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Nena Šokčić
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Nena Šokčić was a lead dancer with LADO, the National Folk Dance Ensemble of Croatia. She was associated with the AMAN Folk Ensemble and the AVAZ International Dance Theatre directed by Dr. Anthony Shay.
In a personal interview with Dr. Shay, Nena recalls "When the peasant women from the villages came for the laundry, my mother would not permit my brother or me to be in the same room, as if those poor people were contaminated."
Nena was married to Misa Šokčić. Misa and Nena spent many long hours in the field finding sets of costumes for Dr. Shay and even sacrificed on a financial level to ensure that the costumes reached him in the United States because, as Misa wrote, of "my love and interpretation of Croatian folklore."
Nena died in 2003 or 2004.
Dances Nena taught include Ajde Noga za Nogama, Alaj Imam Curicu, Bunjevačko Momač Kolo, Bunjevačko Veliko Kolo, Čačak, Drmeš iz Velika Gorica, Falila se Jagica Divojka, Igrajte nam Mužikaši, Kolo iz Valpova, Linđo, Lomsko Kolo, Moldovan, Nevestinsko Oro, Opšaj Diri, Podravski Drmeš, Pokupski Plesovi, Pokupski Svatovski Drmeš, Posavski Drmeš, Prigorska Polka, Seljački Drmeš S'onu Stranu Savice, Tanac po Lički (Na Tanac). Tandrčak iz Vojvodina, Tropnalo Oro, Turopoljski Drmeš, Valpovačko Kolo, and Žena Isla u Gosti.