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⚫ | '''Crnogorsko oro''' ([[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]] and [[Serbian language|Serbian]]: ''crnogorsko oro'' / црногорско оро, {{langx|en|'''Montenegrin oro'''}}), or simply '''oro''' is a Montenegrin national [[folk dance]] originating in the [[Dinaric Alps|Dinaric]] region of the [[Western Balkans]].<ref name="bord">{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1894 |title=Montenegro and its Borderlands |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mLyRAAAAMAAJ&q=oro+eagle+dance&pg=PA389 |journal=The Geographical Journal |volume=4 |issue=2–6 |pages=389 }}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The name 'Oro' derives from the dialectal form of the word 'Orao', meaning 'Eagle', referring to how the dance is performed to resemble the movements of an eagle.<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1894 |title=Montenegro and its Borderlands |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mLyRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA389&dq=oro+eagle+dance&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju0uzf3eXZAhVSxmMKHQ_aDVgQ6AEILjAB#v=onepage&q=oro%20eagle%20dance&f=false |journal=The Geographical Journal |volume=4 |issue=2-6 |pages=389 |doi= |access-date=}}</ref> In [[Herzegovina]] the dance is known as 'Proleta', which in Serbian means 'Flight', also referencing the style of dance. |
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The name 'oro' derives from the dialectal form of the word 'orao', meaning 'eagle', referring to how the dance is performed to resemble the movements of an eagle.<ref name="bord"/> |
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==Popularity== |
==Popularity== |
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Oro is typically performed at [[Montenegro|Montenegrin]] and [[Herzegovina|Herzegovinian]] weddings and celebrations.<ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1911 |title=Montenegro|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-SlLAQAAMAAJ&q=montenegrin+oro&pg=PA769|journal=The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=769 }}</ref> It may be included in stylized folklore choreography, and is performed by folk dance groups from [[Montenegro]] and [[Serbia]] at competitions worldwide . |
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Latest revision as of 23:59, 25 October 2024
Crnogorsko oro (Montenegrin and Serbian: crnogorsko oro / црногорско оро, English: Montenegrin oro), or simply oro is a Montenegrin national folk dance originating in the Dinaric region of the Western Balkans.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The name 'oro' derives from the dialectal form of the word 'orao', meaning 'eagle', referring to how the dance is performed to resemble the movements of an eagle.[1]
Popularity
[edit]Oro is typically performed at Montenegrin and Herzegovinian weddings and celebrations.[2] It may be included in stylized folklore choreography, and is performed by folk dance groups from Montenegro and Serbia at competitions worldwide .
Video
[edit]- Oro sample — folk dance Oro by ensemble “Budo Tomovic” (Montenegro).
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Montenegro and its Borderlands". The Geographical Journal. 4 (2–6): 389. 1894.
- ^ "Montenegro". The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. 18 (1): 769. 1911.