Pembe

{{Short description|Macedonian circle dance}}

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|genre = Folk dance

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|origin=Veles, North Macedonia

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Pembe ({{langx|mk|Пембе}}) is a Macedonian circle dance (oro) from the region of Veles.

It is a mixed man and woman dance with steady movements on whole feet with a characteristic movement of the heels. The dance begins slow and speeds up toward the end. The dancers hold hands up, on a level with the shoulders. They begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is {{music|time|2|4}}.

See also

Further reading

  • Dimovski, Mihailo. (1977:44-5). Macedonian folk dances (Original in Macedonian: Македонски народни ора). Skopje: Naša kniga & Institut za folklor