria.. The music sou...

Who Will Fill Their Shoes? The Aging of the Folk Dance Community

To live is to dance, to dance is to live. --Charles Schulz [in Peanuts (Snoopy speaking)] Why don't more young people go to folk dances?...

Variations on the Bulgarian Folk Tune: Dospatsko Horo

Today's music features different versions of the music for the Bulgarian folk dance Dospatsko Horo .  Like many Bulgarian dances, it...

Dancing Across Borders: Ripna Maca

The Internet knows no national borders. Alan Dershowitz Today's dance is Ripna Maca. It is related to Chetvorno Horo in that it uses si...

Variations on the Bulgarian Folk Tune: Gankino Horo

Today's dance is the very popular Gankino Horo  from the northwestern region of Bulgaria. First, let's have a look at the dance. It...

The "Flavors" of Macedonian Oro

Today's post features several dances from another former Yugoslav republic, Macedonia . The word for dance in Macedonian is similar to t...