This is a wedding dance from the Vardar Valley. The svekrvino (groom’s mother) is draped with
peppers and she leads the beginning and ending dance of the wedding. If no band is available, the dance is done to singing.
Pronunciation: SVEH-kur-vee-noh OH-roh
Music: 7/8 meter, counted 1 2 3 Makedonski Narodni Pesni i Ora, Stockton Folkdance Camp 2011, Band 8
Formation: Mixed line or open circle; hands joined in W-position.
Presented by Fusae Senzaki-Carroll in 2011. View pdf here.
