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Vallja e cobanit

The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances: Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokastër Nationa…

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The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances: Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokastër Nationa…

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The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances: Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokastër Nationa…

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The following is an incomplete list of traditional dances in Albanian culture, because each region has its own dances:

Traditional Albanian clothing, dances, and folklore are showcased in several festivals including the Gjirokastër National Folklore Festival in Gjirokastër; Sofra Dardane every June in Bajram Curri; Oda Dibrane in Peshkopi; Logu I Bjeshkeve every August in Kelmend; Cham Dance Festival in Saranda; and other festivals in various Albanian cities.

The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “List of Albanian dances”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Vallja e cobanit is type of dance, 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

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