Kokonešta - Коконеща - Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Kokonešta

Коконеща

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This is the simple pravo taught by Iliana Bozhanova to this music at an August 24, 2016 Workshop in Tucson. The dance is from Graova in Šopluk. 

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open circle in Escort Position. Leads to the R
Introduction: 10 measures, start with singing.

Part 1

Bar 1: Step R (1). Touch L forward (2)

Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork

Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2

Bars 5-6: Repeat bars 1-2

Bar 7: Step on R to R (1). Step on L behind R (1)

Bar 8: Step on R to R (1) Touch L forward (2)

Bars 9-10: Repeat 7-8 opposite footwork and direction

Bars 11-12 Repeat bars 7-8

Bars 13-24: Repeat bars 1-12 with opposite footwork and direction

Part 2

Bar 1: Step R (1) L (2) in LOD

Bar 2: Step R (1), L (&), R (2) in LOD

Bar 3: Hop on R, circle L to back (1). Step on L behind (&). Step R in place (2)

Bar 4: Hop on R, bring L forward (1). Step forward on L (&). Step R in place (2)

Bars 5-6: Repeat bars 1-2, with opposite footwork and direction

Bar 7: Facing center, hop on L, kick R forward (1). Step on R in place (&). Step on L in place (2)

Bar 8: Repeat bar 7

Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Part 3

Bar 1: Walk R (1), L (2) in LOD

Bar 2: Leap on R (1). Step on L in LOD (&). Leap on R in LOD (2). Step on L in LOD (&) (bloobloop bloobloop!)

Bar 3: Leap on R (1). Step on L in LOD (&) Step on R in place turning to face center (2) kick L forward (&)

Bar 4: Hop on R, circle L to back (1). Step on L behind (&). Step R in place (2) pause

Bar 5: Čukče on R, touch L forward (1), Čukče R (&), Step on L next to R

Bar 6: Repeat bar 5 with opposite footwork

Bar 7: Repeat bar 5

Bar 8: Step back on R (1), step forward on  L (2), cross R over L (2)

Sequence

Alternate Part 1, Part 2.  three times then do Part 3 until the end of the music

Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

//Похвали се бяла Неда.//
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо!//
//„Аз съм мома над момите!“ //
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо!//

//„Аз съм мома над момите!“//
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо!//
//„Любя юнак над юнаци!“//
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо!//

//„Любя юнак над юнаци!“ //
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо! //
„Да ма води по седенки,
по седенки, по попрелки.“
//Мъри, Недо, бяла Недо! //

Fair Neda was boasting: 

Hey, Neda, fair Neda!
“I’m the best of all the girls.” 

Hey, Neda, fair Neda!

“I’m the best of all the girls.”
“Hey, Neda, fair Neda!
“I’m in love with the best of the guys!” 

Hey, Neda, fair Neda!

“I’m in love with the best of the guys!” 

Hey, Neda, fair Neda!
“Let him take me to the working bees,
to the working bees, to the spinning bees.” 

Hey, Neda, fair Neda!

Sources

• Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Tucson Video

See also: Čačansko Kokonješte, Coconeasa, Kokonješte, 

Also spelled: Kokoseshta, Kokoneste, Kokonješte, Kokonešte

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Dujni Mi Dujni - Дуйни ми дуйни - Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Dujni Mi Dujni (Bozhanova Version)

Дуйни ми дуйни

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This is the simple pravo taught by Iliana Bozhanova to this music at an August 24, 2016 Workshop in Tucson. Yves Moreau taught a different dance to this tune (Dramskoto). This dance and music are from the Rhodopes region. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for proofreading these notes.

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open circle in Escort Position. Leads to the R
Introduction: Start with singing or at the beginning of any musical phrase.

Bar 1: Walk R (1) L (2)  in LOD, moving very slightly in to diagonal R. 

Bar 2: repeat bar 1

Bar 3: Step on R to R and slightly back turning to face center (1), pause (2)

Bar 4: Step on L behind R (1), hold (2)

repeat until the end of the music.

Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

Дуйни ми, дуйни, бел ветре,
разлюляй гора зелена,
разтопи бели снегове.

Разтопи бели снегове,
отвори пътя за Драма,
във Драма искам да ида.

Във Драма искам да ида
там имам любе болничко -
понуда да му занеса.

Понуда да му занеса
жълта ми дюля - с листата,
бело ми грозде - с лозата.

Blow, wind, blow
Blow, blow, spring wind,
Bring back green leaves to the trees in the forest
melt the white snow.

Melt the white snow,
Open the road to Drama,
I want to go to Drama.

I want to go to Drama,
My sweetheart is lying ill there–
[I want] to take him something that he will enjoy eating.

[I want] to take him a gift of fruit -
yellow quince on a branch with leaves,
and ripe grapes on a vine.

Sources

• Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Also Spelled: Duini Mi Duini (This is the spelling Iliana uses)

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Šopska Râčenica - Шопска ръченица - Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Šopska Râčenica

Шопска ръченица

Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally by Iliana Bozhanova to this music at an August 24, 2016 Workshop in Tucson. The dance is from Graovo in Shopluk

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 7/8 counted as QQS
Formation: Open circle, Belt hold, leads to the R
Introduction: 8 bars no action

Bar 1: Facing RLOD, Hop L (Q). Step R backwards in LOD (Q). Step backwards on L (S).

