Rugovo (sword dance)
The Warrior dance of Rugovo[1] (Serbian: Борбена руговска игра) is a traditional sword dance named after the Rugova Canyon[2] in Kosovo.[lower-alpha 1] There are two male dancers who fight a mock battle for the hand of a girl (a "maiden's dance"[3]).[4][5][6] It was made internationally famous by the Kosovo Albanian Rugova clans (hailing from Kelmend in Albania).[7][better source needed] It has been unreliably claimed that the dance was a historical "warrior training of the guard of the Monastery of Peć".[8] The dance is also found in mountainous Montenegro, where a tribe of shepherds settled in the 18th century.[9][unreliable source?] It was part of Yugoslav folk dancing ensemble,[2] and in 1982, it was noted that "in the last time the Rugova dance has gained wide popularity".[10]
Annotations
- ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.
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