Székely Verbunk - Czompo Version (Hungary)

Székeley Verbunk (Czompo)

Hungary

These 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 AC
Meter: 2/4
Formation: 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 weight (1), clap hands (&), Click L foot next to R with weight (2), clap hands (&)
Bar 4: Click R foot next to L, no weight (1), pause (2)
Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Part 2:

Bar 1: Through out this bar and the next, you turn your body slightly to the R. Step on R in place (1), Cross L heel over in front of R (&), Step on R in place (2), continue turning to the R by crossing L heel over R (&),
Bar 2: Step on R in place, continue turning to R (1), Cross L heel over (&),  Step on R in place with a knee bend (2), pause (&)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2 with opposite footwork and direction (turning body to face the L
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bar 7: Facing center, jump on both feet together clicking heels as you do so (1), jump on both feet spread apart at shoulder width (2)
Bar 8: Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (1), pause (2)

Parts 3-4:

repeat parts 1-2

Part 5:

Bar 1: clap hands together (1), Lift R heel up back, hit R heel with R hand (&), Step on R next to L (2), Lift L heel back and hit with L hand (&)
Bar 2: Step on L (1), hit L thigh with L hand, while lifting R up (&), hit inside of R calf with R hand (2), Close R next to L, no weight, while hitting L thigh with L hand (&)
Bars 3-4: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 5-6: repeat bars 1-2
Bars 7-8.  Andor's notes say to repeat bars 1-2 one more times, but in the video below the dancers repeat bar 1, and then do the following alternation bar 8:  Clap both hands (1), bend over at waist and slap R hand against top of boot of R foot (which is on the ground (&), Then slap L hand against top of L boot (2), then R hand agains top of R boot.
Bars 9-12: repeat bars 5-8 of part 2 (heels and then close open close)

Parts 6-7:

repeat parts 1-2

Part 8:

repeat part 5

End with a bow

Other Notes on the web

• Page 93 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1975)

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Other sources

• Czompo, Andor (1974) Texas Folk Dance Camp Syllabus.

Also spelled: Szekely