The Round Dance
The round dance is a Romanian popular dance, made in an open circle.
The discovery of a ceramic representation of a round dance made of 6 women, belonging to the Cuteni culture (3700 – 2500 B.C.), the last great culture done in ceramics from Europe, suggests that the round dance appeared more than 5000 years ago on the lands of the old Dacii.
It’s magical role has been passed down until now through the form of the Calus. Similar to the ritualic round dances where only specially trained and picked men take part this also exists in Europe, The Middle East, India, Central and South America suggesting the dance’s indo-european origin.
The ritualic round dances have the following characteristics, nomatter the country they are in:
1. 1.they are done by a group of men specially trained and picked;
2. 1.the dancers are usually dressed in white and have bells around their ankles or body;
3. the dancers celebrated the rebirth of a god;
4. the dancers have the magical power to bring luck;
5. the central character is a animal man in some cases and in other it plays only a secondary role