Pusztafalusi Sarkyantús És Csárdás (Hungary)

Pusztafalusi Sarkyantús És Csárdás

Hungary

These notes ©2016, Andrew Carnie. Choreographed by Istvan Molnar, adapted for International Folk Dance audiences by Andor Czompo.  The dance is from North Eastern Hungary. Thanks to Martha Awdziewicz for corrections.

Music: AC Special 2; Qualiton LP 18006
Meter: 4/4
Formation: Women start in short lines, in escort hold. M are in a circle of individuals in the center facing LOD, hands by sides
Introduction: Start with singing

Part 1 (Music part A)

Men:
Bar 1: Walk forward in LOD, R (1,2), L (3,4)
Bar 2: Leap on R forward (1), Click L heel closed next to R (2). Jump on both feet at shoulder width, heels slightly out (3), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (4)
Bar 3: Click R foot next to L in place, with weight (1), Click L foot next to R in place with weight (2), Click R foot next to L in place, no weight (3), pause (4)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3
Bar 7: repeat bar 1
Bar 8: Hop on L, lifting R up in front. Hit R shin with R hand (1), step on R next to L (&), Step on L in place (2), Hop on L, hitting R shin with R hand (3), step on R next to L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bar 9: repeat bar 3, except clap on each click, with hands moving up and down (in opposite directions, like banging cymbals)
Bars 10-12: repeat bars 7-9

Women:
Bar 1: Csardas step: Facing center, step R to R (1), Close L next to R with weight (2), Step R to R (3), Close L next to L, no weight (4)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bars 3-12: repeat bars 1-2, five more times.

Part 2 (Music part B)

Men:
Bar 1: Turn to face center, Step on R in place, hit R thigh with R hand (1), hit L thigh with L hand (&), Hop on R, lifting L in front, hit L shin with R hand (2), hit L thigh with L hand (&) Step on L in place, hitting R thigh with R hand (3), hit L thigh with L hand (&), hop on L, hit R heel in front (4), hit L thigh with L hand (&)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1, except on count (4) hit R heel with R hand behind in back instead of in front.
Bars 3-6: repeat bars 1-2, two more times
Bar 7 (2/4): Jump on both feet with a click of the R foot, raising hands in air (1), pause (2)
Bars 8-14: repeat bars 1-7.

Women:
Bar 1: Leap on R to R (1) hop on R, with L near R ankle (2), Leap on L to L (3), hop on L, with R near L ankle (4)
Bar 2: Cifra step: Step on R to R (1), step on L behind R (&), Step on R in place (2), step on L to L (3), step on R behind L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bars 3-6: repeat bars 1-2, two more times
Bar 7 (2/4): leap on R to R (1), leap on L to L (2)
Bars 8-14: repeat bars 1-7

Part 3: (Music part A)

repeat part 1

Part 4: (Music part C)

Bars 1-3: With 12 walking steps, starting R foot,  get into couples, with shoulder waist hold
Bars 4-6: Csardas step R, L, R
Bar 7: Step on ball of L to L (1), cross R over L (2), Step on ball of L (3), cross R over L (4)
Bar 8: Repeat bar 7
Bar 9: Step L (1), R (2), L (3) in place while woman turns CW under M's L. End facing face to face. Hands up in W position palm-to-plam
Bar 10: Cifra: step on R to R (1), step on L behind R (&), Step on R in place (2), step on L to L (3), step on R behind L (&), Step on L in place (4)
Bars 11-12: repeat bar 10, two more times

Part 5: (Music part C)

in same handhold as bars 10-12 of part 4
Bar 1: (Lengetö): Hop on L, lifting R up in front heel in front of shin (1), Hop on L again, twisting R heel out to side (2), Click R next to L no weight (3), fall on R foot in place (4)
Bar 2: repeat bar 1 with opposite footwork
Bar 3: Two cifra steps (RLR, LRL)
Bars 4-6: repeat bars 1-3, drop hands with partner at the end of bar 6 and now the M and W do different things

Men's step
Bar 7: Turn in place CW, stepping R (1), L (2), R (3), click L foot closed with weight (4)
Bar 8: Pause (1), clap (2), Jump on both feet at shoulder width (3), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels (4)
Bar 9: Jump on both feet at shoulder width (1), clap hands (2), Jump on both feet together (3), pause (4)
Bar 10: Step on R in place, hit R thigh with R hand (1), hit L thigh with L hand (&), Hop on R, lifting L in front, hit L shin with R hand (2), hit L thigh with L hand (&) Step on L in place, hitting R thigh with R hand (3), hit L thigh with L hand (&), hop on L, hit R heel in front (4), hit L thigh with L hand (&)
Bar 11: Repeat bar 10, except on count (4) hit R heel with R hand behind in back instead of in front.
Bar 12: Click R heel next to L (1), Jump on both feet at shoulder width (2), Jump on both feet together, clicking heels together (3), Pause (4)
Bars 13-18: repeat bars 7-12

Women's step
during bars 7-9, the woman makes three complete CW turns
Bar 7: Turning CW, step R (1), hop on R  (2), Step L (3), Hop L (4)
Bar 8: Continuing the turn, step R (1), hop on 2 (2), Step L (3), Step R (4)
Bar 9: Continuing the turn, step L (1), Step R (2), Stomp on L stopping turn (3,4)
Bars 10-11: Four cifra steps (RLR, LRL, RLR, LRL)
Bar 12: Run R (1), L (2) in place, then click R next to L, no weight (3,4)
Bars 13-18: repeat bars 7-12

Part 6: (Music part A)

Bar 1: Get into a closed circle of couples with M on the L. Back basket hold. Spin the circle with a Rida step: Cross R over L (1), step L to L (2), Cross R over L (3), Step L to L (4)
Bar 2-6: Repeat bar 1, two more times (12 crosses in total)
Bars 7-11: Continuing with Rida step, break into couples and spin each couple CW, 10 crosses in total
Bar 12: Open up with L on the R, stomp on  R (1), Click L with weight (2), Click R next to L with weight raising free hand in the air (3). Pause (4)

Other notes on the web

• Page 143 of (1975) Stockton Folk Dance camp
• Page 20 of (1976) Camp Hess Kramer Syllabus

Bill and Karen Faust's Fayetteville Video

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