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Hora dance form

The term Hora is used for ;

1 . Hora is the name for the large circle dance and is the most widespread dance in Romania , partly because any number of participants of both men and women , of any ability or age , can join in . Hora is frequently performed as a ritual dance at weddings and funerals . In southern Romania and Moldavia Hora is the introductory dance to the dance cycle , whereas in Transylvania and Maramureş it is rarely performed at the village Hora .

2 . The fixed form chain dances to moderate tempo Hora music are classified as Hora , however often have specific names other than Hora .

3 . The term Hora is also used for the Sunday village dance , even where the Hora dance does not form part of the dance cycle . The hold in Hora has the hands joined at shoulder height and held slightly forward . The formation is a closed circle , apart from in some parts of Banat and north Oltenia where it is danced in an open circle with a leader who can take the dance into a spiral . Mostly these dances progress to the right , often with a diagonal forward and back path . The Romania Hora is a structured in 2 or 4 measure phrases . Unlike the Bulgarian Pravo Horo and Macedonian Oro which are structured in 3 measure phrases , however the Horo from north west Bulgaria and the Sitno from northern Bulgaria , have a similar form to the Romanian Hora .

Hora dance types

There are several basic variants of Hora , particularly evident in the south of Romania .

� Hora mare ( large Hora ), Hora dreaptă ( straight Hora ), or Hora mare dreaptă is the most social chain dance . The Horalente ( slow Hora ) and Hora mare Bucovineasca are at a slower tempo , rhythmically between 5 / 16 and 3 / 8 .

� Hora n ' două parţi ( bi-directional Hora ) includes the many fixed choreography chain dances which alternate between moving to the right and left . Include within this category , or often separately ; o Hora pe bătaie ( stamping Hora ) o Hora iute ( fast Hora ) o bi-directional dances in other rhythms and mixed rhythms

� " Ternary " structure Hora type contains a number of dances to Hora music that are based on 3 measure structures non-concordant with the 4 measure music . This structure is most common in Carpathian Brâul and Sârba . Note : within musical terminology " ternary " describes an A-B-A structure of the piece where B is a contrasting part or another dance . In Romanian dance terminology " ternary " is used for micro structuring of motifs or steps in threes .

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