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