Hora, also known as horo and oro, is a type of
circle dance
Circle dance, or chain dance, is a style of social dance done in a circle, semicircle or a curved line to musical accompaniment, such as rhythm instruments and singing, and is a type of dance where anyone can join in without the need of part ...
originating in Jewish communities and the
Balkans
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but also found in other countries.
Etymology
The name, spelled differently in various countries, is derived from the
Greek
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(''
khorós''): "dance" which is cognate with the
Ancient Greek
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art form of (''
khoreía''). The original meaning of the Greek word may have been "circle".
Also, the words ''hora'' and ''oro'' are found in many
Slavic languages
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and have the meaning of "round (dance)"; the verb ''oriti'' means "to speak, sound, sing" and previously meant "to celebrate".
The
Greek
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() is cognate with
Pontic Greek
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(), and has also given rise to the names of
Bulgarian
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* Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria
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* Bulgarian language, a Slavic language
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* A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria
* Bul ...
(),
Macedonian
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People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...
(),
Romanian
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**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
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, / in
Serbo-Croatian
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, the
Turkish
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*a Turkic language spoken by the Turks
* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
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form and in
Hebrew
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(). The dance of
Georgia
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Georgia may also refer to:
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* Related to the ...
also might be connected to the
Horon
Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey.
Name Etymology
The term ''horon'' derives from Greek ''choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest ins ...
dance in the neighbouring Turkish regions, as it rose out of the
Adjara
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region, where
Kartvelian Kartvelian may refer to:
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* Kartvelian languages
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* Georgians
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Laz people
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co-existed for centuries with Greek
Pontians
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.
Variants
Romania and Moldova
![Stamp of Moldova md423](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Stamp_of_Moldova_md423.jpg)
Horă (plural: hore) is a traditional
Romanian
Romanian may refer to:
*anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania
**Romanians, an ethnic group
**Romanian language, a Romance language
***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language
**Romanian cuisine, traditional ...
and where the dancers hold each other's hands and the circle spins, usually counterclockwise, as each participant follows a sequence of three steps forward and one step back. The dance is usually accompanied by musical instruments such as the
cymbalom
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,
accordion
Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...
,
violin
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,
viola
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,
double bass
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,
saxophone
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,
trumpet
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or the
pan pipes
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.
The hora is popular during wedding celebrations and festivals, and is an essential part of the social entertainment in rural areas. One of the most famous hore is the "''
Hora Unirii
"Hora Unirii" () is a poem by Vasile Alecsandri, published in 1856. The music of the song was composed by . The song is sung and danced especially on January 24, the anniversary of the day in which the Romanian United Principalities were formally ...
''" ("Hora of the Union"), which became a Romanian patriotic song as a result of being the hymn when
Wallachia
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and
Moldavia
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united
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to form the
Principality of Romania
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in 1859. During the 2006/2007 New Year's Eve celebration, when
Romania
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and
Bulgaria
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joined the
European Union
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, people were dancing ''
Hora Bucuriei'' ("Hora of Joy") over the boulevards of
Bucharest
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as a tribute to the EU anthem,
Ode to Joy
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( ro, Odă bucuriei). Some of the biggest hora circles can be found on early 20th century movies filmed by the
Manaki brothers
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in
Pindus
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, Greece, and performed by local
Aromanians
The Aromanians ( rup, Armãnji, Rrãmãnji) are an Ethnic groups in Europe, ethnic group native to the southern Balkans who speak Aromanian language, Aromanian, an Eastern Romance language. They traditionally live in central and southern Alba ...
.
Horo in Bulgaria
![Jan Mrkvička-Shopsko horo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Jan_Mrkvi%C4%8Dka-Shopsko_horo.jpg)
The traditional
Bulgarian dance ''
horo'' ( bg, хоро) comes in many shapes. It is not necessary to be in a circle; a curving line of people is also acceptable. The steps used in a horo dance are extremely diverse. The horo may vary between three and seven or eight steps forward and one to five or six steps back, depending on the specific type.
There are more than five types of horo that are usually danced at every wedding. They differ by the rhythm of the music and the steps taken. There are no two horo dances with similar steps. There are probably over one hundred types of horo dances in the
Bulgarian folklore The main Bulgarian celebration events are :
* Martenitsa, all of March, beginning with the 1st of march
* Nestinari
* Kukeri
* Koleda (Christmas), Koledari
* Velikden (Easter)
* Name Days
* International Mother's Day, March 8
* Independence Day, ...
.
In the past, the horo dance had a social role in Bulgarian society. It was mainly for fun, as a contest of skills, or for show, leading to the development of the variety of horo dances. There are hora for people with little skill that can be learned in five to ten minutes, but there are also very sophisticated dances that cannot be learned unless one is fluent in many of the simpler dances.
