Khorovod
The khorovod or horovod (Russian: хорово́д, IPA: [xərɐˈvot], Ukrainian: хоровод, romanized: khorovod or коло, kolo, Belarusian: карагод [karaˈɣot], Bulgarian: хоро, Polish: korowód) is an East Slavic and pagan art form and one of the oldest dances of Russia with its more than 1,000 years history. It is a combination of a circle dance and chorus singing, similar to the choreia of ancient Greece. The dance was also known in Rus' as karagod, tanok and krug.
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