Bosnian Dance Schools in Bosnia, Dancewear Suppliers, Dancing Organizations, The Serbian national folk dance ensemble, Dancing Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina                                                                   Bosnia Dance Companies, Bosnian Dance Schools The Serbian national folk dance ensemble, Dancing Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, are just a few of the Bosnian dance companies, Bosnian dance schools, dancing organizations and dance wear suppliers that that can be found in our comprehensive Directory of Bosnian Dance Companies.   Traditional Bosnian Dance Bosnia & Herzegovina: Because of the influence of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Western-style couples dances have become popular in Bosnia as in Hungary. Silent dance: a tradition in Bosnia and Croatia, in which the only musical accompaniment to the dance is the sounds of the dancers? feet and jingling costume ornaments. Some believe this form arose during the Turkish occupation, when public assembly was restricted and music could have invited attention. This dance is characteristic of the "silent" dances found in this area of Bosnia. Dancing on the whole foot, strongly, and with jingling jewelry, at the command of the dance leader, the dancers obediently change figures. This dance, like many others, evolved as a reflection of life's needs and relationships, arising out of the stark conditions of existence. In the dance the maen test the strenght and capabilities of their partners for the difficult task which await them in their future life together. This number belongs to the Dinaric type of dance.   Bosnia Dance Video     If you would like your Bangladesh Dance Company, Dance Organization, Dance School featured here then please email bangkokcompanies@gmail.com   There are many fine dance schools in Bosnia. I know I am in contact with them as we supply a range of high quality dancewear products like leotards, dance pants, dance dresses and other dancing apparel.   Bangkok Companies supplies an amazing range of dancewear from Thailand. I have looked at these dance garments and dance accessories in detail. There is only one word to describe them Superb. For more details click on the pictures or send an email to bangkokcompanies@gmail.com We regret at this time we can only satisfy Bosnian wholesale dancewear requests.   "Dancewear designed by dancers for dancers"   Bangkok Companies is a full service product sourcing company in Thailand. For All your dancewear needs please email bangkokcompanies@gmail.com with your requests.   Dance Schools in Bosnia, Dancewear Suppliers, Dancing Organizations Uhakud u Bih Trg hrvatskih velikana bb. BA-88000 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387)ó.210.22;(387)633.193.32 www.uhakud.ba UHAKUD u BiH is association of 84 folklore grups, associations or Edina Papo Obala Kulina Bana 9 BA- Serajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387)334.451.38 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ruzica Soldo Alojza Stepinca 28 BA-88220 Siroki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387)397.064.01; (387)633.273.72; Folklore dances, playing and singing. The group performs the dances from all parts of : Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Mazedonia, Kosovo, Serbia etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Edina Papo Marsala Tita 29 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (38)771665960, (38)771443030 Choreographer, classical dance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arts and society Tono Hrovat bb, Ul Ibrahima Mrzljaka BA-77230 Velika Kladusa Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. 00387 37 770 048 www.geocities.com/jagodaramic The performance is a representation of Bosnian culture and traditional dance. The group uses traditional costumes, music and dance to educate and entertain its audiences -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dancing Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina Marsala Tita 9a/I BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax (387.71)663362, Tel. & Fax (387.71)200545 Organization, dancesport -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HKUD ''HERCEGOVAC'' Kralja Tomislava bb BA-88220 Siroki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel/Fax: 00387 39 704 328 folklore dances, playing and singing. The group performs the dances from all parts of : Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Mazedonia, Kosovo, Serbia etc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HKUD Hercegovac Kralja Tomislava bb BA-88220 Siroki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax (387).397.04328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- KUD 'Lola' Envera Sehovica 15 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel/Fax ++38733640051 http://www.geocities.com/kud_lola Ensemble, amateur folk dance group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Semberija Majevicka 168 Bijeljina Bosnia and