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Crpi voda, Jano

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Crpi voda, Jano
GenreFolk dance
Time signature2
4
OriginSkopje, North Macedonia

Crpi voda, Jano (Macedonian: Црпи вода, Јано; English: Draw water, Jana) is a traditional Macedonian oro folk dance and song from the region of Skopje.

It is a mixed dance performed by a man and a woman with steady simple movements on half feet. The dancers hold their belts and begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is 2
4
.

The dance is associated with the song:

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Further reading

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  • Dimovski, Mihailo. (1977:41-2). Macedonian folk dances (Original in Macedonian: Македонски народни ора). Skopje: Naša kniga & Institut za folklor