Bar 2: Repeat bar 1

Bar 3: Turn to face LOD and run R (Q), L (Q), R (S).

Bar 4: Run L (Q), R (Q), L (S) in LOD

Bar 5: Turning to face center: Step on R (Q) swing L around to back (Q), hop on R (S)

Bar 6: Step back on L (Q) Step forward in place on R (Q), Step on L next to R (S)

Bar 7: Leap on R in place (Q). Cross L over R (Q), step on R in place (S)

Bar 8: Repeat bar 7 with opposite footwork

Bar 9: Present R heel forward (QQ), Step on R, kick L to L side (S)

Bar 10: Close/Click L next to R, no weight (Q) Lift L (Q) and Kick L forward (S)

Bar 11: Step L (Q), R (Q), L (S) in place 

Bar 12: repeat bar 11with opposite footwork

Bars 13-16: Repeat bars 9-12 with opposite footwork

repeat until the end of the music

Sources

• Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Tucson Video

Also spelled: Shopska Rachenitsa (this is how Iliana spells it), Račenica, Racinica, Sopska, Shopsko, Šopsko, Sopsko,

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Povlekana - Повлекана (Bulgaria)

Povlekana

Повлекана

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Taught by Iliana Bozhanova at an August 23, 2016 Workshop in Tucson Arizona. From Kotlentsi Village in Dobrudža. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for proofreading these notes.

Music: lliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 7/8 counted as QQS
Formation: Open circle. Front Basket, L over R. Leads to the R
Introduction: 12 bars no action

Part 1: Singing

Bar 1: Facing center, step R to R (QQ), Close L next to R, no weight (S)
Bar 2: Step on L into the center (QQ), Close R next to L, no weight (S)
Bar 3: Step back on R away from center (QQ), Close L next to R, but this time take weight (S)
Bars 4-15: repeat bars 1-3, 4 more times (5 in total)
Bar 16: repeat bar 1, end with L foot free.

Part 2: Instrumental

Bar 1:  Step on L in and slightly to the L, turning body to face slightly L  (Q), stamp on R next to L (Q). Step on R forward opening up to face center (S)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Moving slightly forward, step L (Q), R (Q), L (S)
Bar 4: Stamp R next to L no weight (Q), pause (Q), Step backwards on R away from center (S)
Bar 5: Big step back on on L (Q), pause (Q). Close R next to L (S)
Bar 6: Repeat bar 5
Bar 7: Step L (Q), R (Q), L (S) in place
Bar 8: Stamp R next to L (Q), pause (Q), Step on R in place (S)
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8, except on last slow count of bar 16, replace step on R with a second stamp of the R foot.

Alternate the two parts

Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

Стоян мама си тихом думаше

Стоян мама си тихом думаше: 

“Ой мале, мале, ти, стара мале. 

Ти чу ли, мале, чу ли, разбра ли, 

че ми са жени първото любе?

Тя се посгоди – мене изгори, 

тя се ожени – мене зачерни!” 

Стояновата стара майчица 

тя на Стояна тихом думаше:

“Нека се годи, нека се жени, 

по-подир растат малките моми. 

Малките моми – тънки, високи, 

бели, червени, руси, засмени!”

Stoyan said quietly to his mother,
“Oh, my dear, wise mother,
Did you hear, did you understand
That my only love is getting married?

She got engaged – but I’m still burning with love for her.
She is getting married – I have no future!”
Stoyan’s wise mother
said wisely to him:

“Let her get engaged, let her get married,
Now young girls are growing up,
Young girls – thin and tall,
fair, pretty, blonde, and happy.”

Sources

• page 19 of Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Tucson Video

Important note: We screwed up the sequence when we did the dance in this video. During the taxim, we did the part 1 six times instead of 5. This meant we ended the dance in the middle of part 2.

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Juta - Yùta - Юта - Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Juta - Yùta (Bozhanova Version)

Юта 

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Taught by Iliana Bozhanova at an August 23, 2016 Workshop in Tucson Arizona.  This is a Vlach dance from the village of Gamzovo in North West Bulgaria. Steve Kotansky and Marty Koenig have also taught dances under this name.

Music: liana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Open circle. Hands down in V position, Leads to the R
Introduction: Slow melody and 8 bars of fast melody, no action

Part 1

Bar 1: On the right diagonal run R (1), L (2) into the center
Bar 2: On the right diagonal run R (1), L (&), R (2) in the center
Bar 3: Backing out on the right diagonal step L (1), R (2)
Bar 4: Backing out on the right diagonal step L (1), R (&), L (2)
Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4
Bars 9-16: Repeat bars 1-8 (do the in and out motion a total of 4 times)

Part 2

Bars 1-2: Repeat bars 1-2 of Part 1
Bar 3: Stepping directly back step L (1), R (2)
Bar 4: Step on L back (1), Circle R out in front and to the R (2)
Bar 5: Continue circle of R foot around back towards L ankle (1), Stamp R next to L (2)
Bars 6-15: repeat bars 1-5, two more times (do the sequence a total of 3 times)

