Summary: The bread movement in Bulgarian folk dance is an arm motion that resembles kneading bread dough. Learn the bread movement with tips from a professional dancer in this free dancing video.
Elissaveta Lordanova is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in New York City and is professionally recognized as a dancer, teacher and choreographer in her native country Bulgaria,...read more
"In this clip, I will show you the movements of the arms. They're very expressive. And one of the movement is showing, making the bread. It's like, working with the dough. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. It can be done forward. Again, sideways. And sideways. And usually the head looks up to the object of attention, in this moment. Or the miming of that bread making. With the movement, one, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. You can see that for one and two, we turn the dough. On three, we press. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, forward. One, two, three. Backwards, three. One, side. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. The other way, three. One, two, three. Center, three."