Kozachok Trio - Козачок Трио (Ukraine) ~ Folk Dance Musings

Kozachok Trio
Козачок Трио
Ukraine

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the US by Madelynne Greene in the 1960s. Mardelynne reconstructed this dance from a book of Ukrainian dances that was translated for her by Dick Crum.

Music: Memories of Ukrainia COL LP202
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Trios, typically of two women and 1 man. Trios face LOD. Trios are like spokes of a wheel. Start in a front basket hold.
Introduction: None

Part 1: Run forward and spin

Bars 1-10: Using 123s (RLR, LRL, RLR etc), Run forward
Bars 11-16: Using 123s, wheel the trio around CCW, with M acting as the pivot and R-hand W dancing forward and L-hand W backing up. End facing center of the circle

Part 2: In and Out

Bars 1-7: Dance 7 pas de basques into the center
Bar 8: M stamps 3 times (1,&,2), man turns W under his arms, R-hand W turns CCW, L-hand woman turns clockwise. End with women having hands on hips, and M with his hands around their backs.
Bar 9: backing away from center, Kick R heel forward (1), then leap on R and kick L forward.
Bars 10-15: repeat bar 9, six more times (leaping onto L on count 1)
Bar 16: Stomp L (1), R (&), L (2)

Part 3: Kolopalochka, then Prysiadka

For bars 1-8 Man stands in place, while women advance to the center
Bar 1: Facing each other, W touch R toe next to L (1), then put R heel forward (2). Arms do a sweeping movement outwards
Bar 2: Step R (1), L (&), R (2) moving forward into the center and away from each other. Arms go on hips
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, but with opposite footwork and turning towards each other (still moving in though)
Bar 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Bars 9-15: Turning away women circle back to M. R-hand L goes CW, L-hand lady goes CCW. Use 7 pas-de-basques steps to get there. M meanwhile, does 7 Prysiadka Steps (Squat, then kick R forward, squat then kick L forward etc.
Bar 16: M does one more Prysiadka step while W spin in place. R-hand W spins CCW, L-hand W spins CW.

Part 4: Skipping, then Women in again

Bars 1-8: Backing up slightly do 16 skips (Hop L (&), step R (1), hop R (&), Step L (2), etc.)
Bars 9-16: Women use 8 pas-de-basques to dance into the center, end facing each other .

Part 5: Women pulling, then back up

Bar 1: Women facing each, holding both hands, pas-de-basque R, pulling R arm back so turning to face CCW
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork, pulling L arm back to face CW
Bar 3: repeat bar 1
Bar 4: Stomp L (1), R (&), L (2) in place
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Bars 9-16: Using 16 skipping steps, back up towards M, but cross over as backing up, L-hand W goes behind R-hand woman

Part 6: Duck-walk and Push Steps

Women:
Bars 1-7: Women do 14 push step (fall on R to R (1), push off on L (&), fall on R (2), push off on L (&). New R hand woman starts R foot and leads with R shoulder into the center. New L-hand woman needs to do a quick shift of weight before doing this step and leads with L shoulder into the center, starting with L foot)
Bar 8: new R-hand W stomp R (1), L (&), R (2) in place, L hand woman stomps LRL
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8, with opposite footwork back to place.

Men:
Bars 1-8: Using 16 "duckwalks" (walk forward while in a squated position, foot stepping forward has to come out and around to make this work), follow new R-hand woman into the center
Bars 9-16: Using 16 "duckwalks", follow new L-handwoman back to edge of the circle

Part 7: Povzunets

Man stays down in squat position, Women turn to face center and take nearer hands above man's head. and then use their outside hands to hold onto the man's hands.
Bars 1-8; M does Povzunets (In a squat position kick R forward (1) Kick L forward, obviously switching weight to R (2) etc) for 8 bars, moving into the center. Women accompany him doing 8 pas-de-basques
Bars 9-16: New L-hand woman drops hand briefly and turns 1/2 CW to face back. She gives L hand to other woman above Man's Head and take M's R hand in her own. Man continues to do povzunets steps in place rotating CCW. While women run forward (CCW) in a circle around him. Do one complete rotation.

Part 8: Push steps Crossing

Bars 1-4: Man stands up and steps back. L-hand W turns to face center. L-hand W and R-hand W, exchange places in front of M, using the push steps and stamps in bars 5-8 of part 6. L-hand W falls on R to start, L-hand lady falls on L, you may have to fudge your weight to get onto the correct foot. R-hand lady passes in front. Arms come forward and out and go onto hips on the stamps.
Bars 5-8: Repeat back to place with opposite footwork
Bars 9-12: All face center, take hands as in beginning of the dance (front basket), using 4 pas-de-basques run forward into center and then swinging around to face original LOD.
Bars 13-16: Drop hands with L-hand W. M & R-hand W continue forward. L-hand W spins in place CCW.

Part 9: Click steps

Man and new R-hand W: face each other and hold L hand in L hand, Extend R hand in air.
Bar 1: Hop on L and click R heel in air to R (1), hop on L and click R heel in air to R (2)
Bar 2: Step R (1), L (&), R (2) in place
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4
Bars 9-16: Separate and using eight 123s, M dances circles CW out of the center, W starts to circle CW into the center

L-hand W:
Bars 1-8: use eight 123s (RLR, LRL, RLR etc), to dance in LOD, but out of the circle.
Bars 9-16: Using the click step described in bars 1-2 just above, L-hand W dances into the center.

Part 10: Coffee Grinder

Bars 1-8: M dance towards center, W pull R shoulder back and dance towards back, all with 8 pas-de-basques starting R foot. W pull R shoulder back on last pas de basque to face center.
Bars 9-16: M does "coffee grinder step (Squat on L foot, extend R out straight to R, support with both hands on floor in front, circle R foot CW around keeping it straight, lifting L hand, R hand and L foot in turn to get them out of the way, 1 circle per bar). W use eight 123s to run around M. L-hand W circles CW on the inside. R-hand W circles CCW on the outside.

Part 11: Exit

Bars 1-8: repeat bars 1-8 of part 1, circling around so that you're facing LOD

Bars 9-16, retaining hands with M, but dropping hands with other W, W flip out so that their backs are towards LOD (i.e., they're facing RLOD), they back up with 8 pas de basques, dragging M off stage. M squats, and does 8 pozvunets steps forward off stage, being dragged by the W.

Folk Dance Musings

Monday, 12 September 2016