Horon (dance)

Horon (Pontic: χορόν, romanized: khorón; Laz: oxoronu ) is a group of traditional folk dances from the Pontus or Eastern Black Sea Region in Turkey.

Name

Etymology

The term horon derives from Greek choros (Greek: χορός, romanized: khorós, see chorus), which means "dance." The earliest instance of its usage in a Turkic language is in Codex Cumanicus from 1303.^[1]

In the provinces of Ordu and Giresun, the term horan is used instead of horon.^[2]

Variants

Over 50 variations of horon have been identified in a single region.^[3]

Origin

Horon or horonu is the Turkish equivalent of the serra war dance of the Pontian Greeks, resembling the ancient Greek Pyrrhic armed dance.^[4]

Dance

The horon is typically performed by a group of men or women in a line or semicircle. This dance form involves fast shoulder shimmy (Greek: Τρέμουλο, tremoulo), trembling of the entire body, and sudden squats.^[5] Horon dances require speed and agility in a dancer.^[3]

References

^ Nişanyan, Sevan. "horon". NişanyanSözlük. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ Gazimihal, Mahmut R. (1991). Türk halk oyunları kataloğu (in Turkish). Kültür Bakanlığı. p. 152. ISBN 978-975-17-0920-2. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Horon Folk Dance". All about Turkey. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
^ "The Serra (Horon)". PontosWorld. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
^ "Top 9 Turkish Culture, Customs and Etiquette". toplist.info. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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[Nişanyan-1] Nişanyan, Sevan. "horon". NişanyanSözlük. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[Gazimihal-2] Gazimihal, Mahmut R. (1991). Türk halk oyunları kataloğu (in Turkish). Kültür Bakanlığı. p. 152. ISBN 978-975-17-0920-2. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

[AAT-3] "Horon Folk Dance". All about Turkey. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

[PW-4] "The Serra (Horon)". PontosWorld. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[5] "Top 9 Turkish Culture, Customs and Etiquette". toplist.info. Retrieved 2023-09-22.

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Main	Bar (dance) Halay Hora Horon Kaşık Havası Lezginka Teke Zeybek
Side	Akdağmadeni halay Bahçevan Cilveloy Entarisi ala benziyor Hamsheni mani Harkuşta Karsilamas Kochari Kolbastı Konyali Mandra havasi Elazığ dik halay Elmaların Yongası Düz horon Shiksaray Sivas bar Süleyman Ağa Tamzara Teke zortlatmasi Temuraga Toycular yarcan Tsifteteli Van papuri Yalli Yurukikos Yuvarlandim