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About the Balkans, Anatolia, & the Levant
Hora – Romania
The Most Important Folk Dances
The Taproot Dance – T-6
Who are the “Folk” in Folk Dancing?
CLOTHING
Cloth, A Brief History
Embroidery – Decoration or Magic?
Symbolism in Ukrainian Embroidery
CULTURE
Ethnicity, History, Geography
1st Europeans
Albanians
Anatolia vs. Turkey
Armenians
Assyrians
Bulgarians
Christians in the Middle East
Dobrudja, Dobrogea
Greeks/Hellenes
Jews – Mizrahi, Sephardim, Ashkenazi
Kefi – the Greek passion for enjoyment
Kurdistan
Kurds
Languages – Indo-European
Languages – Uralic & Turkic
Languages – Semitic
Macedonians
Roma (Gypsy) Culture’s Central Value – Marime
Roma or Gypsies – Why 2 names and where do they come from?
Romania Regions
Romanians & Vlachs
Slavs
Strandja, Strandža – Bulgaria & Turkey
Thrace
Special Occasions
1.CALENDAR – Special Occasions in the Yearly Cycle
Birthday, Name Day, & Slava
Carnival in the Balkans
Dragaica, Sanzienele
Fire-Walkers – Greece & Bulgaria
Lazaruvané
New Year, Time
St George’s Day – Pan-Balkan
The Sacred Springs of Strandja
Wedding, Greek Macedonia, ca.1980
DANCE
1. Don’s Dance Shorthand
2. Dance Information
Bulgaria – Major Dance Types
Bulgaria-Regional Dance Styles
Bulgarian Dance Rhythms (Uneven)
Gabriola Caravan Dancers Repertoire
Hungarian Folk Dance
Kauai Caravan Dancers repertoire
ROMANI (Gypsy) MUSIC & DANCE
Strigāturi, Romania
Yemenite step
3. A “real” folk dance – what is it?
3b. – 1st GENERATION DANCES
Alunelul Batut – Romania
Anastenária – Greece
Bulgar – Yiddish Music and Dance
Children’s Dances (1st Generation or Living?)
Alunelu(l), children’s song & dance – Romania
Ersko Kolo (Ja Brdom) – Serbia
Penguin Dance & Bunny Hop – the World’s 66-year-old Dance Craze
Šareni Čorapi – Children’s song & dance in 9/8 – Macedonia
Savila se Bela Loza – Serbia
Ciuleandra 1stG, Romania
Džangurica – Bulgaria (Moreau, 1st G)
Jeni Jol, Yeni Yol, Rumelaj – Macedonia, Turkey
Jove (Malaj Mome), Jovino Horo (Oro, Kolo) – Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia
Kostursko Oro ex-Macedonia
Ličko Kolo – Croatia
Mayia – Greece
Minka – Bulgaria
Mom Bar – Armenia
Nestinarsko – Bulgaria
Rustemul (1stG) – Romania
Sirun Aghchik (Sweet Girl) – Armenia
Yiddish Dances
Zhok (Slow Hora) – Yidddish
3c. – 2nd GENERATION DANCES
Ajde Jano – Serbia
Avre Tu Puerta Cerrada – Sephardic Jews
Bavno Oro- Macedonia
Brâuletul – Romania
Ciganski Orijent – 2nd G Serbian
Çobankat – Albania
Cuileandra – Romania
Daronee, Armenia
Drāgāicuta – Romania
Erev Ba – Israel
Hora Hadera – Israel
Hora Mare Bucovineana – Romania
Hora Miresei (2) – Romania
Horehronsky Čardáš
Jovano Jovanke – Macedonia
Kak U Kluchika (by a spring) – Russia
Kerem Eyle – “Turkish” Serbia
Körcsárdás – Hungary
La Masa Mare
Lakodalmi Tánc – Hungary
Legnala Dana – Macedonian music, but whose dance?
Lerikos (2nd G) – Greece
Likrat Shabat – Israel
Louky – Bohemia
Ma Navu – Israel
Mayim, Mayim – Palestine (Israel)
Misirlou – USA (Greek and Armenian)
Mori Čupi Kosturčanki – ex-Macedonia
Mori Shej – Hungarian Roma music, UK/USA choreography
Never on Sunday – USA (Greek)
Opa Čupa – Serbian Roma music, UK choreography
Orijent – Dick Crum’s arrangement of Serbian Romani motifs
Raca – Serbia
Rustemul (2ndG) – Romania
Somogyi Karikázó – Hungary
Strumička Petorka
Syrtaki, Zorba’s dance – Greece
Te Aven Baxtale – Romanian Roma
Tino Mori – Is It a Macedonian Dance?
