Gankino horo “Ganka’s dance”, is a Bulgarian folk dance

Bulgarian dances

Bulgarian folk dances are intimately related to the music of Bulgaria. This distinctive feature of Balkan folk music is the asymmetrical meter, built up around various combinations of 'quick' and 'slow' beats...

 written in 11 = 2+2+3+2+2 time

Metre (music)

Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented...

 (typically 11/16 or 11/8) similar to kopanitsa

Kopanitsa

Kopanitsa is the name for a family of lively folk dances from western Bulgaria written in 11/8 meter. Some dancers count the steps in terms of "quick" and "slow" beats, the pattern being quick-quick-slow-quick-quick...

 or krivo horo. The name gankino seems to be used mostly in northern Bulgaria (N.W. and north central). The basic gankino horo is a three-measure dance using the step structure also common in the dances: Dunavsko (Danubian Pravo), Povarnoto (also known as Devetorka in Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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) and Eleno Mome.

The three measures comprise a seven step grapevine, starting right foot to the right, L cross in front - two measures. The third measure is a three step grapevine to the left: left steps left, R cross in back. L to the L.