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Croatian Couple Dances from 19th Century till the Present Day: The Waltz and Salonsko kolo

In placing the dance events and dance entertainments in the social context of 19th century Zagreb, Croatia, we will present their role and influence on Zagreb social life over a period of major political turmoil. During the period of Croatian national revival, the Illyrian movement (1830-1848), dance halls became one of the very important places where the Illyrians gathered and one of the factors in promoting their ideas. The frequency in organising and holding dance socials was primarily linked with long-term efforts to seek out and make relevant appropriate dance venues. We will first introduce dance venues and then trace the arrival of the waltz into Croatian ballrooms. In doing so, we couldn’t help but compare it with the appearance of the domestic urban couple dance salonsko kolo, which sprang as a patriotic reply to the charming waltz. In order to express resistance to the imposed foreign influences, dance entertainments proclaimed and promoted national colours, national fashion, and patriotic verses and it was in this aura that the Croatian or Slavonic kolo-dance was born. In the text we trace the arrival, spreading, coexistence at balls, and the survival of the waltz and salonsko kolo until today.

Croatia, couple dances, waltz, Salonsko kolo

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