kolo
Americannoun
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kolos
plural
noun
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a Serbian folk dance in which a circle of people dance slowly around one or more dancers in the centre
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a piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of kolo
1910–15; < Serbo-Croatian kȍlo literally, circle, wheel
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Then he drove to the mountain resort of Zlatibor, where he joined in the kolo, a lively folk dance, made some speeches and visited local officials.
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The crowds danced the wild Serbian kolo until they were exhausted.
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My mother has danced the kolo off and on for over 30 years and this idea of the table is something entirely new to her.
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Whether intentionally or not, you hereby give a definition of the kolo which places it in a somewhat ridiculous light.
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As we neared the square sounds of singing and music assailed our ears, and in front of the women's quarters a large ring was swaying to and fro in the national dance termed "kolo."
From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Reginald Wyon
In some kolos the dancers go to one side then the other, in some they go back and forth and in others they go in only one direction.
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