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Pravo horo (Bulgarian Право хоро, "straight dance" ) is a very popular, simple folk dance from Bulgaria that is done throughout the Balkan countries. In Greece it is called Zonaradiko.〔 It is considered the "national dance" of Bulgaria, Albania, and Macedonia.〔 It is a rustic village line dance with a three-measure pattern, done to 2/4 or 6/8 music, and is a staple of weddings, feast days, and other celebrations.〔 As with other Balkan dances, each country and even local region has its own variation of the dance,〔 often interspersing other steps with the basic ''pravo'' step, to the extent that these different versions amount to distinct dances. ==Description== Pravo is a line dance, with men and women dancers in one or more concentric curving lines, facing in, holding hands. One of two handholds is used, either simply holding hands down at sides with right palm facing forward, left facing back, or the "belt hold" (''na lesa''), with each dancer holding the front of his two neighboring dancers' belt or sash, left arm over right.〔 In most forms the line moves slowly toward the right, so the rightmost dancer is the leader.〔 The dancers move in a "sawtooth" pattern, in and out, as the line moves to the right. This pattern is repeated throughout the dance. There are several variations of the basic step, all have the form ''step, step, step, pause, step, pause'', where the ''pause'' may be replaced with variations detailed below. One common step is〔 :Measure 1: ''(beat 1)'' Facing forward, step R foot forward and slightly diagonally R, ''(beat 2)'' step L foot next to R; :Measure 2: ''(beat 1)'' Step R foot forward and slightly diagonally R, ''(beat 2)'' pause; :Measure 3: ''(beat 1)'' Step L foot forward and slightly diagonally to R, ''(beat 2)'' turn slightly L to face center; :Measure 4: ''(beat 1)'' step R foot straight back, ''(beat 2)'' step L foot next to R; :Measure 5: ''(beat 1)'' step R foot straight back, ''(beat 2)'' pause; :Measure 6: ''(beat 1)'' step L foot back and slightly to L, ''(beat 2)'' pause; The styling is rather heavy and earthy, with the knees always slightly bent and flexing slightly with each step.〔 The first two steps forward with the R foot are done with a peculiar sliding motion. The leader and tail dancer may hold up handkerchiefs with their free hands and twirl them. The dance lasts as long as the musicians wish to keep playing, and in villages may go on for hours. The in and out motion becomes hypnotic after 20 to 30 minutes. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pravo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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