Yove male mome
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Yove male mome also called Povela e Yova (Повела е Йова), is a fast Bulgarian folk dance
. It is done to a 7/16 + 11/16 = 18/16 compound meter
with alternating (sub-)bars of 7+11, in their turn divided into common chetvorno and kopanitsa
rhythms. Some dancers count it as 3-2-2, 2-2-3-2-2 or SQQ-QQSQQ, "S" meaning "slow", and "Q" meaning "quick". It originates from the traditional dance Jove from the Sopluk region of Bulgaria.
Yove male mome is a complicated line dance
performed in a curved line or open circle, with each dancer holding their neighbors by the belt. Dancers may also hold hands if belts are not available. One common version has 5 patterns of 4 bars each. Musical renditions of the song often feature the traditional Bulgarian gaida
.
The dance is popular among international folk dance
rs around the world. Its choreography was first introduced outside of Bulgaria by US folkdance instructor Dennis Boxell in Stockton, California
, 1965.
From Манол Тодоров, Българска народна музика, Музика Софна (1976), p. 109.
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...
. It is done to a 7/16 + 11/16 = 18/16 compound meter
Compound meter
Compound meter may refer to:*Compound meter *Compound meter...
with alternating (sub-)bars of 7+11, in their turn divided into common chetvorno and 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...
rhythms. Some dancers count it as 3-2-2, 2-2-3-2-2 or SQQ-QQSQQ, "S" meaning "slow", and "Q" meaning "quick". It originates from the traditional dance Jove from the Sopluk region of Bulgaria.
Yove male mome is a complicated line dance
Line dance
A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows without regard for the gender of the individuals, all facing the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Line dancers are not in physical contact...
performed in a curved line or open circle, with each dancer holding their neighbors by the belt. Dancers may also hold hands if belts are not available. One common version has 5 patterns of 4 bars each. Musical renditions of the song often feature the traditional Bulgarian gaida
Gaida
The gaida is a musical instrument, aerophone, using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag.The gaida, and its variations, is a traditional musical instrument for entire Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East....
.
The dance is popular among international folk dance
International folk dance
International folk dance is a genre of dance wherein selected folk dances from multiple ethnic groups are done by the same dancers, typically as part of a regular recreational dance club, for performances or at other events. The dances are typically considered the products of national or cultural...
rs around the world. Its choreography was first introduced outside of Bulgaria by US folkdance instructor Dennis Boxell in Stockton, California
Stockton, California
Stockton, California, the seat of San Joaquin County, is the fourth-largest city in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. With a population of 291,707 at the 2010 census, Stockton ranks as this state's 13th largest city...
, 1965.
Lyrics
Повела е Йова - хоро- Повела е Йова, леле,
- два коня на вода, леле,
- два коня на вода.
- Йове, мала моме, леле,
- Йове, мала моме.
- На си сдин пои, леле,
- с вода размътена,
- а другия пои
- с вода избистрена.
- Що си коня пои
- с вода размътена,
- този ѝ е коня
- на милото братче.
- Що си коня пои
- с вода избистрена,
- този ѝ е коня
- на милото либе.
From Манол Тодоров, Българска народна музика, Музика Софна (1976), p. 109.