Herzegovina 387.55.205.472 www.semberija.org  Serbian National Folk Dance Ensemble -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ZKUD Zeljeznicar Valtera Perica 16 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 87.33.217.405; Fax 387.33.217.405; Mobile 387.61.510.658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dance Company founded in 1945. During the 58 years of Davor Bozic Marsala Tita 9a BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax 38 733 460 481 Teacher, judge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nedim Celebic Husein Kapetan Gradascevic BA-71340 Olovo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel: 0038761796049 Fax:0038732826179 www.kud.olovo.net Folklore dances, music section, drama club -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luka Medar 16, Bana Milosavljevica 78000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. + 387 51 303 Ç, FAX + 387 51 303 Ç www.maslesa-folklor.org -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goran Pupac 16, Bana Milosavljevica Street BA-78000 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. + 387 51 303 Ç, Fax + 387 51 303 Ç www.maslesa-folklor.com Art director/teacher in in one of the oldest folk groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Veselin Maslesa" Anka Raic Uhakud Bih, Trg hrvatskih velikana bb. BA 88 000 Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 00387 36 Ñ 022;00387 63 319 Ú www.uhakud.ba Folk dance ensemble/group -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ankica Timotijevic Valtera Perica 16 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel/Fax (387)Ú1.7405; (387)6151.0658 Mobile Ensemble, Bosnian folk dances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Momcilo Vesovic Banovic Strahinje br.8 BA-51000 ++387 Banja Luka Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. ++397 51 218 057, FAX ++387 51 462 503 www.folklor-cajavec.rs.ba Folklor Ensemble CAJAVEC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bosnia and Herzegovina National Commission for UNESCO Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Musla 2 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387.71)71.66.79.77 National organization -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.U.D. Lola Envera Sehovica 15 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. 387 30 265 403; Fax 387 30 265 703 http://www.geocities.com/kud_lola Ensemble, Bosnian folk dances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ismet Bainac Dom kulture BA-70240 Gornji Vakuf Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387.66)185 804; (387)30 265 403; Fax 387 30 265 703 Ensemble, Bosnian folk dances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kemal Borovac Akcus "Seljo" Mehmeda Spahe 20 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax 00387.33.442.958 www.seljo.org Traditional Folk Dance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belma Ceco Semira Fraste 13 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. 387 61 192233 Choreographer, dance theatre -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ismet Gekic Dom kulture BA-70240 Gornji Vakuf Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387.66)185 804; (387)30 265 403; Fax 387 30 265 703 Ensemble, Bosnian folk dances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dzevad Kordic Akcus "Seljo" Mehmeda Spahe 20 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax 00387.33.442.958 www.seljo.org Traditional Folk Dance: Ensemble of traditional folk dances and songs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refik Kulic Akcus "Seljo" Mehmeda Spahe 20 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax 00387.33.442.958 www.seljo.org Traditional Folk Dance. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bajro D. Ljubuncic Dom kulture BA-70240 Gornji Vakuf Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387.66)185 804; (387)30 265 403; Fax 387 30 265 703 Ensemble, Bosnian folk dances -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emira Mesanovic Krestalica 16 BA-71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. 387 33 238.109 Dancer, teacher, performer, Oriental, Middle-Eastern dance -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ljubo Milicevic Kralja Tomislava bb BA-88220 Siroki Brijeg Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. & Fax (387).397.04328 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vesna Andree Zaimovic Zeljeznicka 44 BA-71210 Ilidza, Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel. (387.33)622 156, 463 948, 283 500; Fax (387.33)282 501, 63 946 Researcher, folk dances ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lynn D. Maners 2242 E. Silver Street AZ 85719-3426 Tucson, Arizona U.S.A. Tel. 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MADCO uses dance to connect with local Bosnians BY CALVIN WILSON ? calvinwilson@post-dispatch.com ? 