Choreia () is a circle dance accompanied by singing (see Greek chorus, choros), in ancient Greece. Homer refers to this dance in his epic poem, the Iliad. Cognates of choreia are used for circle dances in a number of other countries: horon, in Turkey khorovod (коровод), in Russia khora (хора), in Ukraine hora, in Romania and Moldova horo (хоро), in Bulgaria oro (оро), in North Macedonia and Montenegro kolo (коло), in Bosnia, Croatia and Serbia (кола), in Belarus valle, in Albania See also Rasa lila Greek dance Tanabata References 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. . Ley, Graham. 2007. The Theatricality of Greek Tragedy: Playing Space and Chorus. Chicago and London: U of Chicago P. . Ancient Greek dances Ancient Greek theatre Circle dances