2. Комитско Либе (Komitsko Libe)
A dance of commitment from the Pirin region in southwest Bulgaria.
Choreography by Kiril Haralampiev.
Venci, Galina, Inna, Emilia, Elena, Chavdar
A dance of commitment from the Pirin region in southwest Bulgaria.
Choreography by Kiril Haralampiev.
Venci, Galina, Inna, Emilia, Elena, Chavdar
A female ritual dance from the Pirin region in southwest Bulgaria.
Emilia, Guergana, Galina, Tsvetina, Mihaela, Iva, Inna, Jianying, Elena, Mariya, Venci, Nicole
Ginka is a female name. This dance is common in Bulgaria and originates from the Pirin region.
Evgeni, Guergana, Iva, Tsvetina, Jianying, Mariya, Nicole, Chavdar
A common dance from the Pirin region in southwest Bulgaria.
Stage left: Inna, Elena, Venci, Tsvetina
Stage right: Galina, Emilia, Mihaela, Guergana
A female dance connected with spring rituals and traditionally danced on Еньовден (Enyov Day / St. John's Eve). The wreaths are made from flowers and herbs believed to have a healing power.
Stage left: Galina, Jianying, Nicole, Emilia, Mariya, Iva
Stage right: Inna, Elena, Venci, Tsvetina, Mihaela, Guergana
A dance from western Bulgaria.
*Performed by Algara Folk Dance Group:
Galina S., Albena, Bisera, Galina
N., Iskra, Ioana, Kalina, Krasimira, Maria R., Maria B., Spassena, Tanya, Toska,
Vessela P., Vessela D., Virginiya
A dance from Bulgaria's Danube (northern) region, referencing the Danube river that runs along the border with Romania.
Evgeni, Nicole, Tsvetina, Guergana, Emilia, Mihaela, Inna, Galina, Jianying, Mariya, Elena, Venci
A dance from Bulgaria's northern region ("severniashkа" translates to "northern").
Stage left: Chavdar, Inna, Emilia, Tsvetina, Mihaela
Stage right: Venci, Galina, Elena, Guergana
A ritual Easter dance originating from Kozichino, a village in eastern Bulgaria close to the Black Sea. The village is also known as Erkech, a portmanteau from the Turkish "erken geç" (go faster) dating back to the Ottoman Empire.
This song is from the Philip Kutev National Folklore Ensemble and belongs to The Golden Collection of Bulgarian Folk Heritage.
Choreography by Margarita Dikova.
Venci, Elena, Galina, Tsvetina, Inna, Emilia, Guergana, Jianying, Mihaela, Chavdar
A dance from Varna, a city on the Black Sea.
Stage left: Inna, Guergana, Mihaela, Jianying, Chavdar, Evgeni
Stage right: Emilia, Tsvetina, Mariya, Nicole
A dance from Sadovo, a village in midsouthern Bulgaria close to Plovdiv. "Krivo" translates to "crooked".
Chavdar, Venci, Elena, Tsvetina, Mihaela, Emilia, Galina, Inna
A dance from the Rodopi mountains in midsouthern Bulgaria.
1st row: Venci, Galina, Elena, Inna, Mihaela, Tsvetina
2nd row: Emilia, Guergana, Jianying, Mariya, Nicole
Chavdar, Evgeni
A dance from western Bulgaria.
Stage left: Elena, Guergana, Tsvetina, Galina, Inna, Evgeni
Stage right: Venci, Misha, Chavdar
A female dance from Bulgaria's Strandzha (southeast) region. Buenek references the costumes worn for spring rituals.
*Performed by Algara Folk Dance Group:
Galina S., Albena, Bisera, Galina
N., Iskra, Ioana, Kalina, Krasimira, Maria R., Maria B., Spassena, Tanya, Toska,
Vessela P., Vessela D., Virginiya
A dance from the Pirin region in southwest Bulgaria.
*Performed by Algara Folk Dance Group:
Galina S., Albena, Bisera, Galina
N., Iskra, Ioana, Kalina, Krasimira, Maria R., Maria B., Spassena, Tanya, Toska,
Vessela P., Vessela D., Virginiya
A dance from the Shopski region in western Bulgaria.
Stage left: Tsvetina, Venci, Elena, Jianying, Mariya, Nicole
Stage right: Evgeni, Emilia, Mihaela, Guergana
A dance from the Shopski region in western Bulgaria.
Stage left: Inna, Guergana, Mihaela, Chavdar, Evgeni
Stage right: Tsvetina, Mariya, Nicole
A dance performed as an Easter ritual ("Velikden" translates to Easter).
Venci, Galina, Elena, Emilia, Inna, Mihaela, Guergana, Tsvetina, Jianying, Mariya, Nicole, Chavdar, Evgeni
A dance from the Shopski region in western Bulgaria, close to the capital of Sofia.
1st row: Evgeni, Venci, Elena, Galina, Inna, Mihaela, Tsvetina
2nd row: Chavdar, Emilia, Guergana, Iva, Jianying, Mariya, Nicole
Yasna Voices:
Special thank you to the Hristo Botev Bulgarian school for allowing us to use some of their costumes.
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