tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post4653184558179752215..comments2024-02-06T00:02:19.621-04:00Comments on The Alien Diaries: The "Flavors" of Bulgarian RachenitsaKatleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16349020685336580947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post-25045500506551373622010-08-07T23:14:18.620-04:002010-08-07T23:14:18.620-04:00Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Zikata!
Fee...Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Zikata!<br />Feeling the music is what counts and I know that from experience. <br /><br />I remember the "apple apple pineapple" from the Balkan classes I took many years ago, and that helped me to internalize the rhythm of the rachenitsa, as well as some of the other dances with complex rhythms.<br /><br />I learned horo by following behind the line, once I was comfortable with the steps and the direction I would join the line at the end.<br /> <br />I'll never forget the night I was in a room full of Bulgarian students at Mt. Holyoke when Lyuti Chushki played a kopanitsa. I just got up and danced without even thinking about it, and before long, everyone joined hands and followed me. (I was worried about running out of energy, the dance was so long!)<br /><br />Here is a poem I wrote about the experience:<br /><br />http://www.helium.com/items/1811432-kopanitsa-bulgarian-folk-danceKatleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349020685336580947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3128780363655666211.post-68793904724698908702010-08-01T18:08:43.476-04:002010-08-01T18:08:43.476-04:00"Apple apple pineapple" This is ingeniou..."Apple apple pineapple" This is ingenious!!! <br />Once again, great breakdown of the rachenitsa styles! I didn't even know there were so many types of the most basic dance! <br /><br />My dance teachers always said that the most important thing is to catch the rhythm. As long as you are "in the rhythm", even if you are not doing the steps exactly, you will always end the combination with everyone else. And with the horo, it is important to move in the right direction and at the right pace; otherwise, you bump into others. <br /><br />So, beginners, no worries if the steps seem too complicated. You simply need to feel the music.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com