Part 3

Bars 1-3: Repeat bars 1-3 of Part 2
Bar 4: Step on L in place, with a knee bend (1), Step on flat of R foot slightly in front of L (&), Step on L in place with a bent knee (2) Step on flat of R to R side (&)
Bar 5: Step on L in place, with a knee bend (1), Step on flat of R foot slightly in front of L (&), Step on L in place, lifting R up (2) pause (&)
Bars 6-15: Repeat bars 1-5, two more times (do the sequence a total of 3 times)

The dance can be simplified for less experienced dancers or for dancers with physical challenges by replacing bars 4-5 with the following:
Bar 4a: Step on L in place, with a knee bend (1), touch R toe forward (2),
Bar 5b: Touch R toe to R side (1) Touch R toe forward (2)

Part 4

Bars 1-3: Repeat bars 1-3 of Part 2

Bar 4: Step on L in place (1), Čukče on L and kick R downwards (2)

Bar 5: Repeat bar 4 with opposite footwork

Bar 6: Step on L in place (1), stamp R next to L (2)

Bars 7-8: Repeat bars 5-6

Bar 9: Stamp R next to L but with R toe pointing to R (1), Stamp R next to L but with L toe pointing forward, you can bend your L knee here for effect (2)

Bar 10: Repeat bar 9

Bar 11: Step on R in place (1), Stamp L heel next to R (&), Step on L in place (2), stamp R heel next to L (&)

Bar 12: Step on R in place (1), Stamp L heel next to R (&), step on L in place (3), pause (4)

Bars 13-24: repeat bars 1-12

Bars 25-36: repeat bars 1-12 (the sequence is done a total of 3 times)

If you simplified part 3, you could also leave part 4 off. 

Tucson Video

Sources

• page 19 of Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Also spelled: Yuta.

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Rusa - Руса (Bulgaria)

Rusa

Руса

Pirin, Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. The dance was taught by Iliana Bozhanova on her 2016 tour. This is a woman's dance from Kočan village in Pirin.

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15

Meter: 2/4

Formation: Open circle, hands down in V Position. The dance starts with every other dancer in the circle facing LOD (the odd numbered dancers), and the other dancers facing RLOD (the even numbered dancers)

Introduction: 20 bars of instrumental, start with the singing.

In bars 1-10, the even numbered dancers back up in LOD and the odd numbered dancers dance forward in LOD.

Bar 1: Step R (1), L (2) in LOD   

Bar 2: Step R in LOD (1), Čukče on R (2)

Bars 3-4: Repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork

Bars 5-8: Repeat bars 1-4

Bars 9-10: Repeat bars 1-2

Bar 11: Turning to face center, step L (1), R (2)

Bar 12: Step back out of center on L, bending body slightly forward (1). Čukče on L (2)

Bar 13: Step forward on R, straightening up (1). Čukče on R (2)

Bar 14: repeat bar 12

Bar 15: Odd numbered dancers dance forward into the center (still holding hands with neighbors) R (1), L (2). Even numbered dancers step R (1), L (2) away from center

Bar 16: Step on R (in for odd numbered dancers, out for even numbered dancers) (1)l Čukče on R (2)

Bar 17: Odd numbered dancers step L (1), R (2) away from the center. Even numbered dancers step L (1), R (2) into the center

Bar 18: Odd numbered dancers step out of center on L (1) then čukče on L (2); Even numbered dancers do the same but into the center

Bar 19: Step R (1), L (2) turning to face the opposite direction where you started (Odd numbered dancers end facing RLOD. Even numbered dancers face LOD).

Bar 20: Close R next to L, no weight (1), pause (2)

Now repeat bars 1-20 but facing the opposite direction (Odd facing RLOD, Even facing LOD) but still moving in LOD.  On the repeat during bars 11-20, the odd numbered dancers start by going out and the even numbered dancers dance in. 

Repeat entire dance from the beginning two more times

Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

//Руса въз роса вървеше//
и лудо – младо по нея. Русо, моме ле!

//Повдигай, Русо, шалии//
да ги не роса йороси! Русо, моме ле!

//Да ги не роса йороси, //
че ще им падне боята. Русо, моме ле!

//Пукай са, лудо, трескай са, //
за момините шалии! Русо, моме ле!

//За момините шалии - //
боиса от роса не падат. Русо, моме ле!


Rusa ( a girl) walks on dewy grass
and a young lad follows her.

“Pick up your jacket, Rusa!”
he says “So, the dew does not wet it.”

If it gets wet, the colors will fade.” 

“Make yourself as crazy as you want
over girl’s jacket! What do you know

about it? Dew can not affect the colors
of my jacket!!!!!”

Sources

• Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

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Svornato - Сворнато - Iliana Bozhanova Version (Bulgaria)

Svornato (Iliana Bozhanova Version)

Сворнато

Bulgaria

Notes ©Andrew Carnie, 2016. This version taught by Iliana Bozhanova at a workshop in Tucson on August 23, 2016. This dance is from the village of Zlatograd in the Rhodopes region. For a different version of this dance see the notes here. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for proofreading these notes.

