Ketri Ketri (KEH-tree KEH-tree) is a contemporary Gypsy song sung in Rom, the Gypsy language, by Kalyi Jag, a popular Gypsy ensemble living in Hungary. The dance was introduced by Steve Kotansky at Mendocino Folklore Camp, ’91, and Stockton Camp, ’94. The steps are based on a slow čoček of the Şeriance or Kupurlika type, popular in urban areas of the Southern Balkans, i.e., Macedonia and South Serbia. As with the dance Rumelaj, Steve has taken some aesthetic license with the dance. Dance notes…
