Komarevsko Horo

A dance from Komarevo (Mosquitoville) near Pleven, North Bulgaria. It combines elements of the Pajduško in 5/8 meter and the Dajovo in 9/8 meter. It is danced to the song Radka Platno Tâe made famous by the legendary singer Boris Mašalov. Learned in Bulgaria from Živko Petrov in 1970.

Pronunciation:  Koh-MAH-ref-skoh hoh-ROH
Music: Yves Moreau CD YM-UOP-07, track 7
Rhythm: 5/8 + 9/8. Counted here as 1-2, 1-2-3, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2, 1-2-3 or
Q-S-Q-Q-Q-S (1,2, 3,4,5,6)
Formation: Short mixed lines, hands joined down in V-pos. Face LOD, wt on L.

Presented by Yves Moreau in 2007. View pdf here.