![]() Young Macedonian girls performing the "Mariovska Tresenica" | |
Genre | Folk dance |
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Time signature | 2 4 |
Origin | Mariovo, North Macedonia |
Tresenica (Macedonian: Tресеница) or Shaking dance in English is a Macedonian oro from the region of Mariovo.
It is a typical women's dance with steady and proud movements and careful balance of the body. The dancers hold hands and begin their dance in semicircle. The dance rhythm is 2
4 and there are four versions of the dance.
See also
Further reading
- Dimovski, Mihailo. (1977:46-51). Macedonian folk dances (Original in Macedonian: Македонски народни ора). Skopje: Naša kniga & Institut za folklor
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