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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]]. |
The Oro is typically danced at the weddings and celebrations of the [[Serbian Orthodox Church|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]]. |
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Revision as of 21:02, 15 March 2019
Oro, also known as Proleta (Serbian Cyrillic: Пролета) or Montenegrin Oro (Template:Lang-sr / Crnogorsko Oro), is a type of imitative folk dance originating in the Dinaric region of the Western Balkans.
According to the Geographical Journal:[1]
In the third variety of dance, locally called the oro, or eagle dance, two men or a man and a woman inside a ring of singers jump into the air, waving their arms and uttering shrill cries, supposed to resemble the eagle's shriek.
Etymology
The name 'Oro' derives from the dialectal form of the Serbian word 'Orao', meaning 'Eagle', referring to how the dance is performed to resemble the movements of an eagle.[2] In Herzegovina the dance is known as 'Proleta', which in Serbian means 'Flight', also referencing the style of dance. The symbolism of the eagle is likely to originate from the medieval Serbian Empire, who's crest was a double-headed eagle, and from Eastern Orthodox imagery, in which an eagle plays a central role.
Mating Dance
The dance is traditionally performed by a man and a woman as an act of courtship[3], the man aims to impress and woo the woman through a dominant display of a powerful eagle, while the woman attempts to emulate the dignity and grace of an eagle in flight.[4]
Popularity
The Oro is typically danced at the weddings and celebrations of the Serbian Orthodox population in Montenegro and Herzegovina [5]. It is also included into stylized folklore choreography and performed at competitions worldwide by folk dance groups from Montenegro and Serbia.
Video
- Oro sample — folk dance Oro by ensemble “Budo Tomovic” (Montenegro).
References
- ^ "Montenegro and its Borderlands". The Geographical Journal. 4 (2–6): 389. 1894.
- ^ "Montenegro and its Borderlands". The Geographical Journal. 4 (2–6): 389. 1894.
- ^ "Customs as Dramatic Spectacles in Yugoslavia". The Folklorist. 7 (1): 13. 1961.
- ^ Milich, Zorka (1995). A Stranger's Supper: An Oral History of Centenarian Women in Montenegro. Twayne Publishers. p. 37.
- ^ "Montenegro". The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information. 18 (1): 769. 1911.