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BG Bosnian Club Musicians & Dancers Traditional Bosnian Music & Kolo Dance |
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20 participants from the Bosnian club will perform the Kolo dance choreographed by Lipjankic Safija and accompanied by musicians Mirza Causevic (synthesizer) and Rusmir Kurahovic (DJ). The leaders of the program will be: Hajric Azra, Karic Azra, and Bikic Bahir.
The singer will be Mensur Mujanovic. He was born 6-8-1976 in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He started singing in 2000. He sang with known singers from the former Yugoslavia, who came to perform in our area, including: Mitar Miric, Sejo Kalac, Saban Saulic, Cira, and others. He is a member of the Bosnian Club. And besides singing in this area, he also has sung in Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Nashville, and other cities. He was winner twice of the amateur singers competition for America, organized by the TV station BN. He likes to "satisfy the audience and its soul".. Visit their booth to join artist Mirzet Mustafic in painting or see a food demonstration. Kolo Dance: Starobosansko Kolo Danas is an example of a "silent dance", performed with no instrumental music accompaniment. The dance originated in the Glamoc Valley in Bosnia. This ancient ritual dance dates from the five century long domination of the Balkans by the Ottoman Empire. In many areas, the Turkish overlords forbade dancing in order to break down the strong native culture. The defiant peasants retreated to the mountains and danced in silence, accompanied only by the jingle of the coins and the pounding of the dancers' feet. It was performed at public gatherings, such as a local patron Saint's day, regional and national holidays, and weddings. |
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| One of the implicit functions of dancing in the past was to test the health of the dancers, particularly unmarried women, before family arrangements were made for marriage. During this dance, families kept an eye on the village girls to see which one could dance the longest and jump the highest. It was not unusual for the men of the family to take turns dancing with the prospective bride to test her endurance. The silent dance has a dance leader/caller, or kolovodja, who is either male or female depending upon the requirements of the dance. In Starobosansko Kolo, first a female, then a male leads the dance. He or she gives verbal or movement cues to designate the change of steps, rhythm, dynamics or pattern of the dancing. The kolovodja is usually recognized as the most skilled and dynamic dancer within the dance group. |
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