Colorful costumes, captivating music, horo chain dances and melodic songs evoking a volcano of emotions…
The Bulgarian warm-blooded chain dances, most often performed in uneven rhythms, are an integral part of Bulgaria’s business card abroad. The performances of the Bulgarian folklore ensembles literally blow off every audience and often take first prizes at international folklore festivals.
The Bulgarian folk dance is an incredibly beautiful and original art. Each Bulgarian region has its own horo chain dances and choreography. That is why Bulgaria is divided into several ethnographic regions and each one is distinguished by its folk costumes, traditions and spectacular dances, not to mention the fact that one and the same horo chain dance is performed differently in two neighboring villages.
All this wealth of rhythms, colors and emotions is kept alive today. It is even developed in various dance schools in Bulgaria and abroad!
You can learn more about the beauty of the Bulgarian horo chain dances from Radio Bulgaria’s article “Magic of Bulgarian folk dances captivates more and more young people”.
Compiled by: Veneta Nikolova
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