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Kolo

Serbian kolo from Šumadija
Native name	Коло (Serbian)
Genre	Circle dance
Origin	Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Serbia

Kolo (Serbian: Коло) is a South Slavic circle dance, found under this name in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia. It is inscribed on the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Serbia.

Description

The circle dance is usually performed amongst groups of at least three people and up to several dozen people. Dancers hold each other's hands or each other's waists. They form a circle, a single chain or multiple parallel lines.

Kolo requires almost no movement above the waist. The basic steps are easy to learn. Experienced dancers demonstrate virtuosity by adding different ornamental elements, such as syncopated steps. Each region has at least one unique kolo. It is difficult to master the dance and even most experienced dancers cannot master all of them.

Kolo is performed at weddings, social, cultural, and religious ceremonies. Some dances require both men and women to dance together, others require only the men or only the women.

Music

The music is generally fast-paced. The dance was used by Antonín Dvořák in his Slavonic Dances – the Serbian kolo is the seventh dance from opus 72.

Traditional dance costume

Traditional dance costumes vary from region to region. Bordering regions are mostly more similar to each other.

Various kolos are performed at social ceremonies. Often traditional clothing, which is unique to a region, is worn. The most common kolo is the narodno kolo or drmeš; a standard step followed by accordion music.

Other South Slavic circle dances

Elsewhere in South Slavic countries, there is horo (Bulgarian: хоро) in Bulgaria and oro (Macedonian: оро) in North Macedonia and Montenegro.

See also

• Armenian dance
• Assyrian folk dance
• Croatian dances
• Dabke
• Faroese dance
• Greek dances
• Hora (dance), an equivalent of the kolo
• Khorovod, an Eastern European circle dance
• Kurdish dance
• Serbian dances
• Turkish dance

References

1. "Kolo, Traditional Dance in Serbia". unesco.org.
2. ^ "UNESCO - Kolo, traditional folk dance". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
3. ^ "Kolo". www.crkvenikalendar.com.
4. ^ "kolo" (2009). Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
5. "Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 7 (Antonín Dvořák)". LA Phil. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
6. "Ethnic Heritage - National Cotumes". www.serbia.com. Retrieved 2020-10-03.

External links

• Music and video of the basic Kolo
• Kolo, traditional folk dance on the Unesco YouTube channel

v t e Circle dance
Types	Adana An dro Assyrian khigga Ballu tundu Berd Cachua Dabke Dances of Universal Peace Faroese Ganggangsullae Ghost dance Halay Hora Karikázó Khorovod Kolo Körtánc Kurdish dance Letkajenkka Mayim Mayim Pontic Greek Syrtos Tamzara Tarantella Thabal chongba Tresenica
Related	Barmaley Fountain Circumambulation Ecstatic dance Folk dance Participation dance Ring a Ring o' Roses Sacred dance Bernhard Wosien
List of dances

v t e Intangible Heritage of Serbia
Oral tradition and language	Singing accompanied by gusle Era-style humor Toasts Pirot-style storytelling Vukov sabor
Performing arts (music, dance, and various productions)	Gusle Groktalica singing Clamor singing Ojkača singing Urban songs from Vranje Singing along a bee swarm Kolo Rumenka kolo dance Bagpipe playing Pipe-playing practice Kaval playing Dragačevo Trumpet Festival in Guča Trumpeting
Social practice, rituals and holidays (customs, beliefs, myths, festivals)	Slava Saint George's Day Prayer – St. George’s Day ritual Prince Marko’s Wedding – carnival wedding at Štrpce Easter Ritual of Guarding Jesus Christ's Tomb Burning of Petrovdan “lila” torches, lilanje Vertep Bela vila – Easter customs in Velika Hoča Lazarica processions from Sirinićka Župa Aunty Bibia Weather crosses
Knowledge and skills related to nature and the universe
Traditional art (crafts, handicrafts, cuisine)	Ritual of making and lighting farmer candles Rug-making in Pirot Making of Sjenica-Pešter type of rugs Rug-making in Stapar Kosovo-style embroidery Bezdan damask Weaving bošča aprons Double-stranded knitting of woolen socks Opanak-making craft Craft of stonemasonry, Bela Voda Zlakusa pottery Making of bread baking pan (crepulja) in Ražanj ( Wooden flask making in Pilica village Craft of coppersmith Craft of filigree work Slovak naive art painting Belmuž Making of Pirot hard cheese Pazar meat pie prepared in traditional way Cooking žmare, “žumijar” Kajmak making Cipovka – knowledge and skills in preparing traditional bread in Vojvodina Plum brandy
Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of Serbia

• Bosnian dances
• Croatian folk dances
• Serbian folk dances
• European folk dances
• Dance forms in classical music
• Circle dances