Pembe
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Pembe (Пембе) is a Macedonian oro from the region of Veles.
It is a mixed man and woman dance with steady movements on whole feet with a characteristic movemet of the heels. The dance begins slow and speeds up toward the end. The dancers are holding their hands on a level of the shoulders. They begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is 2/4.
[edit] References
Dimovski, Mihailo. (1977:44-5). Macedonian folk dances (Original in Macedonian: Македонски народни ора). Skopje: Naša kniga & Institut za folklor
[edit] See also
Music of the Republic of Macedonia
