Snapping, Clapping and Slapping our Shoes

Romani dancing in traditional Roma communities is ubiquitous, an overflowing embodiment of joy.

There are organized Roma dances but the informal and improvised snapping, clapping and general glee we see in this video make us want to dance too. This video of Roma dancing in Transylvania, Hungary, will inspire you to hop to your feet.  (A note: the term “gypsy,” long associated with the Roma and included in this video title, is pejorative and one we don’t use in class.)

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