Folk dance in the streets of Pécs, Hungary

[TeriPetz]

Pécs is in South Hungary and that part of the country is rich in cultures. Croatian, Macedonian, Serbian, German, Gypsy and of course Hungarian to name some. I grew up not far from there and remember the area as the melting pot of Hungary. All these cultures were a part of life there and we respected each ethnic group and learned from each other.

Thank you for posting this wonderful video.

[19anita92]

Pécs a Balkán kapuja!!

[awesome3468]

wierd that the hungarians know how to dance at macadonian folk dance..

[Yashodam]

Hgmichna, very nice video! I only would like to add that this is Macedonian folk music, and the dancing is not spontaneously performed. It has been a part of a series of dancing events with music from all over Europe, organized every summer in Pécs. I hope you liked your time here!

[hgmichna]

Yes, it was very nice and interesting in Pécs and in Hungary in general. Thanks for the information!

I couldn't discern any dance group. To me it looked as if the pedestrians spontaneously started and joined the dance. If there was a core dance group, I would still guess that the majority of the dancers were bypassers who joined the dance. Perhaps they learned the steps very quickly by observing the others.

[Yashodam]

Yep, that's the way. Dancers just stand among the pedestrians who joined, and they taught the steps before and during the dance. This is why no dance group can be discerned.

[hgmichna]

Next time I will join in too. (:-)

[ViacomSS]

Good to see even young people respect old ways.

[vzenel]

Pécs, 2008. Makedón táncház

[bryan10011mc]

It reminds me of the dance at a Jewish or Greek wedding...

[UX6Q7]

Pécs

[hgmichna]

Thanks! (I had stupidly misspelled the name of the city. Meanwhile corrected.)

[OrmanyJozsa]

But it's not hungarian folkdance! Anyway it's cool.

[Giardintek]

Agree, This is not traditional Hungarian music / dance, but still very nice.