314-340-8346 | Posted: Sunday, March 27, 2011 12:00 am St. Louis is said to be home to the largest Bosnian population outside of Europe, estimated at 50,000. That fact impressed and inspired Stacy West, executive and artistic director of MADCO, the resident dance company at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Intrigued by the idea of connecting with the Bosnian community through dance, West a few years ago set about looking for dancers and choreographers who might help with the project. She learned that, for a while, there had indeed been a local Bosnian dance company ? but that it had disbanded. Luckily, she persisted in her search, ultimately making contact with a young Bosnian named Haris Fazlic. "Still Standing," a piece themed to the Bosnian experience, will premiere next weekend at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center as part of the MADCO program "Veza (Connection)." "Originally, I was going to do a whole evening based on Bosnian themes," West said. "With Bosnian music and dance, and contemporary dance in the middle of all that. But it really made more sense to do one piece. "And I started thinking about just how dance, in general, connects us to all kinds of different topics ? and how choreographers use either things that have happened to them, or things that they've been affected by, to make a statement. So that's where the name 'Veza' came from, which is 'connection' in Bosnian." West's interest in Bosnia was piqued when she met Lejla Panjeta, a media scholar and filmmaker from Sarajevo who visited UMSL in 2008. "One of the things she said to me was, 'After the war (in the 1990s), we forgot how to dance.' That really moved me, and I wanted to learn more about the Bosnian community," West said. "This was just a group of people that I really didn't know anything about." West eventually began an email correspondence with Fazlic, who had been involved with the Bosnian dance company (which, as it turns out, had been started by his father) and was interested in working with MADCO. "I invited him to meet with me, and we went to a great Bosnian restaurant," she said, adding that she was surprised to discover that Fazlic was a high school student. "We didn't have a lot of common life experience, but we had dance in common." "Still Standing" emerged as a collaboration involving Fazlic, who proved to be a valuable resource, and MADCO choreographers Lindsay Hawkins and Jennifer Reilly. "I came to the (U.S.) because of the war in Bosnia," said Fazlic, 18. "I told Stacy my story, and she thought it was extremely interesting." His role in creating the piece was to provide real-life stories, cultural information and historical background, "a little bit of music, and experience that only a dancer would have," he said. Although the piece includes some traditional Bosnian dance, West said, "We decided early on that we wanted it to have a contemporary feel. "We really wanted to get across the idea of these people that brought this culture and way of life to the United States ? and to St. Louis in particular ? but were melting into the community and seeking the American way of life." The program will include "Reflections in the Well of Solace," choreographer Joseph Mills' response to the 9/11 tragedy; "Disconnect," which is by MADCO associate artistic director Todd Weeks and deals with the impact of technology on human relationships; "The Carpet," inspired by a childhood memory of choreographer Michael Foley; and "Flashpoint," an abstract work by Timothy O'Slynne. What 'Veza (Connection)' ? Who MADCO ? When 8 p.m. Friday and April 2 ? Where Lee Theatre, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis ? How much $20 ? More info 314-516-4949; touhill.org or madcodance.com

Bosnian refugees dance to a new life - SFGate IT IS 6 p.m., and in the tiny room of an East Oakland community center, Ismet Sesic is keeping a culture alive. "Linija, linija!" he calls out, trying to line up 20 exuberant kids. Then he hits the button of the CD player. Music fills the air, and feet start moving. "These are 600-year-old dances," Mirijas Velic, one of the fathers, whispered in my ear. "They're traditional." A world away from war-ravaged Bosnia, these children are learning dances from a homeland that they know only in memory. "I left the music box my grandfather gave me," said Indira Golubovic, 12. "Before he died in the war, he told me to keep it forever." About 3,500 Bosnian refugees made the Bay Area their home after fleeing their country in the mid- to late 1990s. An estimated 140,000 Bosnians live in the United States. In the Bay Area, the largest settlement is in Santa Clara County, but a newer community of Bosnians has taken root in the East Bay. Although most are Muslim, they are a highly secularized population. As many as a third are in interfaith or interethnic marriages, which made them targets in ethnic hostilities that still plague their country. ALTHOUGH SOME ARE still struggling, many Bosnian refugees have done remarkably well, finding blue-collar jobs suited to their skilled-laborer backgrounds. Fifteen families in Oakland