Yar Ko Parag – Armenia
Yaylalar – Turkey
Zemer Atik, Nigun Atik – Israel
3a. – LIVING DANCES
Armenian Shuffle – USA/Armenian
Bar, Par, Armenia
Bilati, Belati – Assyria
Čačak – Serbia
Čoček – Roma & Gadje – Macedonia, Turkey
Dabke, Debke – Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan
Dajčovo Horo – Bulgaria
Delilo – Kurdistan
Džangurica – Bulgaria (Pirin)
Freylekhs, Freilach, & Hora – Yiddish, Jewish
Gankino Horo – Bulgaria
Geamparalele – Romania
Hasapiko
Hasapiko, Vari or Argo – Greece
Hasaposerviko – Greece
Hora – Jewish & Israeli Dance
Hora Mare – Romania
Hora Miresei – Romania
Ikariotikos, ‘Kariotikos – Greece
Kalamatiano/Syrto – Greece
Kleistos – Greece
KOLO, Serbia
Kritiko Syrto, Haniotiko – Crete
Lerikos (1st G) – Greece
Lesnoto is not a Macedonian dance
Niška Banja dance – Serbia
Pajduško – Pan-Balkan
Pogonishte – Albania
Pogonissio – Greece
Pravo Horo – Bulgaria
Râčenica – Bulgaria
Romanian Wedding Dances
Sârba – Romania
Šareni Čorapi – basic 9/8 dance
Sheikhani – Assyria (also Kurdish, Armenian)
Sta Tria – Greece
Trakijska Râčenica Na Horo – Bulgaria
Tsamikos – Greece (Transformed!)
Zonaradiko/Koulouriasto – Greek Thrace
MUSIC
5 Romanian flutes
Bulgar – Yiddish music
Bulgarian music – Thrace
Bulgarian vocal music
Čalgija – Macedonian music
Dauli & Zurna – The Most Important Instruments in the World
Greek Music
Hasapiko music
Hava Nagila – Origin of
Klezmer – Ashkenazi (Yiddish) Music, Hassidism,
LYRICS – ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Ajde Jano lyrics
Cobankat – English lyrics
Gerakina – English lyrics
Kak U Klyuchika (By a Spring) – English lyrics
Kerem Eyle – English lyrics
Kostursko Oro (Bisero Kerko) lyrics
Lakodalmi Tánc – English lyrics
Legnala Dana – English Lyrics
Lerikos – Eba Sto Karo
Louky – English lyrics
Minka – English lyrics
Misirlou – English lyrics
Mora Miresii – English lyrics
Niška Banja – English lyrics
Opa Čupa – English lyrics
Somogyi Karikázó – English lyrics
Somogyi Karikázó – English lyrics
Te Aven Baxtale – English lyrics
Tino Mori – English lyrics
To Ta Hel’pa – Horehronsky Čardáš
Yar Ko Parag – English Lyrics
LYRICS – ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
LYRICS – SINGABLE ENGLISH
Gerakina – Music & English lyrics
Horehronsky Cardas – Singable “To ta Hel’pa”
Lerikos – “Hop in the Car”
Samiotissa – Music & English lyrics
Singable English Lyrics – List of songs
Misirlou – Origin of
Niška Banja – Serbia
Pjevaj Mi Pjevaj (Ličko Kolo)
Pravo – Dimitro, Sino Dimitro
Rhythms – Unusual, non-Bulgarian
SHEET MUSIC
Ajde Jano SM
Bavno Oro – Sheet Music
Çobankat Sheet Music
Daronee Sheet Music
Gerakina SM
Hora Mare (Dumbala Dumba) – Sheet Music
Hora Mare Bucovineana – Sheet Music
Hora Miresii – Sheet Music
Horehronsky Čardaš – Sheet Music
Ikariotikos – Sheet Music
Kerem Eyle – Sheet Music
Kostursko Oro (Dodek Je Moma) Sheet Music
La Masa Mare – Sheet Music
Legnala Dana – Sheet Music
Misirlou SM
Mom Bar – Sheet Music
Mori Shej – Sheet Music
Orient & Ciganski Orijent Sheet music
Rustemul – Sheet Music
Samiotissa SM
Somogyi Karikázó – Sheet Music
Te Aven Baxtale – Sheet Music
Tino Mori – Sheet Music
Yar Ko Parag music
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