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{{Short description|Montenegrin folk dance}}
[[File:Oro,_the_Montenegrin_Eagle_Dance.jpg|thumb|right|Oro being performed in the [[Morača (tribe)|Morača]] region, 1965]]
'''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>

'''Oro''' ([[Montenegrin Cyrillic alphabet|Montenegrin]] and [[Serbian Cyrillic alphabet|Serbian Cyrillic]]: Оро, also known as '''Montenegrin Oro''' /''Crnogorsko oro''), is a Montenegrin national [[folk dance]] originating in the [[Dinaric Alps|Dinaric]] region of the [[Western Balkans]].<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>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[[File:Oro,_the_Montenegrin_Eagle_Dance.jpg|thumb|left|Oro being performed in the [[Morača (tribe)|Morača]] region, 1965]]
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>
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"/>


==Popularity==
==Popularity==
The Oro is typically danced at the weddings and celebrations of the [[Serbian Orthodox]] population in [[Montenegro]] and [[Herzegovina]] <ref>{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=1911 |title=Montenegro|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-SlLAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA769&dq=montenegrin+oro&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwipqLSn3eXZAhUD1GMKHZqvBDgQ6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=montenegrin%20oro&f=false|journal=The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=769 |doi= |access-date=}}</ref>. It is also included into stylized folklore choreography and performed at competitions worldwide by folk dance groups from [[Montenegro]] and [[Serbia]].
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 .


== Video ==
== Video ==
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[[Category:Montenegrin dances]]
[[Category:Montenegrin dances]]
[[Category:Montenegrin music]]
[[Category:Music of Montenegro]]
[[Category:Montenegrin culture]]
[[Category:Culture of Montenegro]]
[[Category:Serbian music]]
[[Category:Serbian dances]]
[[Category:Serbian culture]]
[[Category:Music of Serbia]]
[[Category:Culture of Serbia]]

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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

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Oro being performed in the Morača region, 1965

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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Montenegro and its Borderlands". The Geographical Journal. 4 (2–6): 389. 1894.
  2. ^ "Montenegro". The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. 18 (1): 769. 1911.