Ballroom Dances originated in the Western world. The term "ballroom dancing" is derived from the word ball, which in turn originates from the Latin word ballare which means "to dance".
Traditional Dances from the Balkans - Bulgaria, Greece, Romania,
Here you can read more about Bulgarian Traditional Dances with their commonly written rhythms and time signatures. Bellow you can see the most popular Bulgarian horo, danced by Lira Group Dance Company. Enjoy the dances from the Balkans - Romania, Greece and Serbia. The Balkans folk music is enormously melodic, abundantly ornate, vibrant with its irregular meters and unmatched rhythm. Folk dancers often speak in terms of "quick" and "slow" instead of a steady meter.
The performance team of Lira Group Dance Company participated in:
Balkanfolk - Bulgaria July 2007, Cuban salsa worshop in Cuba, October 2007; Latino Carnival in Sofia, Bulgaria, March 2008; Bachata and Merengue workshop and bulgarian folklore-dance exchange - Dominican Republik, May 2008; Balkanfolk - Bulgaria, July 2008, Punjab International Folk-Dance Festivals - India, November 2008, Christmass Salsa Night - Bulgaria, December 2008, Vuchkov's TV show - February 2009, IV National Festival "Where is the Bulgarians" - May 2009, Veselopopolis 2009, Father's Day - June 2009.
Coming: IV International Festival in Bodrum, Turkey - September 2009
Here you can read more about cuban salsa, domincan merengue, bachata and mangolina, the history of conga. See our movies from Cuba and Dominican Republik.
