Petrunino horo

Petrunino horo is a Bulgarian dance from the Shope region in north-west Bulgaria.[1]

Overview

The tunes that Petrunino horo is danced to are commonly found in compilations of Bulgarian dance music. The dance is part of the repertoire of nearly every professional Bulgarian folk troupe. The Petrunino horo is one of the two main examples of Bulgarian dances in 12/16 meter.[2]

Meter

Petrunino horo is commonly played and danced in a 12/16 meter. The meter is similar to that of the Eleno Mome tune in that the major groupings are counted as slow, slow, quick, medium. The main difference between Petrunino horo and Eleno Mome is that in Petrunino horo, the second slow is divided into two, yielding a slow, quick, quick, quick, medium. This rhythm is used in almost every measure of most versions of the dance.[3]

Folk dance teachers

Teachers of Petrunino horo include David Vinski, Dick Crum, Jaap Leegwater, and Daniella Ivanova-Nyberg.[4]

References
  1. Petrunino Horo dance notes Dunav.org website. Accessed 7 September 2015.
  2. Barber E. W. The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance. W. W. Norton & Company, 2013. ISBN 0393089215, 9780393089219 Accessed at Google Books 27 September 2015.
  3. Antokoletz A. E. et al. (ed.)Bartok Perspectives : Man, Composer, and Ethnomusicologist. Oxford University Press, USA, 2000 p. 205 ISBN 019977112X, 9780199771127.
  4. Dick Oakes master teacher biographies. Phantom Ranch website.
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