Folklore music-dance creativity dates back to the first human communities that had need for ritual movement and voice performances for various occasions. Each human community created distinctive and specific folkloric performance that was recognizable to the community itself. Folklore tradition has been passed on for centuries and later got new shapes and forms. The preserved folklore heritage has served for centuries as an inspiration to many artists in creating valuable art pieces in the sphere of music, dance and ballet.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, this creative folk spirit has been expressed with high intensity. In a relatively small geographical area of the multi-national Bosnia and Herzegovina, a miraculous folklore treasure was created inside which dance-music creativity as a special form of spiritual expression and creativity of all nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina appeared.
Part of this invaluable heritage of song, dance, movement and mores is being kept by our ensemble of folk games and songs. From the very beginning of the Association, the National Dances and Songs Ensemble takes special place in the Association and forms the backbone of it. The ensemble of folk dances and songs of Bascarsija with its stage performances, rich repertoire and choreography is the pearl and leader in the presentation of authentic folklore creativity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Sarajevo.

Repertoire Bosnia and Herzegovina

Starobosansko kolo iz okolice Glamoca
Choreographer: Miroslav Silic
Odi prelo da se saberemo (Usora)
Choreographer: Miroslav Silic
Udadoh se i postadoh mlada (Cazinska Krajina)
Choreographer: Miroslav Silic
Lindjo (zaledje Neuma)
Choreographer: Miroslav Silic
San zaspala dilber Duda (okolina Brckog)
Choreographer: Reuf Ibrahimagic
Sarajevo divno mjesto (Sarajevo)
Choreographer: Jelena Dopudja
Trebeviću visok tefericu (Sarajevsko Polje)
Choreographer: Jelena Dopudja
Bijelo Jajce (Jajce)
Choreographer: Jelena Dopudja
 
Repertoire Former Yugoslavia

Splet igara iz Srbije (Sumadija) - Srbija
Choreographer: Dragutin Pica Pavicic
Igre iz Povardarja - Makedonija
Choreographer: Atanas Kolarovski
Igre iz Banata – Srbija
Sota – Kosovo
Kosovska svita – Kosovo
Choreographer: Haki Shkreli
Igre iz Opoje – Kosovo
Choreographer: Haki Shkreli
Splet zenskih albanskih igara (Dudija Djakovica) – Kosovo
Choreographer: Haki Shkreli
Igre iz Crne Gore – Crna Gora
Choreographer: Ablah Avdoviz
Igre iz Gusinja – Crna Gora
Choreographer: Ablah Avdovic
Igre iz Povardarja - Makedonija
Choreographer: Stojce Karanfilovski
Svita iz Vranja – Srbija
Choreographer: Ekrem Sizmic
Valpovacki vez (Valpovo) – Hrvatska
Choreographer: Vera Martincevic
Zenina Volja (Posavina) – Hrvatska
Choreographer: dr.sc. Ivan Ivancan
Igre iz Rugova – Kosovo
Choreographer: Haki Shkreli
Sopska petorka – Makedonija
Choreographer: Stojce Karanfilovski
Bela Krajina – Slovenija
Choreographer: Bruno Ravnikar
Sokacki tanec – Hrvatska
Istocna Srbija - Srbija
Choreographer: Ekrem Cizmic
Cobanske Igre (Istocna Srbija) – Srbija
Choreographer: Ekrem Cizmic

Professional conductors of the Ensemble of national dances and song were: Izet Starcevic, Ablah Avdovic, Ekrem Cizmic, Franjo Matkovic, Mahmut Maso Ramadanovic, Vinko Babic, Hariz Fehric, Nermana Imsirovic, Mujo Gadzo, Emil Trnka, Senad Celjo, Emir Ibrahimagic, Timur Delic, Adnan Karup, Almir Iskric, Vedad Sahovic.

Professional conductor of Ensemble of national dances and songs: Naida Efendić
Professional conductor of the Preparatory Ensemble of national dances and songs: Selma Selimović