This dance comes from the village of Roia de Seca, in the county of Alba, in central Transylvania. Alba borders on the north with the countyofClujand on the southwiththat ofSibiu.It covers 6231 km, that is,2.6 percent of the total area of Romania. The capital city is Alba-Iulia (73,000 inhabitants) and was, for a period in the past, the national capital.
Hora nevestelor din Roia de Seca belongs to the category of women’s dances generally referred to as Purtata fetelor. These dances are known by different names, however, depending on where they are danced. For example, in the villages of Cpâlna and Feisa, it is called Purtata; in the village of Crciunel, it is known as Btut and in Roia de Seca, Hora nevestelor, as mentioned. The term neveste means “married women.” Thus in Roia de Seca, traditionally, only married women did the dance. Originally the song was sung a cappella. Nowadays one or two musicians from the local area accompany the dancers.

Presented by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu in 2007. View pdf here.