kolo
Americannoun
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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of kolo
1910–15; < Serbo-Croatian kȍlo literally, circle, wheel
Example Sentences
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The two leaders did just about everything else, as they ranged the country from quake-shattered Skoplje to wild Montenegro, where after a picnic the mountainfolk broke into the kolo, a fiery, foot-stamping circle dance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
The crowds danced the wild Serbian kolo until they were exhausted.
From Time Magazine Archive
The kolo is far from what you seem to think it is in both form and spirit.
From Time Magazine Archive
A much more barbaric performance than the stately and solemn movement of the ring dance, or kolo.
From The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro by Wyon, Reginald
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