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- Title
BAR STRUCTURE OF BALKAN FOLK DANCES FORMS.
- Authors
Stanimirović, Milan; Mutavdžić, Vladimir
- Abstract
A review of previous research on the bar structure of Balkan folk dances, showed that it is evident that this large and very specific ethno-choreological area is characterized by its special characteristics. The aim of this research was oriented to the determination of the bar structure of the basic dancing forms of selected Balkan folk dances, as well as their individual variants. The research includes some of the most typical representatives of folk dances from Serbia, Bulgaria and Macedonia. We analyzed 21 folk dances with totally of 39 dancing forms. The descriptive method was used during the research, and the following, among the Serbian folk dances, were analyzed:1. Moravac 2/4; 2.Čačak 2/4; 3. Rumenka 2/4; 4. Trojanac 2/4; 5. Stara Vlaina 2/4; 6. Šokc 9/8+13/8; 7. Urzikuca 11/8 +7/8; 8. Bugarčica 7/8; 9. Polomka 2/4; 10. Igrale se delije 2/4; 11. Leskovačka četvorka 2/4 and 12. Žikino kolo 7/8. As for Bulgarian folk dances, the following were analyzed: 1. Pravo trakijsko horo 2/4; 2. Zagorska rčenica 7/8; 3. Ile, Ile 9/8; 4. Kopanica 11/16; 5. Jove malai mome 7/8 +11/16 and 6. Petrunino horo 12/8, and among the Macedonian dances: Pajduska 5/8; 2. Eleno mome 7/8 and Serbez Donka 7/8. The research results suggests that the number of bars within the basic dancing form of the analyzed folk dances range from three up to even sixteen. It can be noted that simple and complex bar structures of the folk dances are conditioned by their rhythmical composition, so that the simple bar leads to both simpler structure and dancing technique. Although there are more even structures, it is interesting to note that there are no special rules and patterns concerning presence of the odd and even bar structures. It can be seen that the number of bars in dancing forms of Balkan folk dances is very diverse, so that the bar structure present, beside three and four-part, can also be eight-, nine-, ten- and sixteen-part bar structure.
- Subjects
BALKAN folk dancing; SERBIAN folk dancing; MACEDONIAN folk dancing; BULGARIAN folk dancing; MUSICAL form
- Publication
Activities in Physical Education & Sport, 2012, Vol 2, Issue 2, p258
- ISSN
1857-7687
- Publication type
Article