Kolo (dance)
The Kolo ( Bosnian / Croatian / Serbian for circle or round ) is a round dance of the southern Slavs . It is usually danced at social , cultural or religious festivals . Traditionally in the respective national costume . Almost every region in Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Montenegro , Serbia and Slovenia has its own variant of Kolo. Its equivalent in the Bulgarian and Macedonian regions is the Horo or Oro .
Dance form
The Kolo is performed in groups of at least three to several dozen people, holding each other's hands, waist, or shoulders. With Kolo, the feet are mainly moved in simple to complex dance steps , with other variants the hips, shoulders and arms move rhythmically with them.
The Kolo can be danced by mixed groups of women and men in a closed circle or in one or more lines.
music
The music of the same name for Kolo is usually fast-paced and is usually played with an accordion , but also with a frula (traditional version of the recorder ), a tamburica , sargija or a harmonica .
In some regions, such as the north of Timočka Krajina , there is sometimes singing to the music.
literature
- Horst Koegler and Helmuth Günther : Reclams Ballettlexikon . Stuttgart, 1984, p. 249. ISBN 3-15-010328-2
- Otto Schneider, with the assistance of Riki Raab : Tanzlexikon . Hollinek, Vienna and Schott Verlag, Mainz 1985, p. 284. ISBN 3-7957-2800-2 .
- Ljubica and Danica Jankovic: Dances of Yugoslavia . London 1952.
- Anneliese Schmolke and Herbert Langhans: European Dances, Book 4: Yugoslavia . Möseler Verlag, Wolfenbüttel 1957.
- Guillaume Capus: A Travers la Bosnie Et L'Herzegovine: Etudes Et Impressions de Voyage . Hachette, Paris 1896, La danse du "Kolo".
See also
Web links
- Seljanćica Kolo (peasant dance) , melody and description of the dance