Music: Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov "Sharenia" IBTY15
Meter: 9/8 counted QQQS  (12,12,12,123)
Formation: Open circle hands in W position
Introduction: 4 bars, then start with main melody.

Bar 1: Facing almost LOD, Leap on R in LOD (Q), step L in LOD (Q), Step R in LOD (Q), Step L in LOD (S)
Bar 2: Turn to face center and step R to R, arms start to swing down (Q), Step on L behind R, arms swing back (Q), Step on R to R, arms swing forward (Q), close L next to R, no weight, arms swing back up to W position (S)

Bar 3: Step on L into the center, women may turn body slightly to face R (Q), Close R behind L with a flat foot, no weight (Q), Step backwards on R, facing center (Q), Close L next to R, no weight (S)

Bar 4: repeat bar 2 with opposite footwork and direction.

repeat until the end of the music

Sources

• page 19 of Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Tucson Video

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Dimitro Sino - Димитро сино (Bulgaria)

Dimitro Sino

Димитро сино

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally by Iliana Bozhanova on her 2016 tour. The dance is from the Rhodopes Region.  It is a variant on the 4321 Pajduško commonly done in the US

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 5/8 counted as QS
Formation: Open circle, hands down by sides
Introduction: 16 bars, no action

Bar 1: Čukče on L, swing arms forward (Q), Step on R in LOD (S)
Bar 2: Čukče on R, swing arms back (Q), Step on L in LOD (S)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bar 5: Arms come up to W position, turn to face center, cross R over L (Q). Step on L to L (S)
Bar 6: Step on R behind L (Q), Step on L to L (S)
Bar 7: repeat bar 5
Bar 8: Čukče on L (Q), step on R slightly backwards (S)
Bar 9: Čukče on R (Q), Step on L next to R (S)
Bar 10: Cross R over L, arms swing down and back (Q), Step on L in place, turning to face slightly R of center (S)

Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

Димитро, сино Димитро, 
стани, Димитро, погльодай, 
стани, Димитро, погльодай, 
какво са й хоро сторило.

Стани, Димитро, погльодай, 
какво са й хоро сторило, 
какво са й хоро сторило
у Ружкинине дворове.

До всяка мома и момък, 
до твоя Ружка двамина, 
до твоя Ружка двамина, 
двамина луди и млади.

Да играят, майчо, да играят, 
Ружка е моя, пак моя! 
Ружкина китка - у мене, 
моян е порстен - у нея!

A mother says to her son Dimitur, “ Dimitre, my son, Dimitre, stand up and see what kind of a dance is happening in Ruzhka’s garden! There is one fellow next to each girl, but there are two crazy young fellows next to your girlfriend Ruzhka!”

Dimitur answers his mother, “Let them dance, my mother, I’m not worried about my girlfriend! Ruzhka is mine, because her kitka (bouquet of flowers) is with me and my ring is with her!” 

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Adžibelik - Aджибелик (Pirin Bulgaria)

Adžibelik

Aджибелик 

Pirin Macedonia in Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally by Iliana Bozhanova to this music at an August 24, 2016 Workshop in Tucson. The dance is from the village of Parvomai in Petrich Region, Pirin Macedonia in Bulgaria. The dances is done to a particular arrangement of the song Jana Kukavica, which is found in the Miladinovi brothers' book. 

Music: Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15
Meter: 7/8 counted as (1)(23)(45)(67) or QSSS (Iliana notates it as SQQ, but in fact in every bar the S count is broken up into (1)(23). So I've adjusted
Formation: Closed circle, but leads to the R
Introduction: 4 bars, no action

Part 1

Bar 1: Step R (Q), L (S), R (S), L (S) in LOD (QS is a bloobloop)

Bar 2: Repeat bar 1

Bar 3: Turning to face center leap on R to R (Q). Step on L behind R, arms swing down (S). Step R to R (S). Touch L forward, swing arms up on touch (S) 

Bar 4: Čukče on R (Q). Step on L in place and hook R heel over left, with a Čukče (S). Step R (S), L (S) in LOD

Bars 5-16: Repeat bars 1-4, three more times

Part 2: Pleti

Bar 1: Step R to R (Q). Step on L behind R (S). Step on R to R (S). Cross L over R (S), note arms do not swing down

Bar 2 Repeat bar 1

Bar 3-4: Repeat bars 3-4 of part 1 (arms do swing down and up this time)

Bars 5-16: Repeat bars 1-4, three more times

Part 3: Navan Navatre

Bar 1: Backing away from center, step R (Q), L (S), R (S), L (S) 
Bars 3-4: repeat bar 1, three more times. The arms slowly lower down to V position on bars 1-4
Bar 5: Moving into the center,  step R (Q), L (S), R (S), L (S)
Bar 6: Repeat bar 5, during bars 5-6, the arms come back up to W position.

Bar 7: Leap on R to R (Q). Step on L Straight back, arms swing down (S). Step R forward (S). Touch L forward, swing arms up on touch (S) 

Bar 8: Čukče on R (Q). Step on L in place and hook R heel over left, with a Čukče (S). Step R (S), L (S) in place.

Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8 

repeat the steps in this order until the end of the music

Tucson Video

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Lyrics

The Cyrillic transcription and the translation are from Iliana's booklet "Sharenia" and she retains copyright. In that booklet, she also provides a Latin alphabet transcription and sheet music. Please purchase the booklet from from her directly.

Айде що ми се белее горе в Беласица? 

Дали са бели снегове или са лебеди? 

Нито са бели снегове, нито са лебеди, 

най е било един чадър и под него Стоян. 

Ей, ей болен лежи млад ми Стоян
и до него – сестра.
Ей, ей и на сестра Стоян дума: 

“Яно, милна сестро!

Пойди, Яно, ми донеси от бял Дунав вода! 

Да изцери,милна сестро,мойте люти рани. 

Посечи си мало пърсте да протечат кърви, 

бележувай камен, дърво,пътя си да найдеш!” 

Ей, ей Яна брата послушала
и посекла пърсте.
Ей, ей от бял Дунав вода взела 

и назад тръгнала.

Кога Яна гора стигна ситна роса падна, 

че отмила нейни кърви от камен и дърво. 

Сестра пътя загубила към брата Стояна, 

тогаз Яна, жална Яна Богу помолила: 

“Ей, ей мили Боже, превърни ме
в пиле – кукавица!
Ей, ей да си литна нависоко
брата си да найда!”

Why is it getting white up there on Belasitsa mountain? Is it white snow or swans? 

It’s neither white snow nor swans, rather it is a shelter and under it is Stoyan,
Oy oy, young Stoyan is lying there ill and beside him is his sister.
Oy oy, Stoyan said to his sister, Yana, belovèd sister,
Please go, Yana, bring me water from the Danube river to cure, belovèd sister, my deep wounds.
Cut your little finger, let the blood run, mark stones and trees with it, so you can find your way back.
Oy, oy, Yana listened to her brother and made a cut in her finger
Oy oy, she took water from the Danube river and started on her way back.
When Yana got to the forest, dew had fallen that washed away her blood marks from the stones and the trees. The sister couldn’t find the path back to her brother Stoyan then Yana sadly begged God:
“O my dear God, turn me into a bird – a cuckoo bird so I can fly up high and find my dear brother.

Sources

• Bozhanova, Iliana and Todor Yankov (2016) Sharenia. IBTY15. (CD, DVD, Data Disk, and PDF notes), includes sheet music for the tune used in the recording.

Also spelled: Adzhibelik (this is how Iliana spells it), Adzibelik, Adžibilik

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Bučimiš - Бучимиш - Iliana Bozhanova Verson (Bulgaria)

Bučimiš (Bozhanova Version)

Бучимиш

Bulgaria

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Based on the teaching of Iliana Bozhanova. There is a much more common version done by dancers in the American Dance community, notated here. This version is from the Ihtiman region in Thrace

Music: Iliana Bozhanova and Todor Yankov
Meter: 15/8 QQQQSQQ
Formation: Open circle, hands in belt hold. Dance leads to the R.
Introduction: 4 bars

Part 1

Bar 1: Moving in LOD, run  R (Q), L (Q), R (Q), L (Q), R (S), hop on R (Q), L (Q) in LOD.
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1
Bar 3: Moving in LOD, run  R (Q), L (Q), R (Q), L (Q), turn to face center and step on R to R (S) hop on R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q)
Bar 4: Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q), Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q), Step on R to R, while Lifting L knee up in front (S), Turning to face LOD, hop on R (Q), Step on L in LOD (Q)
Bars 5-7: repeat bars 1-3
Bar 8: Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q), Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q), jump on both feet at shoulder width (S) Jump on both feet together (Q), pause (Q)

Part 2

Bar 1: Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q), Step on R to R (Q), Step on L behind R (Q) Step on R to R, with L extended to side (S), Click L next to R (Q), Pause (Q)
Bar 2: Step on L to L (Q), step on R behind L (Q), Step on L to L (Q), Step on R behind L (Q), Step on L to L, with R extended to side (S), Click R next to L, no weight (Q), Extend R out to Side (Q)
Bar 3: Click R next to L (no weight) (Q), Fall on L, extend R to R (Q), Click R next to L, no weight (Q), Fall on L , extend R to R (Q), Touch R heel diagonally forward (S), Touch R heel directly forward (Q), step on R in place, extending L to L (Q)
Bar 4: repeat bar 3 with opposite footwork
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 3

Bar 1, facing center, and moving into the center, Step R (Q), L (Q), R (Q), L (Q) R (S), hop on R (Q), Step on L into center (Q)
Bar 2: Step on R in place (Q), Stamp L next to R (Q), Step on L in place (Q), Stamp R next to L (Q), Step on R, lifting L up in front (S), Leap onto L (Q), Stamp R next to L (Q)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 but backing away from the center.
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

repeat parts 1, 2, 3 until the end of the music. 

Other notes on the web

• Page 3 of (2013) California Statewide

Tucson Video

Also spelled: Bucimis, Buchimish, New Bučimiš

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Schottis I Byn (Sweden)

Schottis I Byn

Sweden

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally choreographed by Ulla and Lars Gustafsson. Taught widely by Bodil and Göte Friberg.

