English | English The film presents two Albanian folk dances from Metohija, recorded in Decani village near Pec. The first dance is performed by two women, one dancing, singing, and beating the def, the other dancing and gracefully twisting her arms, hands, and fingers. A group of men then dance to the rhythm of the drum (tupan), which beaten in the open air, produces a particularly plangent sound. During the dance two of the dancers, armed with swords, perform the war dance Kallcoja (sword dance). All the performers, men and women, wear the Albanian national costume. |