Székeley Verbunk (Czompo)HungaryThese notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Andor Czompo. The dance is from Transylvania. There was another dance by the same name taught by Kalman Magyar, it is quite different.Music:Special 45 ACMeter: 2/4Formation: Individual men, scattered around the room.Introduction: 8 counts no action. Start with main melody.Part 1:Bar 1: Click R foot next to L with weight (1), snap fingers (hands held out to sides) (2)Bar 2: Click L foot next to R with weight (1), snap fingers (2)Bar 3: Click R foot next to L with...
Saturday, 25 March 2017
Sunday, 19 March 2017
Rençber (Turkey)
Posted on March 19, 2017 by muo
RençberTurkey©2016 Andrew Carnie. Originally taught in the US by Bora Özkök, who learned the dance from Yusuf Dener in 1977. It is part of a suite from Sümoter Ensemble of Izmir. The dance represents actions done on a farm. The men are looking for good soil, then the seeds are sowed, and then the harvest. The dance was brought to Turkey by people from the former Jugoslavia.Music: Horon 101Meter: 4/4 & 2/4Formation: Short lines. Traditionally only done by men. Shoulder (T) holdIntroduction: 2 bars no action, According to Bora's notes you start...
Tuesday, 14 March 2017
Polish Mazur (Green 1939 Version) (Poland/USA)
Posted on March 14, 2017 by muo
Polish Mazur (Greene Version)Poland/USAThese notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This is a very atypical Mazur. It doesn't really have any of qualities of more traditional elegant Mazurs. This version was set to this music by Madelynne Greene in the 1950s based on figures she was taught at the World's Fair in 1939 by the "Polish Ethnic Dance Group". The dance is uncharacteristically fast for a Mazur.Music: Imperial 1206, Imperial 6206, National 4001AMeter: 3/4Formation: Couples in a circle, Men in the center. Holding nearer hands, facing LOD, free...
Saturday, 11 March 2017
Corlu Aromân (Aromanian)
Posted on March 11, 2017 by muo
Corlu AromânAromanian (Vlach)These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Sonia Dion and Christian Florescu. The Aromanians are a traditionally nomadic people who speak a language related to Romanian. They live throughout the Balkans but are mostly found in Northern Greece, South Serbia and Macedonia. Their music and dances often have the feel of the dances from the southern Balkans. This dance is actually from Dobrogea in Romania however.Music: Dion and Florescu, Romanian Realm Vol 8; Dion and Florescu, Special eidtion vol 2Meter: 4/4Formation:...
Sunday, 5 March 2017
Pravo Rodopsko Horo (Jaap's) - Kitko Zelena - Право Родопско Хоро - Китко Зелена (Bulgaria)
Posted on March 05, 2017 by muo
Pravo Rodopsko Horo (Jaap's) - Kitko ZelenaПраво Родопско Хоро - Китко ЗеленаBulgariaThese notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. This is one of two dances we do by this name. This is the version taught by Jaap Leegwater and Bianca De Jong to the music Kitko Zelena Kravena. This dance was also taught by Lee Otterholt. The other version was taught by Yves Moreau and is done to the song Puštono Ludo i Mlado.Music:Kitko Zelena Kravena Balkanton BHA 10441Meter: 6/8, but counted as two beats (123)(456), so notated here as 2/4Formation: Open circle with hands...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
Delčevsko Oro - Делчевско Оро (Macedonia)
Posted on March 01, 2017 by muo
Delčevsko OroДелчевско ОроPirin Macedonia (in Bulgaria)These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Yves Moreau introduced this dance to the US. He observed it begin done by a village group from Simitli in 1970 at a Festival in Petrič. However, the dance name means it comes from Delčevo.Music: Folkraft LP24, Worldtone WTYM1001Meter: 7/16 counted as QQSFormation: Short Lines, in Belt HoldIntroduction: 8 bars no actionBar 1: Facing LOD, Hop on L (Q), Step R (Q), L (S) in LODBar 2: repeat bar 1Bar 3: Turn to face center, Hop on L (Q), Step on heel of R foot...
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