Čoček

[1] Čoček originated from Ottoman military bands, which at that time were scattered across the region, mostly throughout Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Romania.

Čoček was handed down through the generations, preserved mostly by Roma minorities, and was largely practiced at village weddings and banquets.

[2] Čoček is especially popular among the Muslim Roma and Albanian populations of Kosovo, South Serbia and Macedonia.

[3] When Tanec first came to America in 1956, they performed čoček as a Muslim woman's dance, "Kjupurlika" from Titov Veles.

Roma musicians living in areas of the former Yugoslavia have broadened the form to include variations in 44 and 78.