Larry Leissner
At dance, there are many well-educated people. For some reason many folk dancers are into math and science. I don't know how many of them are geniuses, but if genius thrives in an atmosphere of confusion, I am in good company.
The never ending series on sound-alike dance confusion continues.
Video #1 is Sandansko Horo, named after the town of Sandanski, located in the Pirin region of Bulgaria. This dance has a compound rhythm structure of 9/16 and 13/16.
If you listen to the music carefully, you will hear the kaval (open ended-flute) and the tambura (lute-like instrument popular in southwestern Bulgaria).
Remember last week's post with female dance leaders and skirts? The leader wears a skirt, but it's short enough for the other dancers to see her feet. I'm glad short skirt lady is leading and and not the woman third in line 😊.
Video #2 is Strandzhankso Horo from southern Bulgaria. The rhythm of this dance sounds like it's in 9/8, almost like a slow daichovo. From what I've seen on YouTube, this dance is not performed outside Bulgaria. There are many amateur dance groups that perform in competitions all over Bulgaria and the video below is an example.
Strandzha is the region best known for Nestinari (fire dancers). They dance on coals on the feast day of Saints Constantine and Helen which falls on May 21st.
If you enjoyed this you may also like:
Balkan Dances That Are Often Confused (there are many!) Just follow the link in Part 12 which goes to the rest of the series.
On Female Dance Leaders and Long Skirts
The Balkan Buy One Get One Free Special: Dances in Compound Rhythms
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