The tradition
The Dance of Osman Taka (Albanian: Vallja Çame e Osman Takës; Greek: Οσμαντάκας or Σαμαντάκας) is a traditional dance in Albania and Greece. In Albania it is mainly danced by Cham Albanians. The dance bears the name of Osman Taka, a 19th-century Cham Albanian guerrilla fighter who fought against Ottoman forces. It is a famous variation from the Albanian Cham repertoire of the older Çamçe dance.¶
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dance of Osman Taka is traditional dance in Albania (mainly danced by Cham Albanians) and Greece that bears the name of Osman Taka, a 19th-century oscure figure of a Muslim Cham Albanian guerilla fighter who fought against Ottoman forces, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 1 external register, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
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| Wikidata: dance of Osman Taka (Q5215268) | database | Wikidata |
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