Some interesting vidoes on YouTube
KCIM - this
is a dance from Texas Camp 2014 that we learned (but stopped doing).
The
video is from an Albanian wedding in Kosovo. Note the
different
variations that the leader does, how the young dancers are
doing
a much simpler step, and that the women start a different
step
when they join in. (Not clear how they can dance on grass in
spike heels.) You should also recognize the tune.
YouTube vidoe of KCIM
YouTube vidoe of KCIM
Valle Osman Takas -
this
is another Albanian dance from Texas Camp that we've been working on
lately.
Be sure to watch until the end, to see the signature move of
this dance. (I'm not going to ever do that, by the way.)
Note that the main line of dancers is doing a single simple step - not the four variations that we learned. (But other videos show other basic steps - so all the ones we learned are reasonably authentic.)
The costumes from this part of Albania look very similar to Greek ones. You can read a bit more about the dance, which Albanians and Greeks dance it, and the history of the man Osman Takas at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_Osman_Taka
YouTube vidoe of Valle Osman Takas
Note that the main line of dancers is doing a single simple step - not the four variations that we learned. (But other videos show other basic steps - so all the ones we learned are reasonably authentic.)
The costumes from this part of Albania look very similar to Greek ones. You can read a bit more about the dance, which Albanians and Greeks dance it, and the history of the man Osman Takas at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_of_Osman_Taka
YouTube vidoe of Valle Osman Takas