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Mezőség (dance)

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The Transylvanian Plain

Mezőség dance is a form of dance performed by the ethnic Hungarian inhabitants from the Transylvanian Plain. This improvisational couple dance, known as the mezőségi (meaning "from Mezőség" in Hungarian) has two parts: lassú (slow) and sebes (fast).[1] Different villages within Mezőség have their own variations of the dance. Mezőségi is one of the most popular dances done at Táncház.

References

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  1. ^ Varga, Sandor (June 2020). "Two Traditional Central Transylvanian Dances and Their Economic and Cultural/Political Background". Acta Ethnographica Hungarica. 65 (1): 39. Retrieved 8 February 2024.