Kapuvári Verbunk - Czompo Version (Hungary) ~ Folk Dance Musings

Kapuvári Verbunk (Czompo Version)
Hungary

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Taught in the US by Andor Czompo. This is a recruiting dance from Kapuvar. Czompo's version has a women's part, which isn't in most versions of this dance. Other versions introduced by Alice Reisz and Agostin Lanyi (which Czompo also taught).

Music:

Meter: 4/4
Formation: Traditionally it's a line of men (only). This version has an inner circle of women in a front basket (Czompo's notes say back basket), and an outer circle of men solo, with hands on hips.
Introduction: Wait through 3 chords, and start with main melody.

Men's dance

Part 1

Bars 1-3: Moving in a CW direction, walk 6 slow walking steps, starting with R foot. 2 counts per step.
Bar 4: Click R heel closed next to L, with weight (1), Click L heel closed next to R, with weight (2), Click R heel closed next to L, with weight (3), fall onto L back in place, kicking R foot forward (4)
Bars 5-16: repeat bars 1-4, three more times.

Part 2

Bar 1: Facing center, bounce on heels 3 times. Hold hands up in Y position. Snap on each count (1,2,3) pause (4)
Bars 2-3: repeat bar 1, three more times.
Bar 5: Leap onto R, making a 1/2 turn CCW (Pull L shoulder back) to face out (1). Jump on both feet at shoulder width. Hands come to chest (2). Close feet together, arms shoot out to Y position again (3), pause (4)
Bar 6: Repeat bar 5, turning back to face center
Bars 7-8: repeat bars 5-6
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Part 3

Bar 1 Arms are in Y position. Hop on L, Lift R up with R heel in (1), Hop on L, push R heel outwards to the R (2), Step on R next to L (3) pause (4)

Bar 2: repeat bar 2 with opposite footwork

Bar 3: Bounce on heels 3 times. Hold hands up in Y position. Snap on each count (1,2,3). Pause (4)

Bar 4: Click R heel closed next to L, with weight (1). Click L heel closed next to R, with weight (2). Click R heel closed next to L, no weight (3). Pause (4)

Bars 5-8: repeat bars 1-4

Bar 9: Hop on L, kicking R foot forward straight. Slap R shin with R hand (1). Leap onto R, kicking L out to side with L foot facing back (2). Click L next to R, no weight (3). Fall on L (4)

Bars 1-16: repeat bar 9, seven more times

Repeat the entire from the beginning two more times.

Women's dance

Part 1

Bar 1: Step on R to R (1). Step on L behind R (2). Step on R to R (3). Hop on R (4)
Bar 2: Step on L to L (1), hop on L (2), Leap on R to R, bringing L foot next to R ankle (3). Leap on L to L, bringing R next to L ankle (4)
Bars 3-16: repeat bars 1-2, seven more times.

Part 2

Bar 1: Rida Step: Cross R over L (1). Step on L to L (&). Cross R over L (2). Step on L to L (&). Cross R over L (3). Step on L to L (&). Cross R over L (4). Step on L to L (&)
Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1, three more times.
Bar 5: Cifra step: Step on R to R (1). Rock on L behind R (&). Step on R in place (2). Pause (&). Step on L to L (3). Rock on R behind L (&). Step on L in place (4). Pause (&)
Bars 6-8: repeat bar 5, three more times
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8

Part 3

Bar 1: Sway on R to R (1). Bend R knee (2). Sway on L to L (3). Bend L knee (4)
Bars 2-4: repeat bar 1, three more times.
Bar 5: 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 6-7: repeat bar 5, two more times.
Bar 8: Step R to R (1). Close L next to R, with weight (2). Step R to R (3). Close L next to R, no weight (4)
Bars 9-16: repeat bars 1-8, but with opposite footwork and direction.

Repeat the entire from the beginning two more times.

Other Notes on the web

Czompo (1967) Oglebay Institute in PDF Collection (this version)
Czompo (1989) Andor Czompo Workshop Miami Valley Folk Dancers (this version)
Page 161 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1964) (this version)
Page 28 of (2013) California Statewide (this version)
Page 16 of Stockton Folk Dance Camp Syllabus (1959) (Alice Reisz version)
Page 56 of (2012) Door County Folk Festival (Lanyi & Czompo's other version
(1982) Santa Barbara Folk Dance Symposium (Lanyi & Czompo's other version)
Czompo (1977) Magyar Tanc (Lanyi & Czompo's other version)

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

Sheet Music

Geisler, Richard (1989e) The Europe Collection. Village and Early Music Society.
http://www.folkloretanznoten.de/KapuvariVerbunk.pdf

Other Sources

Czompo (1998) Hungarian Recreational Folk Dances. VHS tape.

Also spelled: kapuvari

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Thursday, 15 September 2016