Pharrell Williams
Today's post features a costumed folk dance group, Hora Romaneasca, from Boulder, Colorado, USA. I found them totally by accident, during a search for the dance Hora de Mina on YouTube.
I found several of their videos posted in the sidebar, and I had to share them, they were so good. These were taken during a festival in 2011.
Video #1 is the graceful Hora Spoitorilor.
Video #2 is something a bit more animated; Alunelul de Briu, accented by shouts (strigaturi). Strigaturi are a feature of many Romanian folk dances, along with stamps. Should Romanian dancing be stamped out? I don't think so.
Video #3 is of a dance some find intimidating because it's fast and has sudden changes of direction. The name is Cimpoi. It means "bagpipe" in Romanian.
Video #4 is Trei Pazeste. It translates into "three times beware"; something about the sudden changes of direction and speed. There is a family of dances with the name Trei Pazeste, with different music and choreography, from other towns in Romania. You can read about them in one of the posts on the bottom of the page.
Notice how how the group uses different formations; first the men, then the women, then the entire group in a circle. (Check out the cute little girl in costume, running in front of them! I think she wanted to join the dancers.)
If you enjoyed this you may also like:
Three Variations on the Romanian Folk Dance Trei Pazeste
Two Variations on the Romanian Folk Dance Hora de Mina
The Different "Flavors" of the Romanian Folk Dance Alunelul
Another Country Heard From: The Bagpipe in Romanian Folk Music
This month's post on Light and Shadow is about the autumn season.
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