Trite Pûti, ТРИТЕ ПЪТИ, Trite Pâti, Triti Pati, Triti Puti, Trite P’ti, – Living dance

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.

‘OFFICIAL’ VERSION – 16 COUNTS

An ‘official’ version. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vz3Dyv2kmQ
2022.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK2LnRA66EQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDlBDbjpQo
Yves Moreau in Jerusalem, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zypgUQog4no
2014 Caption, Google translated: Bulgarian dance at a wedding celebration.
2022. Plovdiv, Bulgarian national folklore music – Николай Димов https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CixlM-BVcc
2022 Caption, Google translated: Triti Pati with the Burgas Orchestra.
Horishte Burgas – 1.09.2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhN7s8DbX4w

‘OFFICIAL’ VERSION 2 – 14 COUNTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiKJNAaJdZ4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z5tjzTENT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ROHxwzGPpU

SIMPLIFIED 14-COUNT VERSIONS

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
As taught be Dick Crum, as learned from the Bulgarian dance group of Homestead, Pennsylvania. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fEU2djuiU
Ottawa, Canada, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HHfqowfn54

A SIMPLIFIED 12-COUNT VERSION

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
Elhovo – October 7, 2023
Somewhere on the West Coast, USA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWW5Wan_Z_0

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