{{Short description|Ancient Greek circle dance accompanied by singing}} {{for|the wasp genus|Encyrtinae}} {{distinguish|text=the medical disorder Chorea}} '''Choreia''' ({{langx|grc|χορεία|choreía}}) is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, ''choros''), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the ''Iliad''.
Terms descended from Greek ''choreia'' that are used for circle dances in a number of other countries are:
* horon, in Turkey * khorovod (хоровод), in Russia * khora (хора), in Ukraine * hora, in Romania and Moldova * horo (хоро), in Bulgaria * oro (оро), in North Macedonia and Montenegro
== See also == * Rasa lila * Greek dance * Tanabata
==References== {{reflist}} * Calame, Claude. 2001. ''Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, Religious Role, and Social Functions.'' Trans. Derek Collins and Janice Orion. Rev. ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. {{ISBN|0-7425-1525-7}}. * Ley, Graham. 2007. ''The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy: Playing Space and Chorus.'' Chicago and London: U of Chicago P. {{ISBN|0-226-47757-6}}.
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Category:Ancient Greek dances Category:Ancient Greek theatre Category:Circle dances