Oro in North Macedonia
North Macedonia
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uses the
Cyrillic
, bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця
, fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs
, fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic
, fam3 = Phoenician
, fam4 = G ...
spelling of ''oro'' ( mk, оpo). The origins of Macedonian oro vary from its use in socializing and celebrating, to historical dancing before going into battle. ''Teshkoto'', translated "The difficult one", is one of those, danced by men only, the music of which reflects the sorrow and mood of war. The oro is danced in a circle, with men and women holding one another by hand. They are used to celebrate occasions such as weddings, christenings, name-days, national and religious holidays, graduations, birthdays.
Romani horo
The horo is also popular among the
Romani people
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of Southeastern Europe, and the dancing is practically the same as that of the neighboring ethnicities. Romani Horos, and
Romani music
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Historically nomadic, though n ...
in general, are very much appreciated among non-Romani people in the Balkans, as they also have a reputation as the skillful performers of other folk music there.
Jewish horah
Klezmer horah
In
klezmer
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music, the horah refers to a circle dance. The horah has a slow, limping gait in triple meter, often three/eight time (
), and generally leads into a faster and more upbeat duple meter, usually a
freylekh or a
bulgar
Bulgar may refer to:
*Bulgars, extinct people of Central Asia
*Bulgar language, the extinct language of the Bulgars
* Oghur languages
Bulgar may also refer to:
*Bolghar, the capital city of Volga Bulgaria
*Bulgur, a wheat product
* Bulgar, an Ash ...
. Among Yiddish-speaking Jews, the triple-meter hora has also been called ''zhok'' or ''krumer tants'' (meaning "crooked dance").
Israeli horah
The horah (הורה), which differs somewhat from that of some of the Eastern European countries, is widespread in the
Jewish diaspora
The Jewish diaspora ( he, תְּפוּצָה, təfūṣā) or exile (Hebrew: ; Yiddish: ) is the dispersion of Israelites or Jews out of their ancient ancestral homeland (the Land of Israel) and their subsequent settlement in other parts of t ...
and played a foundational role in modern
Israeli folk dancing
Israeli folk dance ( he, ריקודי עם, ''rikudei 'am'', lit. "Folk dances") is a form of dance usually performed to songs in Hebrew, or to other songs which have been popular in Israel, with dances choreographed for specific songs. Israeli d ...
. It became the symbol of the reconstruction of the country by the socialistic-agricultural Zionist movement. Although considered traditional, some claim it rose to popularity due to Hora Agadati, named after dancer and choreographer
Baruch Agadati
Baruch Agadati ( he, ברוך אגדתי, also Baruch Kaushansky-Agadati; January 8, 1895 – January 18, 1976) was a Russian Empire-born Israeli classical ballet dancer, choreographer, painter, and film producer and director.
Biography
Baruch Kau ...
and performed for the first time in 1924. According to
Gurit Kadman
Gurit Kadman ( he, גורית קדמן ; b. March 2, 1897 - March 27, 1987) was an Israeli dance instructor and choreographer, and is considered the mother of Israeli folk dancing.
Biography
Gertrude (Gert) Loewenstein (later Gurit Kadman) was bo ...
, the original melody was a Moldavian folk tune, which in mid-1940s was recognized by composer
Uriya Boskovitz as an anti-Semitic one, and Gurit asked Boskovitz to write a new one. About the same time
Ze’ev Havatselet wrote a lyrics to the tune (found, e.g., in the
Library of Congress
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). Now the dance is usually performed to
Israeli folk songs
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, and sometimes to Jewish songs, often to the music of "
Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila ( he, הָבָה נָגִילָה, ''Hāvā Nāgīlā'', "Let us rejoice") is a Jewish folk song. It is traditionally sung at celebrations, such as weddings. Written in 1918, it quickly spread through the Jewish diaspora.
History ...
".
To start the dance, everybody forms a circle, holding hands or interlocking arms behind their backs or on their shoulders and steps forward toward the left with the right foot, then follows with the left foot. The right foot is then brought back, followed by the left foot. This is done while holding hands and circling together in a fast and cheerful motion to the left. Large groups allow for the creation of several
concentric
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circles, or a large spiral formation.
In the early days, horah was popular mainly in
kibbutz
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im and small communities, often continuing for hours.
The horah became popular in group dances throughout
Israel
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, and at weddings and other celebrations by Jews in Israel, the
United States
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,
United Kingdom
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, and
Canada
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. The dance appeared in North America in the early 20th century, well before modern Israeli independence, brought directly from Eastern Europe by Jewish immigrants. It also existed before that from Ashkenazi Jews who had made Aliyah to Eretz Yisroel as early as the 1600's/
At Jewish weddings during the horah it is customary to raise the bride and groom, each on their own chair and holding a handkerchief between them, following Jewish tradition. This is also done at
b'nai mitzvah, where the honoree and sometimes his, her or their family members are also raised on a chair, copying the wedding tradition.
The song "
Hora", sung by
Avi Toledano
Avi Toledano ( he, אבי טולדנו; born April 4, 1948) is an Israeli singer and songwriter.
