Староселски хорà и игри
Horo Folk Dances and Games From the Village of Staro Selo

Summary/Abstract: The proposed study presents traditional Horo folk dances and games from Staro Selo village, Tutrakan municipality. On the border of two ethnographic groups – Hartsoi and Grebentsi, the dance folklore of the settlement has preserved ancient patterns, also influenced by Shikovtsi, Sartovtsi, and Glavantsi. Correlations between them driven by migration processes in Southern Dobrudzha create region-specific traditional practices featuring Horo dances and games. Through comparative analysis of samples from neighbouring and remote communities, it is determined which are local and which are incorporated. The difference, compared to the Hartsoi ethnographic group from the interior of the habitat, is that the villagers from Staro Selo interpret the dances of the newcomers, making them their own, but at the same time, they also preserve the original. The conclusion is that they broaden their repertoire by adopting samples from nearby and faraway ethnographic groups and thus create a region-specific dance folklore.

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