Ciuleandra (Romania)


Mihai David presented Ciuleandra (choo-LAN-druh) at the 1972 Kolo Festival in San Francisco, and again at the 1973 University of the Pacific Folk Dance Camp. He learned the dance while performing with the Romanian State Folk Dance Ensemble during the years 1963-65. The dance comes from the region of Oltenia in southern Romania. Dance notes…

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