Yove male mome ( bg, Йове мале моме; Jove male mome, Jove malaj mome, "Jova, little girl"), also called Povela e Yova (Повела е Йова), is a fast

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. It is done to a = compound meter with alternating (sub-)bars of 7+11, in their turn divided into common chetvorno and

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rhythms. Some dancers count it as 3-2-2, 2-2-3-2-2 or SQQ-QQSQQ, "S" meaning "slow", and "Q" meaning "quick". It originates from the traditional dance ''Jove'' from the

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region of

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. Yove male mome is a complicated

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performed in a curved line or open circle, with each dancer holding their neighbours by the belt. Dancers may also hold hands if belts are not available. One common version has seven patterns of four bars each. Musical renditions of the song often feature the traditional Bulgarian

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. The dance is popular among

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rs around the world. Its choreography was first introduced outside of Bulgaria by US folkdance instructor Dennis Boxell in

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, 1966.

Lyrics

Повела е Йова - хоро :Повела е Йова, леле, :два коня на вода, леле, :два коня на вода. :Йове, мала моме, леле, :Йове, мала моме. :Па си един пои, леле, :с вода размътена, :а другия пои :с вода избистрена. :Що си коня пои :с вода размътена, :този ѝ е коня :на милото братче. :Що си коня пои :с вода избистрена, :този ѝ е коня :на милото либе. From Манол Тодоров, Българска народна музика, Музика Софна (1976), p. 109.

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Lyrics with translationLyrics by Bulgarian singer Hristina Boteva
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