Krajdunaysko Horo (krigh-DOO-nahv-skoh hoh-ROH), meaning Dance from the Danube River Region, is a collection of variations that are popular among the Vlachs of Northwestern Bulgaria. Originally a nomadic tribe, the Vlachs (for Wallachia, a province of Romania) have settled in many regions of the Balkans. Dances with Vlach influence, often characterized by rhythmic syncopation and stamps, are known generically as VIcgko or Krajdunaysko. The variations described here were learned in the spring of 1979 from Jordan Jordanov in the Bulgarian town of Russe by Jaap Leegwater, who taught the dance at the 1986 Mendocino Folklore Camp and the 2011 Stockton Folk Dance Camp. Given the considerable differences in pattern, sequence and styling danced at these camps and elsewhere, here we follow Jaap’s SFDC’ll presentation. Dance notes…
