Circular Chain Dances
A circular chain dance, also called a circle dance, is a type of folk dance where dancers are connected in a circular chain. Various connections are possible; among these are hand-to-hand and hands-on-shoulders.
Examples are Sardinian ballu tundu, numerous Balkan folk dances (kolo, oro, horo), Russian khorovod and Romanian hora.
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