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Balkan & Middle Eastern Dance/Music Rhythms & Syncopations
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Meter	Counting Method 1	Counting Method 2	Examples
[Q = 1/2 beat = &, S = 1 full beat = 1] (Q=Quick, S=Slow)
2/4	SQQ	1-2&	U Sest (Serbia) Syrtos (Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria) Sirto (Bulgaria) Lesnoto Oro (Macedonia) Kjucek (Bulgaria) Cocek (Serbia)
	QQS	1&-2	Kokonjeste Kolo (Serbia) Kukunjesko Horo (Bulgaria) Crnogorka (Macedonia)
		1&-2	Ovcepolska Potrculka (Macedonia) Kopacka (Macedonia)
		1&-2&	Sopsko Horo 2/4 (Bulgaria)
		1&-2&	Trite Puti 2/4 (Bulgaria)
		1&-2&	Pravo Trakijsko 2/4 (Bulgaria)
3/8	SSS	1-2-3	Zikino Kolo (Serbia)
5/4	SQQSSQQ	1-2&-3-4-5&	Zagorisios (Epirus, Greece)
6/8	SSSSSS	1-2-3-4-5-6	Zikino Kolo (Serbia, sometimes also played 7/8), Bojerka (Bosnia), Hora Mare Moldovaneasc (Romania) Tsamikos (Greece)
8/8	SQSQS (Get your papers here)	1&-2-3&-4-5&	Invirtita (Transylvania, Romania) Sokacko Malo Kolo (Banat)
	QSQSS	1-2&-3-4&-5&	Ca La Breaza (Romania)

Meter	Counting Method 1	Counting Method 2	Examples
[Q = 2 beats = 12 S = 3 beats = 123] (Q=Quick, S=Slow)
5/8	QS	12-123	Mori Odajo (Macedonia) Sarakina (Agean Macedonia) Dragaicuta (Romania)
5/16	QS	12-123	Pajdusko (Macedonia, Bulgaria) Baiduska (Greece) Rustemul, Paidusca, Cimpoi (Romania)
7/4	1-2-3-4-5-6-7	123-12-12	Maskoto (Macedonia) Tris Fores (Agean Macedonia)
7/8	SQQ	123-12-12	Syrtos Kalamatianos (Greece) Cupurlika (Macedonia) Kupurlika (Bulgaria) Cupi Kosturcanki (Macedonia) Sirto (Bulgaria) Pravoto (Lesnoto) Oro (Macedonia)
7/16	1-2-3-4-5-6-7	12-12-123	Eleno Mome (Bulgaria, Macedonia)
	QQS	12-12-123	Racenica (Bulgaria) Katanka (East Serbia, Bulgaria) Potrcano (Macedonia) Cigancica (Macedoina, East Serbia)
	SQQ	123-12-12	Cetvorno, Panagyursko, Dobro Nevesto, Ripna Maca (Bulgaria) Momirul (Romania)
9/4	QQQS	12-12-12-123	Kumovo Oro (Macedonia)
9/8	QQQS	12-12-12-123	Devetorka (Macedonia, Bulgaria) Niska Banja (Serbia) Karsilimas (Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey) Kjucek (Bulgaria) Varnensko (Bulgaria) Sareni Corapi (Macedonia} Dzangruica (Pirin, Bulgaria)
	QSQQ	12-123-12-12	Fatise Kolo (Serbia-Vranja) Devojce, Devojce (Macedonia) Sto Me Je Milo (Serbia) Katuse Mome, Katuse (Macedonia)
9/16	QQQS	12-12-12-123	Dajcovo, Lilka (Bulgaria) Lile, Lile (Serbia)
	QSQQ	12-123-12-12	Grancarsko (Bulgaria)
11/16	QQSQQ	12-12-123-12-12	Kopanica , Gankino (Bulgaria), Osagovka (Macedonia), Ovcepolsko Oro (Macedonia), Stankino (Agean Maedonia) Marina (Agean Maedonia)
	SQQQQ	123-12-12-12-12	Patrunino (Agean Macedonia) Acano Mlada Nevesto (Maedonia)
	QQQQS	12-12-12-12-123	Neda Voda Nalivala (Bulgaria)
12/16	SQQSQ	123-12-12-123-12	Berance, Bajrace, Pusceno, Pusteno, Kucano (Macedonia) Leventikos, Pouscheno, Beratiko, Litos (Greece) Neso, Berace (Kosovo, Albania)
	QQSQS	12-12-123-12-123	Dolgoto (Macedonia), Gajda Preshevare (Kosovo)
	QQQSS	12-12-12-123-123	Topansko (Macedonia)
13/16	QQQQQS	12-12-12-12-12-123	Petrunino (Bulgaria)
	SQQQQQ	123-12-12-12-12-12	Elenino Horo (Bulgaria)
	QQQSQQ	12-12-12-123-12-12	Krivo Sadovsko Horo (Bulgaria) Zensko Krsteno (Macedonia)
14/16	QQQSQS	12-12-12-123-12-123	Bicak (Bulgaria)
15/16	QQQQSQQ	12-12-12-12-123-12-12	Bucimis (Bulgaria)

Meter	Counting Method 1	Counting Method 2	Examples
Special Combinations - [Q = 2 beats = 12 S = 3 beats = 123] (Q=Quick, S=Slow)
1 "Cetvorno" + 1 "Gankino" 7/16 + 11/16	SQQ-QQSQQ	123-12-12 + 12-12-123-12-12	Jove Male Mome (Bulgaria) Janino Oro (Macedonia)
2 "Cetvornos" + 1 "Gankino" 7/16 + 7/16 + 11/16	SQQ-SQQ-QQSQQ	123-12-12 + 123-12-12 + 12-12-123-12-12	Sedi Donka (East Serbia, Bulgaria) variant 1 Sedi Donka (East Serbia, Bulgaria) variant 2
2 "Dajcovos" + 2 quicks or 1 "Dajcovo" + 1 "Krivo" 9/16 + 13/16	QQQS + QQQS + QQ or QQQS + QQQSQQ	12-12-12-123 + 12-12-12-123 + 12-12 or 12-12-12-123 + 12-12-12-123-12-12	Sandansko Horo (Pirin, Bulgaria)