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{{Short description|Ancient Greek circle dance accompanied by singing}}
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{{distinguish|text=the medical disorder [[Chorea]]}}
'''Choreia''' ({{langx|grc|χορεία|choreía}}) is a [[circle dance]] accompanied by singing (see [[Greek chorus]], ''choros''), in [[ancient Greece]]. [[Homer]] refers to this dance in his [[epic poetry|epic poem]], the ''[[Iliad]]''.

Terms descended from Greek ''choreia'' that are used for circle dances in a number of other countries are:

* [[Horon (dance)|horon]], in [[Turkey]]
* [[khorovod]] (хоровод), in [[Russia]]
* [[Khora (dance)|khora]] (хора), in [[Ukraine]]
* [[Hora (dance)|hora]], in [[Romania]] and [[Moldova]]
* [[Horo (dance)|horo]] (хоро), in [[Bulgaria]]
* [[Oro (dance)|oro]] (оро), in [[North Macedonia]] and [[Montenegro]]

== See also ==
* [[Rasa lila]]
* [[Greek dance]]
* [[Tanabata]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
* Calame, Claude. 2001. ''Choruses of Young Women in Ancient Greece: Their Morphology, Religious Role, and Social Functions.'' Trans. Derek Collins and Janice Orion. Rev. ed. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. {{ISBN|0-7425-1525-7}}.
* Ley, Graham. 2007. ''The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy: Playing Space and Chorus.'' Chicago and London: U of Chicago P. {{ISBN|0-226-47757-6}}.

{{Greek dances}}

[[Category:Ancient Greek dances]]
[[Category:Ancient Greek theatre]]
[[Category:Circle dances]]