Tropoja’s Dance is a festive dance practiced throughout the year, especially during traditional festive ceremonies, such as weddings, engagements, birthdays, initiation ceremonies, village festivals, and other social occasions, including those that are less formal, and often quite spontaneous. The Tropoja Dance can be performed by young people at smaller private social events and different social gatherings. Tropoja’s Dance has been an essential part of wedding dances. In addition to dances where the K’cimi is performed mixed, by men and women, girls and boys, there is also a variety of ritual gender wedding dances where the K’cimi is performed, such as the old women’s dance, the young brides’ dance relatives, girls’ dance and men’s dance. The New Brides Dance is the only dance where the Tropoja’s Dance is performed individually, where young brides, perhaps from other regions, show how well they have learned this dance. However, the dance is served by several couples simultaneously, often involving a man and a woman, but not necessarily, with partners changing according to the occasion and the choice of dancers. Contemporary performance increasingly includes men, women, and children. Its rhythm is fast and joyful. People do not touch each other during the dance, but perform it face to face. The movements are vertical, and the dancers often perform jump jumps with some height from the ground, raising their arms up and extending them to the sides, while moving around each other in a limited space, maintaining a face-to-face position. While in some cases, the dance allows improvisation and expression according to the dancer’s feelings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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