Choreia

Choreia (χορεία) is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad.

Cognates of choreia are used for circle dances in a number of other countries:


 * horon, in Turkey
 * khorovod (коровод), in Russia
 * khora (хора), in Ukraine
 * hora, in Romania and Moldova
 * horo (хоро), in Bulgaria
 * oro (оро), in North Macedonia and Montenegro
 * kolo (коло), in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia
 * Kola (dance) (кола), in Belarus
 * valle, in Albania