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1. Who are the “Folk” in Folk Dancing?
About the Balkans, Anatolia, & the Levant
Hora – Romania
The Most Important Folk Dances
The Taproot Dance – T-6
The Taproot Family; T-4, T-6, T-8, T-7A, T-9A, T-11A
CLOTHING
Cloth, A Brief History
Embroidery – Decoration or Magic?
From Cloth to Clothing
Symbolism in Ukrainian Embroidery
Zeybek costume
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
Turks – Who are they & How did they get to Anatolia?
SPECIAL OCCASIONS
1.CALENDAR – Special Occasions in the Yearly Cycle
Birthday, Name Day, & Slava
Budni Vecher – the South Slav Pagan Christmas. Part 1 – Badnjak & Bûdnik
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
Israel & Early Israeli Dance
Kauai Caravan Dancers repertoire
ROMANI (Gypsy) MUSIC & DANCE
Romanian Dance Rhythms (Uneven)
Strigāturi, Romania
Yemenite step
3. A “real” folk dance – what is it?
3b. – 1st GENERATION DANCES
Alunelul Batut – Romania
Anastenária – Greece
Bučimiš, Бучимиш хоро – Bulgaria
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
Šetnja, (Dodji, Mile or Prodje Mile) – Serbian Children’s Dance
Ciuleandra 1stG, Romania
Džangurica – Bulgaria (Moreau, 1st G)
Hodoroaga – Romania
Jeni Jol, Yeni Yol, Rumelaj – Macedonia, Turkey
Jove (Malaj Mome), Jovino Horo (Oro, Kolo) – Bulgaria, Serbia, Macedonia
Kopanitsa – Bulgaria
Kostursko Oro ex-Macedonia
Ličko Kolo – Croatia
Mayia – Greece
Minka – Bulgaria
Mom Bar – Armenia
Nestinarsko – Bulgaria
Rustemul (1stG) – Romania
Sadi Moma, Сади Мома – Bulgaria – The Free Software Song
Schioapa (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
Bat Teiman – Israel
Bavno Oro- Macedonia
Brâuletul – Romania
Cherkessia Kfula
Ciganski Orijent – 2nd G Serbian
Çobankat – Albania
Cuileandra – Romania
Daronee, Armenia
Drāgāicuta – Romania
Erev Ba – Israel
Hineh Ma Tov – Israel
Hora Agadati – 1st Israeli Dance
Hora Hadera – Israel
Hora Mare Bucovineana – Romania
Hora Miresei (2ndG) – Romania
Horehronsky Čardáš
Joc de Leagane, 2ndG – Romania
Jovano Jovanke – Macedonia
Kak U Kluchika (by a spring) – Russia
Kerem Eyle – “Turkish” Serbia
Körcsárdás – Hungary
Kriči Kriči Tiček – Croatia
Kuma Echa – Israel
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)
Mom Bar (2nd G) – Armenia
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
Primavera en Salonico – Sephardic Greek music, Kotanksy choreography
Raca – Serbia
Rustemul (2ndG) – Romania
Sapari, Bat Teiman – Israel
Somogyi Karikázó – Hungary
Što Mi E Milo – Macedonia & Bulgria
Strumička Petorka
Syrtaki, Zorba’s dance – Greece
Te Aven Baxtale – Romanian Roma
Tino Mori – Is It a Macedonian Dance?
Ya Abud – Israel
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
Cadâneasca – Romania
Čoček – Roma & Gadje – Macedonia, Turkey
Dabke, Debke – Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Jordan
Dajčovo Horo – Bulgaria
Delilo – Kurdistan
Devetorka (basic 9/8 dance) -Macedonia
Drmeš – Croatia
Džangurica – Bulgaria (Pirin)
Eleno Mome, Elenino Horo – Bulgaria
Freylekhs, Freilach, & Hora – Yiddish, Jewish
Gankino, Kopanitsa & more in 11/16 – Bulgaria
Geamparalele – Romania
Halay – West Asia/Eastern Anatolia
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, Croatia, Bosnia
Kritiko Syrto, Haniotiko – Crete
Lerikos (1st G) – Greece
Lesnoto is not a Macedonian dance
Niška Banja dance – Serbia
Pajduško – Pan-Balkan
Perinita – A Romanian Party/Wedding Dance
Pogonishte – Albania
Pogonissio – Greece
Pravo Horo – Bulgaria
Râčenica – Bulgaria
Romanian Wedding Dances
Sârba – Romania
Šareni Čorapi – basic 9/8 dance
Schioapa – Romania
Sheikhani – Assyria (also Kurdish, Armenian)
Sta Tria – Greece
Trakijska Râčenica Na Horo – Bulgaria
Tsamikos – Greece (Transformed!)
Zeybek – Turkey
Zonaradiko/Koulouriasto – Greek Thrace
MUSIC
ABOUT – Music types, Songs, etc
Biala Rosa – Bulgaria
Bučimiš music videos
Bulgar – Yiddish music
Bulgarian vocal music
Čalgija – Macedonian music
Doina – Romanian Blues
Greek Music
Hasapiko music
Hava Nagila – Origin of
Klezmer – Ashkenazi (Yiddish) Music, Hassidism,
Misirlou – Origin of
Niška Banja – Serbia
Rhythms – Unusual, non-Bulgarian
Što Mi E Milo – North Macedonia/Bulgaria
Yar Ko Parag music
INSTRUMENTS
5 Romanian flutes
Balkan Bagpipes
Bulgarian music – Thrace
Dauli & Zurna – The Most Important Instruments in the World
LYRICS – ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS
Ajde Jano lyrics
Cobankat – English lyrics
Gerakina – English lyrics
Joc de Leagane – English Lyrics
Kak U Klyuchika (By a Spring) – English lyrics
Kerem Eyle – English lyrics
Körcsárdás lyrics – Réten Réten
Kostursko Oro (Bisero Kerko) lyrics
Kriči Kriči Tiček – English 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
Primavera en Salonico – English lyrics
Sadi Moma – English Lyrics
Šetnja (Dodji, Mile or Prodje, Mile) 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
Réten Réten
Sapari, Bat Teiman lyrics
LYRICS – SINGABLE ENGLISH
Gerakina – Music & English lyrics
Horehronsky Cardas – Singable “To ta Hel’pa”
Kuma Echa – Singable English Lyrics
Lerikos – “Hop in the Car”
Pjevaj Mi Pjevaj (Ličko Kolo)
Pravo – Dimitro, Sino Dimitro
Samiotissa – Music & English lyrics
Singable English Lyrics – List of songs
SHEET MUSIC
Ajde Jano SM
Bavno Oro – Sheet Music
Bučimiš Sheet Music
Bufčansko 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
Kriči Kriči Tiček 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
Perinita Sheet Music
Primavera en Salonico Sheet Music
Rustemul – Sheet Music
Sadi Moma Sheet Music
Samiotissa SM
Šetnja Sheet Music
Šo Mi E Milo – Sheet Music
Somogyi Karikázó – Sheet Music
Te Aven Baxtale – Sheet Music
Tino Mori – Sheet Music
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