Choreia
Sign in to saveChoreia () is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad.
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Choreia () is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad.
Terms descended from Greek choreia that are used for circle dances in a number of other countries are: horon, in Turkey khorovod (хоровод), in Russia khora (хора), in Ukraine hora, in Romania and Moldova horo (хоро), in Bulgaria oro (оро), in North Macedonia and Montenegro
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