Music: Schottis I Byn with Saby Draget
Meter: 4/4
Formation: couple, M in the center W on the outside
Introduction: start at the beginning of any musical phrase

Schottis step: step on O (1), I (2), O (3), hop on O (4); repeat with opposite footwork

Part 1

Bar 1:  Starting with outside foot do one Schottis step forward in LOD (OIO, hop)
Bars 2-3: Do a Parisar turn (Parisar Turn: using Schottis footwork, make a complete turn away from each other, M turning CCW, W turning CW)
Bar 4: do one Schottis steps forward in LOD (IOI hop)
Bar 5: Get into shoulder-shoulder blade position (closed position), with M stepping on O in front of W (1), hop on O (2), Turning CW, Step on I (3), hop on I (4)
Bar 6: Do one schottis step turning CW as a couple (OIO hop)
Bars 7-8: Continuing the turn by stepping on I (1) hop on I (2), Do one Schottis step (O (3), I, (4) O (1), hop (2)), Step on I (3), hop on I (4)
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Note: Bars 5-8 are Step hop (O), Step Hop (I) Schottis (OIO hop), Step hop (I), Schottish (OIO hop), Step hop (I).  The second schottis step crosses the bars

Part 2

Bars 1-4: Holding nearer hands. Man does 4 schottis Steps in place, while woman dances in a CCW circle around him (start by dancing in front of him. Don't drop hands.
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 5-8 of part 1.
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Part 3

Bar 1: With M in the middle, holding both hands, Step on O in LOD (1), pause (2), Cross I over O in LOD (3), pause (4)
Bar 2: One Schottis step in LOD while facing partner (O, I, O, hop)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 of part 3  with opposite footwork and direction
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 5-8 of part 1.
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

repeat from the beginning

Tucson Video

Other Videos on the web

Other sources

• computer written dance notes, source unknown.

Also spelled: Shottis, Schottische

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Boerească - Bloland Version (Romania)

Boereascǎ - Bloland version

Romania

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This version was originally introduced in the US by Sunni Bloland, who learned it from Margareta Slaminen and Titer Sever. The name translates as Boyar or landlords dance and this version is from Dolj in Oltenia. This dance should not be confused with Boiereasca or Hora Boiereasca (which Bloland also introduced).

Music: Bloland, Romanian repertoire 88/90
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Open circle, hands in W position. Leads to the R
Introduction: 8 Bars no action

Bar 1: Step R (1), L (2), R (3), L (4) in LOD curving gently into the center closing the circle up.
Bar 2: Rock on R forward into the center (1), step back in place on L (2), step back on R (3), step back on L (4)
Bar 3: Repeat bar 2
Bar 4: Facing center, step R to R (1), Step on L behind (&) Step on R in place (2), Step on L to L (3), Step on R behind L (&), Step on L in place (4).

Other notes on the web

• Page 3 of (1995) Laguna Festival Syllabus. 

Videos on the web

Also spelled: Boereasca, Boierească, Boiereasca

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Što Mi E Milo - Harvey's SQQ version (Macedonia)

Što Mi E Milo (Harvey's SQQ version)

Що Ми Е Мило

(Macedonia)

These notes ©2014, Andrew Carnie.

This dance is a bit of a mystery to me. I haven't been able to find a printed source for this. We learned it from Harvey Gardner, who learned it in Santa Fe from Scott Lowry. It has the feel of a North American IFD choreography to it, but I have no clue if that's true. Generally speaking when I've danced in other places people simply do a Lesnoto to this music. There is an entirely different IFD dance choreographed to this same tune by Jim Gold.

The song Što Mi E Milo is also sometimes done in 9/8 time, to which there is a completely different dance. The notes for the 9/8 version are linked here. 

Music: 

• https://youtu.be/So1wWBc-ezU
• https://youtu.be/HTDa-gac_W0
• https://youtu.be/rjvSvGAsU7g

Meter: 7/8 SQQ

Formation: Open circle, hands in W position

Introduction: Wait 8 bars. The chorus, although it starts the dance is actually the second 1/2 of each musical motif. 

Part 1 "Chorus"

Bar 1: Facing center, step R to R (S). Cross L over R (QQ)
Bar 2: Step R to R (S), Step on L behind R (QQ)
Bar 3: Step on R to R (S), Lift L (QQ)
Bar 4: Step on L to L (S), Lift R (QQ)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2

Bar 1: Rock onto R into the center (S), rock back in place on L (Q), step on R next to L (Q)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bar 3: Step on R to R (S), Lift L (QQ)
Bar 4: Step on L to L (S), Lift R (QQ)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 3: 

Bar 1: Turning body briefly to face R, Rock on R to R (S), Turning back to face center, rock back in place on L (Q), Rock on R into the center (Q)

Bar 2: Rock backwards on L in place (S), Rock forward on R into the center (Q), Rock back on L in place (Q)

Bar 3: Step on R to R (S), Lift L (QQ)

Bar 4: Step on L to L (S), Lift R (QQ)

Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Sequence

8 bars introduction; Part 1

Part 2 (Starting with "Lele varaj..."); Part 1

Part 3; Part 1

Part 2; Part 1

Part 3: Part 1

etc.

