Balkan Dances that are Often Confused (Part Three)

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds. George Santayana Sometimes the subconscious plays some very strange tric...

Voices from the Past: Classic Bulgarian Folk Songs, Part Two

It is easy to time-travel, the physicist says—we do it every day. Traveling backward is the problem . ― Rebecca Curtis Today's post is a...

Real Men Can Dance

“Those move easiest who have learn'd to dance” Alexander Pope Today's post features men who are very good dancers.  It is unfortunat...

Balkan Dances That Are Often Confused.....

What is important is to spread confusion, not eliminate it. Salvador Dalí Confusion sometimes reigns in the world of Balkan dance.  Today...

More Rachenitsa na Horo with a bit of Graovsko

For me dancing is not just moving your arms and legs but basically it's a very spiritual experience. It's part of me and a second na...

Orchestra Horo: Modern Bulgarian Folk Songs, Traditional Rhythms

The reason that you dance and sing is to make the audience feel like they're dancing and singing. As long as you're having fun wit...

What's in a Name? Two Bulgarian Folk Dances: Dobrujdanksa Pandela and Pandelaš

Words have meaning and names have power .  ~Author Unknown Today's dances have similar names but different meanings, tempos and choreogr...