De Horit (Romania)

De Horit

Romania

These notes ©2017, Andrew Carnie. Originally taught by Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu.  Karen Faust learned it from them at the Laguna Festival and taught it to us. The dance is from Maramureş. The title translates as "Song to dance to".

Music: Sonia Dion and Cristian Florescu Romanian Realm Vol 8
Meter: 2/4
Formation: Circle, start as solos, but then move into a circle in W position in part 1

Introduction:

Bar 1: no action
Bar 2: Clap hands, bounce with both knees straight (1), clap again, bounce with knees straight (&), bounce down with knees bent, Clap again (2)
Bars 3-16: repeat bar 2, 14 more times.

Part 1: Grapevine (singing)

Take hands in W position. This step moves CW
Bar 1: Cross on R over L (1), step on L to L (2)
Bar 2: Step on R behind L (1), step on L to L (2)
Bars 3-16: repeat bars 1-2, 7 more times

Part 2: Scuffs (Instrumental)

Facing slightly CW
Bar 1: Step R in RLOD (i.e. CW) (1), step on L next to R (&), Step on R in RLOD (2), Scuff/stamp L next to R with no weight (&)
Bar 2: Repeat bar 1, with opposite footwork but still moving in RLOD
Bars 3-8: repeat bars 1-2, three more times, except on last bar omit final scuff.

Part 3: High Strings Music

Bar 1: Cross on R over L (1), step on L to L (2)
Bar 2: Step on R behind L (1), step on L to L (2) scuff R next to L facing center (&)
Bar 3: Facing center step on R in place (1), Step on L next to R (&), Step on R in place (3), stamp L next to R (&)
Bar 4: repeat bar 3 with opposite footwork

Sequence

Part 1, Part 2
Part 1, Part 2
Part 1, Part 2
Part 1, Part 2
Part 3 x 24 times (until the end of the music)

Tucson Video

Other sources

• Dion, Sonia and Cristian Florescu (2017) Laguna Folk Dance Camp syllabus
• Dion, Sonia and Cristian Florescu (2017) Romanian Realm #8  DVD