Biography
Avraham ("Avi") Toledano was born in Meknes, Morocco to a Jewish family. At the age of 5, the family relocated to Casablanca, where Toled ...
, who represented Israel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1982
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, is based on this dance.
Other variants
Horon in Turkey
Horon
Horon ( pnt, χορόν, khorón) is a traditional folk dance from Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey.
Name Etymology
The term ''horon'' derives from Greek ''choros'' ( el, χορός, khorós), which means "dance." The earliest ins ...
in several variants is danced in
Black Sea Region
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It is bordered by the Marmara Region to the ...
/
Pontos of modern-day
Turkey
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.
Oro in Montenegro
The oro ( sr-Cyrl, оро) circle dance should not be confused with the
oro
Oro or ORO, meaning gold in Spanish and Italian, may refer to:
Music and dance
* Oro (dance), a Balkan circle dance
* Oro (eagle dance), an eagle dance from Montenegro and Herzegovina
* "Oro" (song), the Serbian entry in the 2008 Eurovision S ...
dance in
Montenegro
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and
Herzegovina
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, which is a paired courtship dance. Its name comes from the
Serbian
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* Serbian language
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See also
*
*
* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
''оrао'', meaning "eagle".
Perinița
Perinița is a traditional Romanian wedding folk dance. The dance is typical in the
Muntenia
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region.
See also
*
Adana (dance)
Adana ( mk, Адана) is a traditional Macedonian ''Oro'', folk dance, from the town of Veles.
It is a man dance with medium fast movements. The dance in the beginning is danced with balancing and later when it in becomes faster is danced wi ...
, a Macedonian oro
*
An Dro
An dro or ''en dro'' (Breton: "The Turn") is a Breton folk dance in . It is a form of a circle dance.
Technique
The dancers link little fingers in a long line, swinging their arms, and moving to their left by taking longer steps in that directi ...
, a
Breton
Breton most often refers to:
*anything associated with Brittany, and generally
** Breton people
** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany
** Breton (horse), a breed
**Ga ...
circle dance
*
Attan
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, a dance performed by Pashtun people in Afghanistan and Pakistan
*
Circle dance
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*
Dabke
''Dabke'' ( ar, دبكة also spelled ''dabka'', ''dubki'', ''dabkeh'', plural ''dabkaat'') is a Levantine Arab folk dance. Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions. The line fo ...
*
Faroese dance
The Faroese chain dance ( fo, Føroyskur dansur, da, Kædedans) is the national circle dance of the Faroe Islands, accompanied by kvæði, the Faroese ballads.
The dance is a typical mediaeval ring dance. The dance is danced traditionally in a ...
*
Horae
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Etymology
The term ''horae'' comes from the Proto-Indo-European ("year").
F ...
*
Khigga
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, an
Assyrian
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* Assyrian people, the indigenous ethnic group of Mesopotamia.
* Assyria, a major Mesopotamian kingdom and empire.
** Early Assyrian Period
** Old Assyrian Period
** Middle Assyrian Empire
** Neo-Assyrian Empire
* Assyrian ...
circle dance
*
Khorovod
The khorovod or horovod ( rus, хорово́д, p=xərɐˈvot, uk, хоровод, translit=khorovod or uk, коло, translit=kolo, label=none, be, карагод , bg, хоро, pl, korowód) is an East Slavs, East Slavic and pagan art ...
, an Eastern European circle dance
*
Kochari
Kochari (, , , , ) is a folk dance originating in the Armenian Highlands. It is performed today by Armenians, while variants are performed by Assyrians, Azerbaijanis (yalli, uchayag, and tello), Kurds (dilan, delîlo, and sêxanî), and Pontic ...
*
Kolo (dance)
Kolo ( sr-Cyrl, Коло) is a UNESCO List of Intagible Cultural Heritage inscribed South Slavic circle dance, found under this name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia.
History
According to Wilkes (1995), the kolo has an Illyrian ...
, Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian circle dance
* , Belarusian circle dance
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Syrtos
Syrtos ( el, συρτός, ''syrtos'' (also ''sirtos''); plural , ''syrtoi'' (also ''sirtoi''); sometimes called in English using the Greek accusative forms ''syrto'' (also ''sirto''); from the el, links=no, σύρω, ''syro'' (also ''siro''), ...
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Tamzara
Tamzara ( hy, Թամզարա, translit=T'amzara; aii, ܬܢܙܪܐ, translit=Tanzara; az, Tənzərə; el, Τάμσαρα, translit=Támsara; tr, Tamzara) is a folk dance native to Armenian Highlands. It is today performed by Armenians, Assyria ...
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Tresenica, a Macedonian oro performed by women
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Yalli
Halay is the national dance of Turkey and a regional category of folk dance styles in central, southern, eastern, and southeastern regions of the country. It is mainly performed by Turks, Arabs, and Kurds in Turkey. Halay and similar dances are ...
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