Ceata Romanian Folk Ensemble 2023 Cleveland Kurentovanje Slovenian National Home February 18, 2023
Ceata Romanian Folk Ensemble is a cultural dance group led by founder and director Mariana Somogyi and dance instructor and choreographer Ovidiu Ghioda.
They performed three dances from the Fagaraa region in Transylvania Romania at the annual Slovenian Kurentovanje Festival in the Slovenian National Home in Cleveland Ohio.
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The first dance was a boy's dance - Calusarul - The Gauntlet.
Ceata Romanian Folk Ensemble dancers at Kurentovanje
Next was a girl's dance - Crihalma.
The last dance was a chain type of dance for both boys and girls called Brâul - The Belt.
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