Daychovo horo

Daichovo horo (Bulgarian: Дайчово хopo) is a Bulgarian folk dance. It is unique in two ways: it is a circle dance (most Bulgarian dances are either line or couple dances), and yet it has a leader (most circle dances have no leader).

Dance steps

The dance has a basic step pattern consisting of a lift of the right knee on the first beat, followed by three steps in place. This pattern is repeated, alternating which knee is lifted. Each pattern is done in a single measure of 9 beats (9
8
) with a pattern of "quick-quick-quick-slow". A leader in the circle can then call out variations to be performed, starting on the first beat of a pattern (when the right knee would be lifted). This is done as a banter between the leader and the rest of the circle. Following the banter, the entire circle performs the variation, and then resumes the basic dance step.

The banter and most variations take up four measures of the music. This means that the leader can choose to call a new variation during the execution of the current variation; if this occurs, the dancers execute the next variation without resuming the basic step.

A sample variation consists of:

Each variation has its own name, and it is not uncommon for new variations to be developed within a given group. Other variations include:

See also

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