Paidushko horo
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Paidushko oro is a folk dance
from Macedonia
done to a 5 beat meter
divided into "quick" (2 beat) and "slow" (3 beat) units, abbreviated quick-slow or 2-3. Like many other Balkan folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance. It is traditionally a men's dance, but in modern times it is often performed in lines of both men and women.
It is a line dance
, with the dancers in a line facing left, holding hands. The dance starts moving right with a series of four lift-steps, followed by moving left: crossing the right foot in front of the left, transferring the weight onto the right foot while moving the left foot to the right (this is the characteristic movement of this dance, and is done four times). The dancers next move backwards using a series of four lift-steps.
A number of variations can be seen among individual dancers. For example, instead of moving left with the right foot always crossing in front, a front and back pattern can be used, resulting in a basic grapevine
step. When moving backwards, the lift steps can be replaced by scissor-steps, often ending with a pas-de-basque step.
A common version of this dance is Yambolsko Paidushko Horo (yahm-bohl-sko pie-doosh-ko). http://www.folkdance.com/miller/list.php?option=alpha&aval=y&er=1000
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
from Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
done to a 5 beat meter
Meter (music)
Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented...
divided into "quick" (2 beat) and "slow" (3 beat) units, abbreviated quick-slow or 2-3. Like many other Balkan folk dances, each region or village has its own version of the dance. It is traditionally a men's dance, but in modern times it is often performed in lines of both men and women.
It is a line dance
Line dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Line dancers are not in physical contact...
, with the dancers in a line facing left, holding hands. The dance starts moving right with a series of four lift-steps, followed by moving left: crossing the right foot in front of the left, transferring the weight onto the right foot while moving the left foot to the right (this is the characteristic movement of this dance, and is done four times). The dancers next move backwards using a series of four lift-steps.
A number of variations can be seen among individual dancers. For example, instead of moving left with the right foot always crossing in front, a front and back pattern can be used, resulting in a basic grapevine
Grapevine (dance move)
Grapevine is the name of a dance figure, which may look different in various ballroom, club, and folk dances, but shares a common appearance: it includes side steps and steps across the support foot.-Sequence:...
step. When moving backwards, the lift steps can be replaced by scissor-steps, often ending with a pas-de-basque step.
A common version of this dance is Yambolsko Paidushko Horo (yahm-bohl-sko pie-doosh-ko). http://www.folkdance.com/miller/list.php?option=alpha&aval=y&er=1000