Club for Bulgarian folk dances “Ot Izvora” provides lessons for amateur dancers. Here you can learn the most popular Bulgarian folk dances, as well as ones that are not that familiar. There are many interesting traditional dances from each of the Bulgarian ethnographic areas: SHOPSKA (Graovsko, Chetvorno, Petrunino, Bera, Yove, Kukuneshko etc.); TRAKIISKA (Pravo trakiisko, Kopanitsa, Trakiiska rachenitsa, Trite puti, Buchemish etc.); PIRINSKA (Shirto, Arap, Malishevsko, Djanguritsa, Ginka, Staro bansko etc.); SEVERNYASHKA (Dunavsko, Daychovo, Eleno mome, Brankovska rachenitsa, Pajdushko, Chichovo, Lqvo, Shira etc.); DOBRUDJANSKA (Raka, Sborenka, Povlekana, Opas etc.) and RODOPSKA (Svornato, Yenino).
Join us and feel the spirit of Bulgarian folk dances.The Bulgarian dance folklore is a reflection of the life of our people, its history, talents, character and traditions. The Bulgarian dances have distinctive features, which set them apart and involve a lot of people - of all ages and walks of life.
Depending on the gender of the participants, there are 3 types - “male”, “female” and “mixed”. The most popular form of folk dance is the one that has a leader, so called “lead one” or “open one” - on the right end of the chain, there is the leader, who is responsible for the dance direction. Another form is so called “closed” dance, when the dancers form a closed circle.
“Rachenitsa” is well known everywhere where there are Bulgarians. It represents another dance form – the individual dances. Here we can mention other individual dances with some story line – “Zaeshkata”, “Mecheshkata” etc. There are also the so called “Na lesa” dances, where the participants form short straight lines. 
Bulgarian traditional dances from the different parts of the country are similar in many ways. The movements are focused mainly in the bottom part of the body, directed to the ground, still are light and springy. The upper part of the body is also included in order to form an extremely coordinated and beautiful movement – Bulgarians put their soul in the dance. In addition to the basics, there are some specific movements in each of the different parts of the country, which sets them apart and explains the division of the 6 ethnographic regions: Severnyashka, Dobrudjanska, Trakiiska, Shopska, Pirinska and Rodopska. It should be noted that almost every village has its own dance or a version of given dance. The existence of all the six ethnographic areas is a proof for the richness and variety of the Bulgarian dance art.In the past, a big part of the traditional customs was accompanied with a dance and a song. People believed that through them, they can have beneficial effect on nature and provide fertility and health. Nowadays, faith in magical powers of the rituals is overlooked. In places where the tradition is saved, it is mostly for entertainment. Such an example are the rituals “Lazaruvane”, “Koledari”, “Kalushari”, “German” etc.
As part of the folk heritage, the Bulgarian dances have always held an important place in people’s life - with persistence and strong vitality, handed down from generation to generation, changed more or less but still managing to preserve them through the ages. Thanks to Bulgarian folk dances we will be able to preserve folklore and keep the traditions alive.Club “Ot Izvora” is owned by professional trainers who have graduated National Dance Academy - Sofia and now are part of the National Folklore Ensemble "Philip Kutev" and the Ensemble of the Bulgarian Army.If you’d like to learn a variety of popular dances from all regions of Bulgaria; If you like to have fun and take a break from the everyday stress. If you don’t want to just observe, while others have fun dancing.Welcome! Come join us – let’s dip in the atmosphere of Bulgarian traditions and folklore together sounded with traditional folk music.