Steve Kotansky Class Materials

page updated 2/13/21

This page contains source materials for Steve Kotansky’s Balkan Dance classes: Session 1, beginning 11/2/20; and Session 2, beginning 2/4/21. These materials are for your personal educational use only. Thank you, and enjoy!

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Session 2 – February 2021

Vallja E Bradasheshit – Elbasan, Central Albania

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Valle Bradasheshit – Zylet E Tironës
• Vallja e Brasheshit

Makamliisko Horo – Thrace, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Matyovo Makamliisko Horo – Matyo Dobrev
• Makamliisko Horo – Trakiiskata Troika

Varimezovo Horo – Thrace, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recording:
Varimezovo Horo / Na Poyas

Oi Mariyo – Pirin, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Oi Mariyo – Selim & Family
• Oi Mariyo – (bitov orchestra)

Veliko Kolo – Banat, Serbia

Dance notes PDF

Source recording:
Veliko Kolo – Banat Tamburitza Orchestra (New Jersey, recorded 1950)

Session 1 – November 2020

Danke – Southwest Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Danke – Selim & Family – version 1
• Danke – Selim & Family – version 2
• Danke – Zornica Orchestra

Gaida Avasi – Pirin, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Gaida Avasi – Melnik, Bulgaria
• Gaida Avasi – Selim
• Gaida Vasi

Ginka – Pirin, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Ginka – Demko Kourtov (zurnas)
• Ginka – (bitov version 1)
• Ginka – (bitov version 2)
• Ginka – Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria (clarinet + drum)

Shetnala Se Mitro – Pirin/Rhodopes, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF (updated)

Source recording:
Shetnala Se Mitro – Pirin, Bulgaria

Iakovata – Western Thrace, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recording:
Iakovata – Malo Konare

Petrichko Horo “Selenik” – Pirin, Bulgaria

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Petrichko Oro
• Selenik

Povratničko Oro – Ovčepole, Northern Macedonia

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Мaleševsko Povratničko Oro – Maleševski Melos
• Povratničko Oro – Filip Arilon & Hristijan Nikolovski

Preševka / Vallja e Preshevës – Kosova & Macedonia

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Vallja e Preshevës – (clarinet)
• Vallja e Preshevës – Vellezerit Aliu
• Vallja e Preshevës – (zurlas)

Gilanka / Vallja e Gjilanit – Kosova & Macedonia

Dance notes PDF for Gilanka/Vallja e Gjilanit
Dance notes PDF for the variation Vallja e Miratovcës

Source recordings:

• Gilanka – Édessa & Friends
• Gilanka – (sax)
• Vallja e Gjilanit – (clarinet)
• Vallja e Gjilanit – (zurlas)

Valle Burrash Kërçovarë – Macedonia

Dance notes PDF

Source recording:
Valle Burrash Kërçovarë “Shtate Bilbilit”

Beranče – Demir Hisar, Macedonia

Dance notes PDF

Source recording:
Demir Hisarsko Beranče

Valle Beratche Korchare – Southeastern Albania

Dance notes PDF

Source recordings:

• Valle Beraçe – Jonuzi Me Shokët, recorded 1930
• Valle Beratche Korchare
• Vallja Berache – Macedonia (Albanian)