This is not going to be a particularly cohesive entry. Yesterday was the teachers meeting, which left me feeling simultaneously inspired and defeated. Inspired because my director initiated a discussion about implementing more interactive teaching methods (i.e. group work, projects, games) and people actually participated in the discussion. Defeating because, while the idea of teaching [...]
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Happenings
Posted in Bulgaria, Holidays, horo, useless advice on December 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On a Happier Note…
Posted in Bulgaria, horo on October 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
After missing the first three classes, I finally dragged my lazy, anti-social self to dance class. Several people from the class seemed genuinely glad to see me and said they were worried when I didn’t show that I had gone back to America. I sweated out lots of frustration. It was a good time. I [...]
It’s That Time of Year
Posted in horo on September 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Folk dance season is almost upon us. My class starts meeting again at the end of the month, and, after realizing that I am a little rusty, I have been trying to brush up on the basics. Yes, I am dancing hora by myself in my apartment. I hope that image makes you laugh. If [...]
Today was Zlatitsa’s sabor (town festival) and my dance club was on the bill of performers for the afternoon program. The unfortunate thing about performing at any sort of event is that there are, inevitably, many beautiful moments that you cannot capture with a camera because you have to stash all your stuff somewhere and [...]
Elenino Horo and Chichovoto Horo
Posted in horo on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
These are my favorite Bulgarian dances. I am seriously starting to consider getting a (probably useless) ethno degree in something pertaining to Bulgarian folk dance. But I don’t care. I love it. This clip walks you through the steps (if you care to learn them) and at the end of the video is a performance [...]
Selskoto Shopsko
Posted in horo on March 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a clipche from our rehearsal tonight, just in case you didn’t believe me. This is also on my Facebook, but for those of you not hip to the FB, I offer it here. Unfortunately, my videographer (some Bulgarian man I didn’t know who was watching the rehearsal) stopped right when it was getting faster [...]
My Debut Performance
Posted in horo on March 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Look out, Balkanfolk! The Zlatitsa horo club is coming your way! I went to dance class tonight and found out that my group will be participating in a festival in Sofia in a few weeks. Attendance is voluntary, of course, and I didn’t really want to volunteer myself to go along, mainly because I have [...]
