Hi, dancers,
When you dance Tresenica, can you tell its country of origin?
Tom wrote that he has the original "45 rpm XORO record X-312-A that
identifies Tresenica as a Serbian Kolo. It was recorded in Yugoslavia by
the National Folk Orchestra."
Rick noticed, however, that the dance has a decidedly Macedonian feel
and is sometimes considered a Macedonian dance. He wrote that links
to Tresenica on Folk Dance Musings, "are to Stevo Teodosievski's orchestra
(one with Esma), and that the orchestra and especially Esma are as Macedonian
as you can get."
So we wondered, is Tresenica (the Shaking dance), Serbian or Macedonian?
Andrew Carnie of Folk Dance Musings, who danced with our group
in Detroit in 1997, answered this question.
In a text to Rick, he wrote, "Worth remembering that Serbia is actually
quite diverse. Dances from Banat are very different from šop and sumadija.
South Serbian dances feel Albanian. And dances from the southeast
definitely feel Macedonian. But anyway. Boxell said it
was eastern Serbian and he did the original fieldwork."
So, we're featuring Tresenica as a dance from East Serbia with the understanding that
dances from that area can "definitely feel Macedonian." Your comments are welcome.
Notes: The legendary Dennis Boxell (1940-2010), an expert in Balkan dances,
learned the dance from a "Yugoslav" dance group in London in 1961.
And our dance group sponsored the wonderful Esma Redzepova (1943-2016) in Detroit
in 1997. She was born in N. Macedonia and was known as the Queen of the Gypsies
and of Romani dance. She married Stevo Teodosievski (1924-1997) in 1968.
Dancing is scheduled on Mondays and Fridays in October.
Our SOCKTOBER sock count for the Corner Shower and Laundry
is currently 23 pairs. So this winter, someone will be wearing the
socks that might otherwise have been forgotten in your sock drawer.
Thank you, dancers.
PLAYLIST Monday, October 13, 2025
1. Champs Elysees (France/US)
2. Zaplanjski Cacak (Serbia)
3. Horsey-Horsey (England/France)
4. He Cane (Kurdish/Turkey) TAUGHT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJd9t3jL4sI
5. Rumelaj (Roma)
6. Jeni Jol (Macedonia)
7. Tresenica (East Serbia) REVIEW
https://folkdancemusings.blogspot.com/search?q=tresenica
8. Siriul -Vasilescu version (Romania)
9. Siriul -Lascu version (Romania)
10. Hora Dupa Anton Pann (Romania)
11. Guzelleme (Turkey)
12. Ehun Alargunen Dantza (Basque)
13. Sapri Tama (Israel)
14. Boom -Romano Horo II (Roma)
15. Senjacko Kolo (Serbia)
16. Divcibarsko Kolo (Serbia)
17. Fatise Kolo (Serbia)
18. Kolo Kalendara (Croatia)
19. Vlasko Kolo (Serbia)
20. Siroon Gakav (Armenia)
For educational purposes only.
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