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The most significant features of the khorovod dance is to hold hands or the little finger of the partners while dancing in a circle. The circle dance symbolised in ancient Russian culture "moving around the sun" and was a pagan rite with the meaning of unity and friendship. The female organizer or leader of the dance was called khorovodnitsa.
Traditional dance costumes vary from region to region. Bordering regions are mostly more similar to each other. [7] Various kolos are performed at social ceremonies. Often traditional clothing, which is unique to a region, is worn. The most common kolo is the narodno kolo or drmeš; a standard step followed by accordion music.
Dancing tradition in Serbia is represented by various styles of dance, commonly called Kolo. The word originates from the Slavic word meaning a 'wheel,' circle, or circuit. Kolo is a collective dance, where dancers hold each other's hands in either a V or W formation, making a chain or a union.
The traditional kolo is a circle dance, a relatively simple dance common throughout other Slavic countries in which dancers follow each other around the circle. Due to emigration, Croatian folk dance groups are prevalent throughout the diaspora , most notably the United States , Canada , Australia, and Germany .
Performers of kolkali in Thrissur, Kerala.. Kolkali is a folk art performed in Malabar region of Kerala, India. [1] The dance performers move in a circle, striking small sticks and keeping rhythm with special steps. [2]
Nijemo kolo (pronounced [nijêːmo kôlo]) is a silent dance originating from the Dalmatian hinterland in southern Croatia. In 2011 it was inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists .
A similar dance form practiced in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is known as Kolannalu. [12] In Karnataka it is known as Kolata. [13] [14] Dandiya Raas practiced in Gujarat and parts of North India uses similar sticks and has some commonalities with kolattam. [15] [6] Sometimes, long colored ribbons are used instead of sticks to dance. [16]
The types of dances upon which Dvořák based his music include the furiant, the dumka, the polka, the sousedská, the skočná, the mazurka, the odzemek, the špacírka, the kolo and the polonaise. Most of the Slavonic Dances make use of Czech dance patterns with the exception of dumka (Ukrainian), kolo (Serbian) and odzemek (Slovak).