Video on the web:

Lyrics

from http://www.sacredcircles.com/THEDANCE/HTML/DANCEPAG/SHTOMI.HTM

Shto mi e milo, milo i drago
Vo Struga grada, mamo, djukjan da imam.

Lele varaj mome, mome Kalino,
Vo Struga grada, mamo, djukjan da imam

Koga po voda, voda mi odat,
So tia stomni, mamo, stomni shareni.

Lele varaj mome, mome Kalino,
So tia stomni, mamo, stomni shareni.

How I would like to have a shop

In the town of Struga 

Hurry, young Kalino 

To sit by the door 

And watch the young girls of Struga go by 

Hurry, young Kalino 

As they fetch water 

With their brightly colored jugs 

Hurry, young Kalino 

And meet with their friends at the well 

Hurry, young Kalino

Sheet Music

• http://www.travellersunion.org/music/stoMi.html

Other sources

• Ader, Andrea (n.d.) Pjevaj! Sing!. Sestre Productions.
• MITFDC song book

Also spelled: Shto, Sto

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Prídi Janík Premilený (Moravia)

Prídi Janík Premilený 

Moravia

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Conny Taylor and Robert Legault.

Music:

• Supraphon SVA 12754 "Moravian Folk Songs"
• https://youtu.be/vaLFau9cae8
• https://youtu.be/PCNj88KuELI

Meter: 4/4
Formation: Couples in a circle, facing LOD, M in the center, W on the outside: Start in skater's position.

O = Outside foot = M's L, W's R
I = Inside foot = M's R, W's L

Introduction:

Bars 1-4: walk 16 steps forward in LOD, starting with outside foot. On last two counts, turn towards each other so that you end facing RLOD.
Bars 5-8: repeat footwork of bars 1-4, except moving in RLOD. M's L hand is on W's waist, his R hand is in the air, W's R hand is on M's L shoulder, and her L hand is on her hip.
Bars 9-12: Hook R elbow with partner and turn CW with 10 steps, and then switch to L elbow and turn CCW with 6 steps

Part 1

Switch to shoulder-waist position. M facing LOD, W facing RLOD
Bar 1: Step O (1), I (2), O (3) in LOD. The M dances forward, the W back's up. The woman twists shoulders R, L, R.  On count (4), W pauses and M click I foot, no weight.
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork, still moving in LOD
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2

Chorus Step

Bar 1: Moving into the center step O to center (1), close I next to O (2), Step O to center (3) Close I next to O (4)
Bar 2: Step on L to L (1). Cross R foot over L, no weight (2). Jump on both feet at shoulder width (3). Close feet together in place (4)
Bar 3: Bend knees (1), straighten knees (2). Hop on L, click R agains L, moving away from center (3), Hop on L, click R against L, moving away from center (4)
Bar 4: Hop on L, click R agains L, moving away from center (1), Hop on L, click R against L, moving away from center (2). Jump on both feet together (3), pause (4)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4 of Chorus

Part 2

Face partner, put R hand on Partner's R shoulder. This step turns CW.
Bar 1: Step O (1), I (2), forward turning partner CW. Then leap forward on O, lifting I in back (3), hop on O, kicking I through to front (4)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2

Chorus step

repeat chorus step as described above.

Repeat part 1, Chorus, part 2, Chorus

Other notes on the web

• http://www.socalfolkdance.com/syllabi/syllabus_hess_kramer_2004.pdf
• (1971) Laguna Festival Syllabus

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Music & Lyrics

• Gessel, Ira (1995) MIT Songbook.
• Pixton,  Tom. The Pinewoods Collection

Prídi, Janík premilený, prídi k nám
Já ti za klobúčik pierko dam
//červenú ružičku, rozmarinčok zelený
Prid Šuhajko milený

Nevolaj ma, bo falošné oči máš
Ráda za inými pozéráš
//Netrhaj ti pre mňa rozmarinu zelenú
ani ružu červenu//

Come, Janik darling, come to our place. 
I will give you a feather for your hat, 
red rose and green rosemary.
Come, my lad, come.

Do not invite me, for your eyes are false. 
You like to look at others.
Do not pick green rosemary for me,

nor red rose. 

Also Spelled: Janek, Pridi Janik Premileny

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Pusztafalusi Sarkyantús És Csárdás (Hungary)

Pusztafalusi Sarkyantús És Csárdás

Hungary

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Choreographed by Istvan Molnar, adapted for International Folk Dance audiences by Andor Czompo.  The dance is from North Eastern Hungary. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for corrections.