have even bought homes. But as they forge new lives in America, their need for community is reflected in the phenomenal success of Sesic's weekly dance classes, which started with seven children five months ago and now draws 60 to 80 youngsters. "We hate to miss class," said Adisa Grosic, 11. "It's where we get to see all our friends." Bosnian dance is fast-paced and hypnotic, with fleet-footed dancers linking hands and twirling scarfs. For months now, the youngsters have been practicing the Sota and the Bosna, two romantic dances of love and flirtation. The classes started in December in the Bosnian Community Room, founded by two nonprofit organizations that saw the need for community building in a population that remains divided by its wartime experiences. Refugee Transitions, of San Francisco and Oakland, helps immigrants become self- sufficient by teaching them English and life skills. The International Rescue Committee sponsored most of the Bosnians refugees. The room, in a community center on East 14th Street, offers an after-school program for youth and social services. The room also is a gathering place for war widows. "We go to the room and have cake and coffee, and we talk," said Vukitsa Skrapic, rescue committee liaison for 32 war widows and their 60 children. ATIFA KAPIC, 38, arrived in Oakland three years ago with her four children. Kapic's husband, Izet, was killed and their home burned down during the war. "I had no house, no husband, nobody to help me," said Kapic, who also lost two brothers, her father and father-in-law. Others are also scarred. Samir Golubovic, 20, lost his dad at age 13 in the war. "It made me grow up fast," he said. "But look around you, everyone lost somebody, family, friends, neighbors." On Saturday, he joined the colorfully dressed dancers at the first performance of the troop in Oakland. Above the dancers on the stage was a large banner that proclaimed, "SEVDAH, " which means dreams. "These are modest people," said Zelmira Zivny of the committee. "They don't expect miracles. That's why they're doing so well."

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Iowa Artist Directory & Rosters Close General Description of Work: Music and dance are part and parcel of Bosnian social life. As in many Eastern bloc and European countries, folk music and dance are taught to children in school; young adults are encouraged to study folk dance and music at university. Folk festivals and competitions between performing arts groups were a major part of Bosnian life, and amateur groups called Cultural Art Societies were common throughout the republic. Required to perform the dance, music, and song of Bosnia, Croatian, and Serbia, they were often not permitted to specialize in the traditions of only one group. Bio: Aldijana Radoncic of Des Moines, was born in Sarejevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The recipient of a 2003 Iowa Arts Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant for Master Artists, Aldijana was a professional folkloric dancer in her former homeland. Trained in modern dance and music as well, she performed at international folkloric festivals throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa. Like many other Bosnian refugees, the families of the Sevdah dancers fled the war in Bosnia and were resettled in Des Moines after time in European refugee camps. Like many other Bosnian refugees, Radoncic and her family fled the war in Bosnia and came to Des Moines in 1995. A graduate of the Sarejevo College for Business and a former financial consultant, Radoncic was employed for several years as a caseworker for Employee and Family Resources, a non-profit social service agency in Des Moines that serves refugees and immigrants. Aldijana is very active and well respected in the community. In her spare time, she teaches Bosnian children traditional Bosnian dance, songs, and poetry, as well as modern dance. She is dedicated to passing on her knowledge about national heritage and dance technique through education and presentation. Radoncic is the leader of the Bosnian folk dance group Sevdah. The name of the group is from the traditional Bosnian music form "Sevdah". Although it is reliably known that the Sevdah originated after the Turks came to medieval Bosnia, nobody has been able to determine exactly when this was. Sevdah performers were requested to feel the music they performed, in order to get listeners genuinely acquainted with the message each song was meant to convey. When the Sevdah was first introduced, this music was performed by a singer with a popular and simple instrument (saz) only, so that the interpretation was always loose with and open to number of improvisations. This loose and improvised style remains an important characteristic in later forms of the Sevdah when other instruments like accordion, violin or guitar started to be used. Over time, the Sevdah changed from being performed before small audiences in privileged households to become a popular musical expression equally