Trite Pûti, ТРИТЕ ПЪТИ, Trite Pâti, Triti Pati, Triti Puti, Trite P’ti, Stis Tris, Στις Τρεις – Living dance – Update
Pronounced tree-teh puh-tee, means three times. No one seems to know why the dance received this name. To confuse matters further there are several completely different dances called Trite Pûti. They are most popular in the Thrace region. The historical region of Thrace spans three countries, but the dance Trite Pûti is known primarily in Bulgaria.
There is also a 12-count Triti Pûti in Greece, called Stis Tris, Στις Τρεις. See bottom of 12-count section.
Dancing starts at 3:00. Caption, Google translated: fair in the village of Zlati Voyvoda, Sliven municipality, Sliven region – 26.10.2025. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD1_wlnvdkQ
Dancing starts at 1:40. Caption, Google translated: Festival in the village of Bogdanovo, Sredets municipality, Burgas region – 1.06.2024. Burgas Orchestra composed of: conductor Georgi Mironski on bagpipes Diyan Trendafilov – gadulka Hristian Hristov – kaval Georgi Nikolov – piano Soloists: Kristina Stoykova and Yana Biyukova https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITPhJ6t1AdI
Caption, Google translated: Malak Manastir village, Elhovo municipality, Yambol region – 3.03.2024 Petar Lyubchev – bagpipes Temelko Ivanov – kaval Panayot Stoychev – piano Tsvetelina Stoycheva – soloisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p9gzOCvvY
Dancing starts at 0:40. Caption, Google translated: Festival in the village of Malomir, Tundzha municipality, Yambol region – 20.06.2025 orchestra Strandzha mood Ivo Gilyov – bagpipes and conductor Petko Penchev – accordion Georgi Ivanov – piano Dobri Matev – kaval – guest … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxKIEKa8f7A
HILARIOUS! A 12-step version here; someone is screwing up, breaking the flow of the line. Leader leaves in disgust, rejoins later. Dancing starts at 2:37 Caption, Google translated: Easter village of Mladovo, Sliven region – 15.06.2024 Orchestra Nashentsi – town of Straldzha consisting of kaval – Ivan Petrov bagpipes – Dimitar Kolev piano – Hristo Georgiev soloist – Katya Georgieva. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzMUiBa5qp4
Caption, Google translated: Folklore Association of Thracians of Nerofraktis The celebration of “Bambos” at Nerofraktis of Drama -2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyLFmymviG4
John Uhlemann wrote: The dance is also done in NE Greece, and is called “Stis Tris”. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXtLLvUX-Es&list=RDgXtLLvUX-Es&start_radio=1 . Of course many of the Greeks there, especially around the Evros valley, are descended from Greeks who were forced to migrate there from Bulgaria. [It became part of Greece in 1920 when it was ceded by Bulgaria as a result of the Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine. During the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922), many Greek refugees from Eastern Thrace, next door, settled in the Evros. DB] The dance is popular among Greek-Americans as well, these days.
I should also add that the 14 count “Dick Crum version” is not done the same way all over. The arguments are usually about whether the step is on the beat or whether it begins with the hop, like most of the Bulgarian versions you started out with in the article. In St. Louis, where Dick taught it, we do the 14 count version with a hop on the beat. Interestingly, Yves Moreau taught it with a step on the beat, as per your video.
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