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
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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.
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(C) 1995-2004 Ensemble Of Folk Dances And Songs "SKOPJE"
Naroden Front 17-I/9, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
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Choreography: Jonce Hristovski
Music: Gorgi Dimcevski
Scenography: Slobodan Manasievic
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