Primavera En Salonico Sephardic/Greece
These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Choreographed by Steve Kotansky, who based the steps on a Greek Zeibekikos. The song is sung in Ladino. The title means "Spring in Thessalonika"
Music: Primarvera en Salonico is the name of the group and the song. It appears on Savina Giannatou's album Spring in Salonico (1994) track B6 (LYRA 4756), Track 16 on the CD. (https://youtu.be/UQnGeNOdeuY)
Meter: 17/4 counted as SSSQQSSSQQQ (1,2)(3,4)(5,6)(7)(8)(9,10)(11,12)(13,14)(15)(16)(17)
Formation:Solo dancers in a circle
Introduction: During bouzouki taxim, walk forward in a circle. Start the dance immediately when the regular beat starts.
Bar 1: in LOD step R (S), L (S), R (S); Rock back in RLOD on L (Q), Rock forward in LOD on R (Q); Grapevine: Cross L over R (S), Turn to face center, step R to R (S), Step on L behind R (S); Sway to the R on R (Q), Sway to the L on L (Q), Sway to the R on R (Q) [Alternately the last three quicks can be done as a sway on R (Q), pause (Q), and a hop on R turning to face RLOD, and lifting L up behind R calf (Q)]
Bar 2: repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork and direction (moving in RLOD)
Bar 3: Into the center step R (S), L (S), R (S); Rock onto L into the center (Q), Rock back out of center on R (Q); Pulling L shoulder back, take 3 steps (LRL) to make a complete CCW circle on the floor arms are up high like the eagle pose in Zeibekikos; facing center sway to the R on R (Q), Sway to the L on L (Q), Sway to the R on R (Q)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3 with opposite footwork and direction
repeat until the end of the music
Other Notes on the web:
Videos on the web
Because of copyright restrictions on the music these videos can't be embedded- Steve Kotansky teaching and doing the dance: https://youtu.be/P_0394BjkWc
- Calgary Folk Dance Fridays Group: https://youtu.be/BSLAMdXunzQ
Lyrics
from the notes on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQnGeNOdeuYPrimavera en salonico
Primavera en salonico
halli al cafe Maslumuna
nina de ojos pretos
que canta y sona ud.
No me manques, tu Fortuna,
del cafe de Avram Maslum.
Tu quitas los muestros dertes,
que cantas y sonas ud.
El ud tomas en la mano
con gilves y con sacas.
Los tus ojos relucientes
a mi me hacen quemar.
Άνοιξη στη Σαλονίκη
Άνοιξη στη Σαλονίκη
βρήκα στου Μαζλούμ τον καφενέ
μια κοπέλα μαυρομάτα
που τραγουδάει παίζοντας ούτι.
Αχ, Φορτούνα, μη μου λείψεις
από του Αβράμ Μαζλούμ τον καφενέ.
Εσύ διώχνεις τους καημούς μας
που τραγουδάς και παίζεις ούτι.
Το ούτι παίρνεις στο
χέρι σουμε νάζια και καμώματα.
Τα μάτια σου τα φωτεινά
μεγάλη μ'άναψαν φωτιά.
Also spelled: Salonika
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