Explore a music and dance tradition known as čoček in Macedonia, and by other names in Bulgaria. Albania, Serbia, and throughout the Balkan Peninsula. This tradition is long associated with the Roma people who carry a reputation of music virtuosity. Suggestions for using the dance and music in elementary and secondary general music classes are offered as well as options for listening.
SilvermanC. (2003). The gender of the profession: Music, dance, and reputation among Balkan Muslim Rom Women. In MagriniT. (Ed.), Music and gender: Perspectives from the Mediterranean (pp. 119–146). University of Chicago Press.
