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Genre | Folk dance |
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Time signature | 2 4 |
Origin | Veles, North Macedonia |
Pembe ( Macedonian: Пембе) is a Macedonian circle dance ( oro) from the region of Veles.
It is a mixed man and woman dance with steady movements on whole feet with a characteristic movement of the heels. The dance begins slow and speeds up toward the end. The dancers hold hands up, on a level with the shoulders. They begin their dance in a position of a half circle. The dance rhythm is 2
4.