This is a dance from Mariovo - the area nearby the town Prilep - Central Macedonia. It express the women's main role at the traditional Macedonian family. The steps are very strong, balanced and gracefully. The costumes are exclusively rich and beautiful - mostly in red color with many patterns and details. |
"TRESENICA" - female dance |
This dance has characteristic steps with alternate changing of foot-fingers and foot-back. The dancers must be conditionally very well prepared because of exhausting strong and hard steps full of energy. They have to have natural sense of rhythm and orientation. |
The dancers are wearing shoes. The dance is performing with orchestra suite component of classical instruments like guitar, accordion, drum ("tapan") etc. |
(C) 1995-2004 Ensemble Of Folk Dances And Songs "SKOPJE" Naroden Front 17-I/9, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia |
Choreography: Jonce Hristovski Music: Gorgi Dimcevski Scenography: Slobodan Manasievic |
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