liked by all layers of society. Sevdah remains a musical expression full of emotion, calling for old times when people lived easier and loved more. Iowa Roots interview: http://www.iowaartscouncil.org/programs/folk-and-traditional-arts/iowa-roots/season-one/aldijana-radoncic.shtml Iowa Folklife II (curriculum), Bosnian unit: http://www.uni.edu/iowaonline/folklife_v2/bosnian.htm Services Offered 1: Talks about Bosnian traditional culture and history: dance, music, foodways Services Offered 2: Teaching Bosnian folk dance and simple songs Services Offered 3: Demonstrating Bosnian traditional foodways Regions: Central Months available: : all Performance fees, mileage charges, related to arts services: : $250/day plus travel expenses Accessibility accommodations, space requirements, equipment and all other needs that should be met by sponsors: : call for information  

Help GENESIS: SARAJEVO hold a 2-week summer dance intensive in Bosnia & Herzegovina! by Amy Danielson — Kickstarter What is Kickstarter? We?re the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Learn more! A Dance project by Amy Danielson ? send message Don't want to forget? Click the star to add this project to your profile. ABOUT GENESIS: SARAJEVO GENESIS:SARAJEVO has been working since 2006 to empower young artists and to unify different cultures and religions through dance and arts education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The goal is to create outlets and more artists in developing areas of the world while promoting peace. Please visit our website: www.genesissarajevo.org And, for a more detailed PDF project description: Please Click Here WHAT WE WANT TO DO: Since 2006, Genesis :Sarajevo has held a two week dance intensive twice a year in Bosnia and Herzegovina where girls and young women from different ethnicities have the opportunity to interact through dance and to perform in different cities. Our program is unique as we go beyond teaching girls dance technique. We encourage their creative process by giving them the opportunity to develop their own choreography about issues that affect them in their country. We were fortunate to receive our first grant from Freedom to Create last year which allowed us to expand our program and reach out to more people, but our funding ends in May and so far there are no other prospects of outside sources of funding. It is extremely important at this point in our development to continue with the summer dance intensive that the young girls in our program are looking forward to all year! WHAT WE NEED: The money raised on Kickstarter will help cover: - studio rental for two weeks - stage rental for the performance - housing and food for instructors - costumes - local transportation Of course $3,000 is just the tip of the iceberg. Our actual project cost is $6,000. Any extra funds will help us to make this intensive happen and possibly expand performing in other cities in the Bosnia & Herzegovina region. Thank you for helping to make this summer dance intensive possible! - Amy Danielson Here is an example of the $50 backer award of "Bosnian slipper socks" Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly. Name listed in the program and on the website! Postcard from Bosnia, written by one of the young participants about their experiences dancing with Genesis! Along with your name listed in program and on the website. :-) DVD of the summer intensive performance and a Genesis: Sarajevo magnet. Along with the $10 and $20 rewards. A pair of colorful handmade Bosnian slipper socks (see photo to left ), and all of the above!!! One choreography piece in the summer intensive will be named after you...and you got it, all of the above! The Supreme Package: Create a concept (age appropriate) for one choreography that will be performed during the summer intensive, plus an additional piece of choreography in the performance will be named after you, plus all of the other above rewards! Get awesome projects delivered to your inbox each week. Kickstarter is the largest funding platform for creative projects in the world. Every month, tens of thousands of amazing people pledge millions of dollars to projects from the worlds of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and other creative fields. A new form of commerce and patronage. This is not about investment or lending. Project creators keep 100% ownership and control over their work. Instead, they offer products and experiences that are unique to each project. All or nothing funding. On Kickstarter, a project must reach its funding goal before time runs out or no money changes hands. Why? It protects everyone involved. Creators aren?t expected to develop their project without necessary funds, and it allows anyone to test concepts without risk. Each and every project is the independent creation of someone like you. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They?re inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. We hope you agree... Welcome to Kickstarter! Thanks! All done.