The “K’cimi Dancing of Tropojë” has been recognized and included in UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
UNESCO’s official website provides a detailed description of the cultural values and significance of this traditional dance.
“K’cimi dancing of Tropoja, Albania”
In Albania, the “K’cimi Dancing of Tropojë” is a popular, festive dance performed in spontaneous gatherings or during traditional ceremonies and celebrations. The dancers perform face to face, making swooning movements and raising and dropping their arms as they move around one another, without touching. Depending on the occasion, traditional attire may be worn. The K’cimi is traditionally practised by the people of Tropojë and is associated with springtime celebrations, mountainous landscapes and the flight of eagles – a symbol of strength and of collective identity.
In March 2021, the nomination form for the “K’cimi Dancing of Tropojë” to be included on the “Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” was submitted.