Piros Csizma - Red Boots (Hungary)

Piros Csizma - Red Boots

Hungary

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Taught by Elsie Ivancich-Dunin, who learned it in Yugoslavia in 1957, from Antun Krickovic, who was from Hungary.

Music: International Record S 705,"I Give Up"
Meter: 4/4 and 2/4
Formation: Couples, arranged in two concentric open circles. Everyone facing into the center. Men are in a center line with hands on hips. Women are on the outside, standing to the R and back of their partner. They have hands forward on the shoulders of the M and his neighbor.
Introduction: None

Part 1

Bar 1: Step R to R (1). Close L next to R with weight (2). Step R to R (3). Close L next to R with weight (4)
Bars 2-3: repeat bar 1, two more times.
Bar 4: Turning 1/2 way CW, Click R next to L with weight (1), Click L next to R, with W (2), click R next to L with weight (3), pause (4). In this step M turn in place. W stomp into the center, so they end up slightly behind their partner again (essentially in the same formation as the starting position, but facing out).
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork, starting facing out.
Bars 9-12: repeat bars 1-4, except don't turn on bar 4. Just do it in place facing center. W does not take weight on the final count, so that her R foot is free.

Part 2

Bar 1: M pulls his R shoulder back, stepping L (1), R (2), W steps R (1), L (2), moving forward next to partner. Holding nearing hand (M's R, W's L), facing partner, jump on both feet apart at shoulder width (3). Jump on both feet together (4).
Bar 2: Arm swings forward, and going back to back step M's L, W's R (1), Step forward in LOD on M's R, W's L (2). Turning to face partner, jump on both feet apart at shoulder width, swinging arms back (3), Jump on both feet together (4).
Bars 3-4: repeat bar 2, two more times.

Part 3

In bars 1-3, the couple rotates CW to the L. 
Bar 1. Move into shoulder-waist position (facing partner, M's hands on W's waist, W's hands resting on M's shoulders), both hop on L, lifting R knee up, R heel in (1). Hop on L, R heel swinging out (2). Step on R next to L (3). Step on L next to R (&). Step on R next to L (4).
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bar 3: Repeat bar 1.
Bar 4: Open up to face the center, forming a closed circle in shoulder hold, with W on the right, W hops on R touching L across R. M hops on L touching R across  L (1). Everyone jumps on both feet at shoulder width (2). Jump on both feet together (3). Pause (4)

Part 4

In a closed circle, with shoulder hold
Bar 1: Step on R to R (1). Step on L behind R (2), Step on R to R (3). Čukče on R, while lifting L up (4)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2  

Part 5

In a closed circle, hands dropping to V position, and dancing in place, use the footwork of part 3 but facing center. 

Part 6

Bar 1: W put hands on hips, rolling across in front partner and switching sides with partner, step L (1), R (2), L (3), stamp R next to L (4). M puts R hand on W's back and pushes her across him catching her with his L hand. He steps R (1), L (2), R (3) to right side, the stamps L. 
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork and direction, rolling back to original side. 
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2, except on the last count M takes weight on R foot, to leave the L foot free for part 7

Bar 7: 

In a closed (or open circle) with hands down in V position
Bar 1: Everyone step L to L (1), Close R next to L no weight (2), Step R to R (3). Close R next to L no weight (4)
Bar 2: Step L to L (1), Close R next to L with weight (2), Step L to L (3), Close R next to L, no weight (4)
Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 8

Bars 1-2: repeat bars 1-2 of part 2
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 of part 3, making a complete turn.
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 7-8: repeat bars 3-4 of part 3, ending facing center in a closed circle.

Parts 9-12

repeat parts 4-7, except part 7 is done with hands above heads in Y position

Part 13:

Get in shoulder-waist position, but standing side by side, R-shoulder to R-shoulder.Bar 1: Down beat rida step: swinging CW with partner, cross R over L (1). Step L to L (2). Cross R over L (3). Step L to L (4)Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1, three more times

Part 14:

Music switches to a fast 2/4 time. Face partner, put hands on hips

upbeat: extend M's R, W's L to side
Bar 1: Step on M's R, W's L in place (1), Step on M's L, W's R next to other foot (&), Step on M's R, W's L in place (2). Kick M's L and W's R to side
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bars 3-6: repeat bars 1-2, two more times
Bar 7: Hop on M's L, W's R, Touching M's R toe and W's L across in front of the other foot (1), 
Bar 8: Jump on both feet at shoulder's width (1), pause (2)

Part 15:

During this step, you make a complete turn in place, 1/2 way per bar. 
Bar 1: take inside hand and step on M's R and W's L across in front of the other foot, swinging hands forward and up (1), Hop on M's R, W's L, while turning 1/2 way (M CCW, W CW) to face out, Drop hands (2)
Bar 2: Step on M's L, W's R in place, hands on hips (1), hop on M's L, W's R, completing M's CCW turn and W's CW turn to face partner (2)
Bar 3: Hop on M's L, W's R, Touching M's R toe and W's L across in front of the other foot (1), 
Bar 4: Jump on both feet at shoulder's width (1), pause (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 16:

Bars 1-4: Face LOD, hands held with partner, back up with 8 skipping steps backing up in RLOD, starting by stepping backwards on R
Bars 5-8: do 4 leaping pas de basques moving forward.
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-4, two more times (16 skipping step backing up)

Part 17

Bar 1: Man turn to face LOD, W turns to face RLOD, M travels to outside. W travels to the inside. Hop on L (1)  Step R to R (2), Close L next to R (3). Hands are on hips
Bars 2-3: repeat bar 1, two more times.
Bar 4: Step R (1), L (&), R (2) in place 
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction

Part 18

Bar 1: Facing partner with arms extended forward, Rock forward on R (1) pause (2)
Bar 2: Rock back on L (1), pause (2)
Bar 3: Get in shoulder-waist position, R shoulder to R shoulder. Turning with partner CW, Step R (1), L (2) forward.
Bars 4-7: repeat bar 3, four more times
Bar 8: Man takes 2 steps, R, L in place.  W breaks from handhold and spins solo with two steps R (1), L (2) to end facing CCW. 

Part 19

Everyone is facing CCW (LOD). M is behind W and slightly to the R, his L hand on her L hip. Holding her R hand in his to the side. 
Bar 1: Hop on L (1)  Step R to R (2), Close L next to R (3). Hands are on hips
Bars 2-3: repeat bar 1, two more times.
Bar 4: Step R (1), L (&), R (2) in place 
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 with opposite footwork and direction, R hand on W's R hip.

Part 20: 

Repeat part 18

Part 21: Ending

Bar 1: W rolls out away from man holding W's L in M's R
Bar 2: W rolls back in to "sweetheart" position. M raise W hand and shout Csuhaj!

Other notes on the web

• Page 53 of (1960) Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus
• Page 10 of (1959) Santa Barbara Folk Dance Conference.

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Other Sources

• Houston, Ron (1988) The Folk Dance Problem Solver 1988. Society of Folk Dance Historians