İştip (Turkey/Macedonia)

İştip

Turkey/Macedonia

These notes ©2016 Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Bora Özkök.  The dance is done by the Turkish minority in Macedonia. Bora learned the dance from Yusuf Dener in 1977. The name refers to the town of Štip in Macedonia.

Music: Horon 106; Turkish Folksongs and Dance Cappadoica 85
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Couples in a circle, facing center, M on R. Hands down in V position.
Introduction: none

Part 1

Bar 1: Facing and moving in LOD, Step on R (1), hop on R (2), step on L (3), Hop on L (4)
Bar 2: Run R (1), L (2), R (3), hop on R turning to face RLOD (4)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction
Bar 5: Step on R behind L (1), Hop on R (2), step on L behind R (3), hop on L (4)
Bar 6: repeat bar 5
Bar 7: repeat bar 5
Bar 8: repeat bar 5
Bar 9: repeat bar 5
Bar 10: step on R behind L (1), hop on R (2), step on L in place (3), stamp R next to L (4)

Part 2

Bars 1-4: repeat bars 1-4 of part 1
Bars 5-7: using 6 step hops (start R foot), take both hands and stand R shoulder to R shoulder and turn around each other CW
Bars 8-10: using 5 step hops and a step stamp, stand L shoulder to L shoulder holding two hands and turn around each other CCW, break with W in the lead

Part 3

Bars 1-4: repeat bars 1-4 of part 1
Bars 5-10: repeat the footwork of part 2, except, turn around each other CW with R elbows hooked and the CCW around each other with L elbows hooked.

Sequence

Part 1 two times
Part 2 two times
Part 3 two times
Part 1 once
Part 2 once
Part 3 once
Part 1 once,
Stamp R foot again, and raise hands above your head

Other Notes on the web:

• Page 97 of (1979) Stockton Folk Dance Camp

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Also spelled: Istip, Iştip