Traditional Serbian dance `Kolo` makes it to UNESCO list

Girls and boys from the ensemble “Krsmanac“ played in Knez Mihailova Street in Belgrade. Kolo inscribed on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list - The traditional Serbian dance Kolo has been included in UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. “Kolo is a traditional, collective folk dance performed by dancers who are interlinked to form a chain, usually moving in a circular line holding hands with their arms down. It is performed to the accompaniment of music at private and public gatherings and involves all members of the local community. Cultural-artistic societies and folk dance troupes are also important bearers and practitioners of the element. Kolo has an important integrative social function, fostering collective identities at different levels in the communities. It is a symbol of national identity and bears the hallmark of local and regional communal identities. Performances during celebrations of the most important events in individuals’ and communities’ lives make this element very present and sustainable at all levels.” #serbiandance #kolо #dance #traditional #SouthSlavic #slavicmusic #slavic #unesco