Tanac Dances and Migrations on the Island of Krk, Croatia

Analysis and the interpretation of the dance style of today's islanders have revealed the differences that likely emerged as a consequence of past migrations, particularly those by large groups moving to the western part of the island at the mid-fifteenth century. The conception of themselves, of neighbors as Others, the need for mutual differentiation, and the creation of linguistic and other symbolical borders developed on the island over a prolonged period of time.