Contribution of Ljubica and Danica Janković to Establishment of Ethnochoreology in Serbia as an Academic Scholarly Discipline

The Janković sisters are pioneers of ethnochoreological research in Serbia. Their scholarly methodology is based on intenisve field research and their development of a unique system of dance notation, which enabled them to evolve a system of dance analysis. The year 2014 celebrates multiple anniversaries of Ljubica and Danica Janković, their lives and work, but most importantly, it marks the publication of the first of eight volumes of Narodne igre, beginning an eighty year tradition of scholarly investigation of traditional dances in Serbia. The aim of this article is to draw attention to the Janković sisters for their major contribution in developing ethnochoreology in Serbia.