Choreia

For the wasp genus in the subfamily Encyrtinae, see Choreia (wasp).

For the medical disorder, see Chorea.

Choreia (Ancient Greek: χορεία, romanized: choreía) 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.

Cognates of choreia are used for circle dances in a number of other countries:

• horon, in Turkey
• khorovod (коровод), in Russia
• khora (хора), in Ukraine
• hora, in Romania and Moldova
• horo (хоро), in Bulgaria
• oro (оро), in North Macedonia and Montenegro
• kolo (коло), in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia
• kola (кола), in Belarus
• valle, in Albania

See also

• Rasa lila
• Greek dance
• Tanabata

References

• Calame, Claude. 2001. Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, Religious Role, and Social Functions. Trans. Derek Collins and Janice Orion. Rev. ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-1525-7.
• Ley, Graham. 2007. The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy: Playing Space and Chorus. Chicago and London: U of Chicago P. ISBN 0-226-47757-6.