This dance is from eastern Serbia.
Pronunciation: TSER-noh-rech-ka ROO-mehn-kah
Music: 2/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 9
Formation: Open circle; belt hold or V-pos.
Styling: Very small steps, with slight movement up and down throughout dance.
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View the pdf here.
This dance is from the Vlach region of eastern Serbia.
Pronunciation: mah-nah-steer-YAHN-kah
Music: 2/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 1
Formation: Open circle, belt hold or V-pos.
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This is a dance from the city of Niš, southern Serbia. This used to be a women’s dance, with men joining for Fig II, but is now danced by all.
Pronunciation: NISH-kah roo-MEHN-kah
Music: 2/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 8
Formation: Open circle, belt hold or V-pos
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This dance comes from the city of Vranje and the Vranjsko Polje region in southern Serbia.
Pronunciation: PEHM-beh
Music: 4/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 3
Formation: Open circle, hands held at shoulder height, slightly fwd, bent at elbows
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This dance comes from the city of Vranje and the Vranjsko Polje region in southern Serbia.
Pronunciation: PEHM-beh
Music: 4/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 5
Formation: Open circle of dancers; alternating M and W, M face out and W face in, holding hands at shldr height, arms almost straight, so that they form an inner circle of men and an outer circle of women. Turn body slightly twd LOD. Note: When a woman dances in the man’s position, she should dance the woman’s steps.
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This dance comes from eastern Serbia.
Pronunciation: poh-LOHM-kah
Music: 2/4 meter (counted as 1-e-&-a-, 2-e-&-a-) Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 4
Formation: Open circle, hands in belt hold, or V-pos.
Styling: Very small, light steps (not stampy)
Presented by Miroslav "Bata" Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This dance comes from central Serbia. The name means “Old Djurdjevka's Dance.”
Pronunciation: STAH-rah joor-JEHV-kah
Music: 2/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 7
Formation: Closed or open circle, hands joined in V pos.
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2012. View pdf here.
This dance is from southeastern Serbia.
Pronunciation:
Music: 2/4 meter Serbian Folk Dance, Vol. 3, Track 2
Formation: Open circle, belt hold or V-pos.
Styling: Light, flat footed, with knee flexes on each step.
Presented by Miroslav “Bata” Marčetić in 2013. View pdf here.
