K'cimi dancing of Tropojë

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Description: In Albania, the k’cimi is a popular, festive dance performed in spontaneous gatherings or during traditional ceremonies and celebrations. The dancers perform face to face, making swooning movements and raising and dropping their arms as they move around one another, without touching. Depending on the occasion, traditional attire may be worn. The k’cimi is traditionally practised by the people of Tropojë and is associated with springtime celebrations, mountainous landscapes and the flight of eagles - a symbol of strength and of collective identity.
Country(ies): Albania
© Erfort Kuke, 2021
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