Gankino horo ( bg, Ганкино хоро, lit=Ganka’s dance) is a

Bulgarian folk dance Bulgarian folk dances are intimately related to the music of Bulgaria. This distinctive feature of Balkan folk music is the asymmetrical meter, built up around various combinations of 'quick' and 'slow' beats. The music, in Western musical notat ...

written in 11 (undecuple) = 2+2+3+2+2

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(typically or ) similar to

kopanitsa Kopanitsa or kopanica (called in some regions Gankino) is the name for a family of lively folk dances from western Bulgaria done to music in meter, and also sometimes for the accompanying music. Some sources describe the rhythm in terms of "quick" ...

or krivo horo. The name ''gankino'' seems to be used mostly in northern Bulgaria. The basic gankino horo is a three-measure dance using the step structure also common in the dances: Dunavsko (Danubian Pravo), Povarnoto (also known as Devetorka in

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) and Eleno Mome. The three measures comprise a seven-step grapevine, starting right foot to the right, L cross in front — two measures. The third measure is a three-step grapevine to the left: left steps left, R cross in back. L to the L.

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Audio file of Gankino horo

Gankino Horo performed by "Fandujo", an italian acoustic trio

Barcelona Gipsy Klezmer BalKan Orchestra
Bulgarian dances {{folk-dance-stub

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