Music: AC Special 2; Qualiton LP 18006
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Women start in short lines, in escort hold. M are in a circle of individuals in the center facing LOD, hands by sides
Introduction: Start with singing

Part 1 (Music part A)

Men:
Bar 1: Walk forward in LOD, R (1,2), L (3,4)
Bar 2: Leap on R forward (1), Click L heel closed next to R (2). Jump on both feet at shoulder width, heels slightly out (3), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (4)
Bar 3: Click R foot next to L in place, with weight (1), Click L foot next to R in place with weight (2), Click R foot next to L in place, no weight (3), pause (4)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3
Bar 7: repeat bar 1
Bar 8: Hop on L, lifting R up in front. Hit R shin with R hand (1), step on R next to L (&), Step on L in place (2), Hop on L, hitting R shin with R hand (3), step on R next to L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bar 9: repeat bar 3, except clap on each click, with hands moving up and down (in opposite directions, like banging cymbals)
Bars 10-12: repeat bars 7-9

Women:
Bar 1: Csardas step: Facing center, step R to R (1), Close L next to R with weight (2), Step R to R (3), Close L next to L, no weight (4)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bars 3-12: repeat bars 1-2, five more times.

Part 2 (Music part B)

Men:
Bar 1: Turn to face center, Step on R in place, hit R thigh with R hand (1), hit L thigh with L hand (&), Hop on R, lifting L in front, hit L shin with R hand (2), hit L thigh with L hand (&) Step on L in place, hitting R thigh with R hand (3), hit L thigh with L hand (&), hop on L, hit R heel in front (4), hit L thigh with L hand (&)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1, except on count (4) hit R heel with R hand behind in back instead of in front.
Bars 3-6: repeat bars 1-2, two more times
Bar 7 (2/4): Jump on both feet with a click of the R foot, raising hands in air (1), pause (2)
Bars 8-14: repeat bars 1-7.

Women:
Bar 1: Leap on R to R (1) hop on R, with L near R ankle (2), Leap on L to L (3), hop on L, with R near L ankle (4)
Bar 2: Cifra step: Step on R to R (1), step on L behind R (&), Step on R in place (2), step on L to L (3), step on R behind L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bars 3-6: repeat bars 1-2, two more times
Bar 7 (2/4): leap on R to R (1), leap on L to L (2)
Bars 8-14: repeat bars 1-7

Part 3: (Music part A)

repeat part 1

Part 4: (Music part C)

Bars 1-3: With 12 walking steps, starting R foot,  get into couples, with shoulder waist hold
Bars 4-6: Csardas step R, L, R
Bar 7: Step on ball of L to L (1), cross R over L (2), Step on ball of L (3), cross R over L (4)
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7
Bar 9: Step L (1), R (2), L (3) in place while woman turns CW under M's L. End facing face to face. Hands up in W position palm-to-plam
Bar 10: Cifra: step on R to R (1), step on L behind R (&), Step on R in place (2), step on L to L (3), step on R behind L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bars 11-12: repeat bar 10, two more times

Part 5: (Music part C)

in same handhold as bars 10-12 of part 4
Bar 1: (Lengetö): Hop on L, lifting R up in front heel in front of shin (1), Hop on L again, twisting R heel out to side (2), Click R next to L no weight (3), fall on R foot in place (4)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bar 3: Two cifra steps (RLR, LRL)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3, drop hands with partner at the end of bar 6 and now the M and W do different things

Men's step
Bar 7: Turn in place CW, stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), click L foot closed with weight (4)
Bar 8: Pause (1), clap (2), Jump on both feet at shoulder width (3), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (4)
Bar 9: Jump on both feet at shoulder width (1), clap hands (2), Jump on both feet together (3), pause (4)
Bar 10: Step on R in place, hit R thigh with R hand (1), hit L thigh with L hand (&), Hop on R, lifting L in front, hit L shin with R hand (2), hit L thigh with L hand (&) Step on L in place, hitting R thigh with R hand (3), hit L thigh with L hand (&), hop on L, hit R heel in front (4), hit L thigh with L hand (&)
Bar 11: Repeat bar 10, except on count (4) hit R heel with R hand behind in back instead of in front.
Bar 12: Click R heel next to L (1), Jump on both feet at shoulder width (2), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels together (3), Pause (4)
Bars 13-18: repeat bars 7-12

Women's step
during bars 7-9, the woman makes three complete CW turns
Bar 7: Turning CW, step R (1), hop on R  (2), Step L (3), Hop L (4)
Bar 8: Continuing the turn, step R (1), hop on 2 (2), Step L (3), Step R (4)
Bar 9: Continuing the turn, step L (1), Step R (2), Stomp on L stopping turn (3,4)
Bars 10-11: Four cifra steps (RLR, LRL, RLR, LRL)
Bar 12: Run R (1), L (2) in place, then click R next to L, no weight (3,4)
Bars 13-18: repeat bars 7-12

Part 6: (Music part A)

Bar 1: Get into a closed circle of couples with M on the L. Back basket hold. Spin the circle with a Rida step: Cross R over L (1), step L to L (2), Cross R over L (3), Step L to L (4)
Bar 2-6: Repeat bar 1, two more times (12 crosses in total)
Bars 7-11: Continuing with Rida step, break into couples and spin each couple CW, 10 crosses in total
Bar 12: Open up with L on the R, stomp on  R (1), Click L with weight (2), Click R next to L with weight raising free hand in the air (3). Pause (4)

Other notes on the web

• Page 143 of (1975) Stockton Folk Dance camp
• Page 20 of (1976) Camp Hess Kramer Syllabus

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Also Spelled: Pusztafaluisi Sarkyantus Es Csardas

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