Maçka Yollari (Turkey)

Maçka Yollari

Turkey

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This dance was taught in North America, by Ercüment Kiliç. The dance is in the style of the Laz people from the Black Sea. The title translates as "The Roads of Maçka" (a town near the Black Sea)

Music:

• Ercument Kilic Presents #1.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekyXM7tO34

Meter: 4/4
Formation: Start with hands in W position
Introduction: none

Part 1:

Bar 1: Facing center, cross R over L (1), step on ball of L to L (&) cross R over L (2), step on ball of L to L (&), cross R over L (3), hop on R, and swing arms down to V position (4)
Bar 2: Cross L over in front of R, with body, arms swing forward (1), step R to R, arms swing back (2), Cross L over R (3), hop on L, arms swing up up to W position.
Bars 3-8: repeat bars 1-2, three more times.

Part 2

Bar 1: with hands held forward with straight elbows ("zombie arms"), with loose wrists, Step R (1), L (&), R (2) and L (3), R (&), L (4) in place. Shoulders may shimmy.
Bar 2: With a bent knee step on R into the center to the diagonal L (1), hop on R, kicking L forwards (2), Cross L over R (3), Stamp R forward (4)
Bar 3: Step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4), backing away from the center, shimmying shoulders.
Bars 4-9: repeat bars 1-3, two more times

Alternate the two steps until the end of the music

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Lyrics:

(Sorry I don't know the source for these lyrics)
Maçka Yollari

Oy, Maçka yollari taşli (2)
Geliyi sari saçli
Ne oldu sana yavrum (2)
Böyle gözlerin yaşli

Oy, Yükari gel yukarl . (2)
Irmağin gözündeyim
Eller ne derse desun (2)
Ben gine er sözündeyim

Oy, Sis dağinin başlari. (2)
Duman degil kar idi
Sevduğum senun ile (2)
Nee günlerim var idi

Oy, Maçkaliyim Maçkali (2)
Sar bana o kollari
He guz sana yedurdum (2)
Gazanduğum pullari

Other sources

• Kiliç, Ercüment (1985) Maine Folk Dance Camp Syllabus

Also Spelled: Macka, Maska, Machka